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BMJ Neurology Open

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN2632-6140eISSN2632-6140
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
53
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total53
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
0.892
H-Index
21
CiteScore
2.9
SNIP
0.686
Total Works
447
Total Citations
2,558
2yr Mean Citedness
2.30
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

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

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BMJ Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2632-6140 / 2632-6140
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
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?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref