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Surgical Neurology International

Scientific Scholar · India · Est. 1968

ISSN2229-5097

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-09-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.333

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.586

Total Worksi

5,947

Total Citationsi

51,854

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurology (clinical); Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 493 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,947

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scientific Scholar

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2229-5097

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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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?

Yes

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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

294

2.6k

2019

476

2.9k

2020

626

3.3k

2021

601

2.5k

2022

449

1.5k

2023

478

1.1k

2024

552

407

2025

491

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.

Neurology (clinical)Q3

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusMeningioma and schwannoma managementIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Surgical OncologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Dysraphism and Malformations

Frequently asked questions about Surgical Neurology International

Is Surgical Neurology International a predatory journal?

Surgical Neurology International was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-09-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Surgical Neurology International?

Surgical Neurology International is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.333.

Is Surgical Neurology International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surgical Neurology International is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Surgical Neurology International?