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Epilepsia Open

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN2470-9239eISSN2470-9239

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

116

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 96d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.962

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.058

Total Worksi

1,343

Total Citationsi

15,118

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,343

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2470-9239 / 2470-9239

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.5k

2019

1.9k

2020

113

1.7k

2021

114

1.2k

2022

214

2.2k

2023

225

1.4k

2024

239

402

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.

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsNeurological disorders and treatmentsNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyDiet and metabolism studiesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesGenomics and Rare Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Epilepsia Open

Is Epilepsia Open a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Epilepsia Open?

Epilepsia Open 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 2.89.

Is Epilepsia Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Epilepsia Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Epilepsia Open?