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Turkish Neurosurgery

Turkish Neurosurgical Society · Turkey · Est. 1969

ISSN2651-5032
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.33
H-Indexi
39
SNIPi
0.438
Total Worksi
2,463
Total Citationsi
16,821
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.25
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Turkish Neurosurgery is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open access journal directed at an audience of neurosurgery physicians and scientists. The official language of the journal is English . The journal publishes original articles in the form of clinical and basic research. Turkish Neurosurgery will only publish studies that have institutional review board (IRB) approval and have strictly observed an acceptable follow-up period. With the exception of reference presentation, Turkish Neurosurgery requires that all manuscripts be prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals . Turkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Report, Letter to Editor, Technical Note and Turkish Neuro-Excursion. Our mission is providing a scientific forum relevant to neurosurgeons and health care providers.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 125 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,463
Publisher OrgTurkish Neurosurgical Society
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2651-5032
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
132
842
2019
163
598
2020
163
457
2021
154
297
2022
127
191
2023
115
82
2024
133
13
2025
80
0
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.

Neurology (clinical)Q3
SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMeningioma and schwannoma managementTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Surgical OncologyScoliosis diagnosis and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Turkish Neurosurgery

Is Turkish Neurosurgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Turkish Neurosurgery: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Turkish Neurosurgery?

Turkish Neurosurgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.33.

Is Turkish Neurosurgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Turkish Neurosurgery is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Turkish Neurosurgery?

Turkish Neurosurgery is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open access journal directed at an audience of neurosurgery physicians and scientists. The official language of the journal is English . The journal publishes original articles in the form of clinical and basic research. Turkish Neurosurgery will only publish studies that have institutional review board (IRB) approval and have strictly observed an acceptable follow-up period. With the exception of reference presentation, Turkish Neurosurgery requires that all manuscripts be prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manu

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