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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
27
SJR · SCImago
8.564
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
569
Best quartile
Q1 · 97th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience (all) | 3 / 112 | 97th | Q1 |
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Neuron
Neuron is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 27), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Cell Press.
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ISSN 0896-6273Verify ISSN ↗1097-4199Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Cell Press
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
27
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$10,400 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Neuron indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 27.
What quartile is Neuron in Scopus?
Neuron is Q1 in Neuroscience (all) (rank 3 of 112), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Neuron?
Neuron is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 27, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 8.564, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 569.
How much does it cost to publish in Neuron?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$10,400 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Neuron and what is its ISSN?
Neuron is published by Cell Press. Its print ISSN is 0896-6273 and its online ISSN is 1097-4199.
Is Neuron covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Neuron in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Neuron open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Neuron? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Neuron has an h-index of 703 and a 2-year mean of 14.09 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 27, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #3 of 112 Scopus journals in Neuroscience (all).
703
h-index
14.09
2-yr mean citations
11,765
i10-index
14,414
works indexed
2,857,444
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$10,400
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#3 of 112 Top 3% Neuroscience (all)
Neuron published 375 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 547. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Neuron? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (50.7%), China (17.1%) and United Kingdom (6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Neuron? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 12 retracted papers are recorded (0.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 12 · 0.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration50.7% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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