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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Neuron (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Neuron published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Neurosciencesrank 8 of 321 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Neuron
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Neuron is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$10,400.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Neuron
Neuron follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country.
Authors affiliated in 82 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Neuron is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at Neuron
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Neuron has 6 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2025. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Neuron
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Neuron
- ISSN
- 0896-6273
- eISSN
- 1097-4199
- Publisher
- Cell Press all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Neurosciences
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
04How to submit
How to submit to Neuron
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Neuron accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Neuron is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Neuron publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Neuron
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Neuron
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Neuron
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202423 similar papers
- Frontiers in NeuroscienceSCIEScopusJCR 202415 similar papers
- Frontiers in NeurologySCIEScopusJCR 20246 similar papers
- IEEE AccessSCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
- Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceSCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- Frontiers in Computational NeuroscienceSCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
09Same subject
Neurosciences journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Neuron when the 313 journals of Neurosciences in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nature Aging | 17.3 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 5 | Nature reviews. Neuroscience | 15.6 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 6 | Nature Human Behaviour | 15.2 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience | 14.5 | SCIE, SSCI | Some open access |
| 9 | Annual Review of Neuroscience | 13.7 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 10 | Acta Neuropathologica | 10.8 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 11 | Journal of Neuroinflammation | 10.7 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 12 | Trends in Cognitive Sciences | 10.6 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. See the journals that published the closest papers, with indexing, impact factor, review time and APC.
No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Neuron?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Neuron is 14.3: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 14.3 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Neuron?
The h-index of Neuron is 690 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 690 of its papers have each been cited at least 690 times. Its i10-index is 11,784.
What is the APC of Neuron?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$10,400 for Neuron (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Neuron?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Neuron is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Neuron indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Neuron appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Neuron an SCIE journal?
Yes. Neuron is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Neuron in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Neuron is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Neuron does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Neuron in 2013, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does Neuron offer an APC waiver?
Neuron follows the policy of Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Neuron retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 6 retracted papers in Neuron, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about image, unreliable results and/or conclusions, original data and/or images not provided and/or not available. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Neuron?
90% of 200 recent research articles in Neuron name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Institutes of Health, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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