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Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1978

ISSN2211-0356

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.959

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.886

Total Worksi

6,304

Total Citationsi

76,829

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,304

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-0356

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

467

10k

2019

783

14k

2020

652

10k

2021

744

8.2k

2022

853

4.8k

2023

699

2.9k

2024

569

2025

429

102

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Medicine (miscellaneous)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesPolyomavirus and related diseasesAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Frequently asked questions about Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Is Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders?

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.96.

Is Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders?