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Brain Communications

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN2632-1297eISSN2632-1297

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.86

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.252

Total Works

2,414

Total Citations

33,328

2yr Mean Citedness

3.45

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Brain Communications publishes research on neurological disorders, focusing on their underlying mechanisms, diagnostic biomarkers, and therapeutic interventions. The journal covers a range of conditions including neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, as well as mitochondrial myopathies, epilepsy, and stroke. Studies often employ neuroimaging techniques, genetic analysis, and biochemical assays to investigate brain function, structure, and pathology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,414

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2632-1297 / 2632-1297

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Biological PsychiatryQ1

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1

NeurologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental HealthNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsNeurological disorders and treatmentsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesEpilepsy research and treatmentGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies