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Brain Disorders

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2021

ISSN2666-4593

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

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

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.37

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.476

Total Worksi

300

Total Citationsi

1,122

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain Disorders is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes across a broad range of scientific and clinical disciplines related to the diseases of the nervous system. It covers neurobiology, neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, brain disorders, neurological diseases, and brain therapeutics.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications300

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-4593

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

453

2021

183

2022

171

2023

202

2024

122

228

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.

NeurologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurological disorders and treatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsEpilepsy research and treatmentGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesTryptophan and brain disordersPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Frequently asked questions about Brain Disorders

Is Brain Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Disorders: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Brain Disorders?

Brain Disorders is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.37.

Is Brain Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Disorders is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.