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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.766

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.252

Total Worksi

2,414

Total Citationsi

33,328

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Biological Psychiatry; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

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

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

9/11 · 82%

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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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

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

2019

227

8.4k

2020

323

9.2k

2021

368

7.6k

2022

367

5.2k

2023

513

3.9k

2024

442

1.4k

2025

322

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Brain Communications

Is Brain Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Communications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Brain Communications?

Brain Communications 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 3.45.

Is Brain Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Brain Communications?