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Neuroscience Applied

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2772-4085eISSN2772-4085

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.764

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

5,317

Total Citationsi

1,017

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Neuroscience Applied is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering mental health, brain disorders, neuropsychopharmacology, and brain function. It publishes basic, clinical, and integrative research with translational relevance for mental health, including mechanisms of disorders and biological, psychological, and social treatments.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,317

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

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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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2772-4085 / 2772-4085

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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?

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

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

993

271

2022

1.4k

355

2023

1.5k

550

2024

126

2025

1.5k

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.

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentTreatment of Major DepressionTryptophan and brain disordersBipolar Disorder and TreatmentStress Responses and CortisolMental Health Research TopicsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorDiet and metabolism studies

Frequently asked questions about Neuroscience Applied

Is Neuroscience Applied a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neuroscience Applied: 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 Neuroscience Applied?

Neuroscience Applied 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 0.16.

Is Neuroscience Applied indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neuroscience Applied is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.