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Brain and Spine

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2021

ISSN2772-5294eISSN2772-5294

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

/ 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

0.742

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.949

Total Works

5,881

Total Citations

3,517

2yr Mean Citedness

0.33

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain and Spine is a peer-reviewed, open access journal covering brain disorders, neurology, nervous system, and spine disorders within medical science. It publishes papers from basic science at a molecular level, translational research, and clinical epidemiology to population health, including genomics, molecular sciences, biomechanical engineering, computer navigation, 3-D reconstruction techniques, experimental clinical research, medical decision analysis, psychology, bio-ethics, and prediction modelling.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 1,363 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,881

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

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

2772-5294 / 2772-5294

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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?

Portico, PMC, 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

Times cited

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

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Biological PsychiatryNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedical Imaging and AnalysisScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMeningioma and schwannoma management