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BMJ Neurology Open

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN2632-6140eISSN2632-6140

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 2.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.845

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.9

SNIPi

0.686

Total Worksi

447

Total Citationsi

2,558

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BMJ Neurology Open is an open access, peer-reviewed journal, publishing research in all areas of clinical neurology and neuroscience. This journal is particularly interested in addressing common diseases and their treatment, or illuminating mechanisms of disease or modes of action of treatments, whether related to their efficacy or their complications. BMJ Neurology Open is also interested in clinical neurology implementation studies which look at how neurological advances can be brought to the patients who need them.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications447

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2632-6140 / 2632-6140

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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)?

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

2019

554

2020

554

2021

495

2022

399

2023

101

528

2024

113

237

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 Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeurological disorders and treatmentsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Frequently asked questions about BMJ Neurology Open

Is BMJ Neurology Open a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ Neurology Open: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMJ Neurology Open?

BMJ Neurology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9.

Is BMJ Neurology Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ Neurology Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.