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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery

Georg Thieme Verlag · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2277-9167

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.142

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.132

Total Worksi

851

Total Citationsi

960

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is the official journal of the Neurological Surgeons' Society of India. It aims to promote quality education in the field of neurosurgery.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications851

Publisher OrgThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Georg Thieme Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2277-9167

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

106

2019

2020

117

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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)Q4

SurgeryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMeningioma and schwannoma managementCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Surgical OncologyIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpinal Dysraphism and MalformationsNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Neurosurgery

Is Indian Journal of Neurosurgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Neurosurgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Neurosurgery?

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 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 0.15.

Is Indian Journal of Neurosurgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Indian Journal of Neurosurgery?

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.