Neuroscience Peer Reviewed Journals List 2025

What is Peer Review Process

Peer review is the process of having a group of experts in a particular field evaluate the work of a researcher before it is published in a journal or other publication. This process is designed to ensure that the work is original, valid, and significant.

What are Peer Reviewed Journals

Peer-reviewed journals are scholarly publications that subject submitted articles to a rigorous evaluation process conducted by experts in the relevant field. This process, known as peer review, ensures that only high-quality, original, and well-researched articles are published, upholding the credibility and integrity of the journal and the broader academic community.




Neuroscience Peer Reviewed Journals

Journals title ISSN Impact Factor SJR
PLoS Biology 1545-7885 9.8 4.005
Journal of Neuroinflammation 1742-2094 9.8 2.439
Acta Neuropathologica 1432-0533 9.3 4.720
Alzheimers Research and Therapy 1758-9193 9.2 2.650
Current Biology 1879-0445 9.2 2.806
Cell Death and Disease 2041-4889 9.2 2.188
Neurology Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation 2332-7812 8.8 2.288
npj Parkinsons Disease 2373-8057 8.7 2.138
Movement Disorders 1531-8257 8.6 2.602
Stroke 1524-4628 8.3 2.746
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 1873-7528 8.2 2.599
Annals of Neurology 1531-8249 8.1 3.600
Pain 1872-6623 7.926 2.445
Neural Networks 1879-2782 7.8 2.221
Brain Stimulation 1876-4754 7.7 2.184
eLife 2050-084X 7.7 4.251
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 2045-8118 7.5 1.657
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 1095-6808 7.4 2.132
Molecular Autism 2040-2392 7.2 1.647
Translational Psychiatry 2158-3188 7.0 2.148
The Lancet Psychiatry 2215-0374 64.3 8.167
Translational Stroke Research 1868-601X 6.9 1.530
Autism in Adulthood 2573-959X 6.8 3.057
Progress in Neurobiology 1873-5118 6.7 2.664
Cell Death Discovery 2058-7716 6.6 1.545
International Journal of Stroke 1747-4949 6.5 1.952
Open Biology 2046-2441 6.5 2.143
Brain Pathology 1750-3639 6.4 2.058
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 1559-7016 6.3 1.925
GLIA 1098-1136 6.2 2.376
Acta neuropathologica communications 2051-5960 6.2 2.580
Neurobiology of Disease 1095-953X 6.1 1.893
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders 1756-2864 5.9 1.728
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 2451-9030 5.9 1.997
Current Opinion in Neurobiology 1873-6882 5.7 3.026
NeuroImage 1095-9572 5.7 2.512
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 1477-0970 5.6 1.534
Neuroscientist 1089-4098 5.6 2.109
Epilepsia 1528-1167 5.6 1.966
Neuroscience Bulletin 1995-8218 5.4 1.071
Journal of Neuroscience 1529-2401 5.3 2.350
Schizophrenia 2334-265X 5.3 1.610
European Journal of Neurology 1468-1331 5.1 1.554
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 2352-1554 5 1.799
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 1365-2990 5 1.785
Nature Reviews Neurology 1759-4766 44.3 6.536
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 1471-0048 44.1 6.970
Journal of Psychiatric Research 1879-1379 4.8 1.554
Current Opinion in Neurology 1473-6551 4.8 1.701
Human Brain Mapping 1097-0193 4.8 1.688
Network Neuroscience 2472-1751 4.7 1.853
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 1749-5016 4.6 1.602
Cerebral Cortex 1460-2199 4.6 1.738
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2328-9503 4.4 1.695
PLoS Computational Biology 1553-7358 4.3 1.872
ACS Chemical Neuroscience 1948-7193 4.1 1.060
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1749-6632 4.1 1.416
British Journal of Ophthalmology 1468-2079 4.1 1.733
Neural Regeneration Research 1876-7958 3.96 0.837
Developmental Science 1467-7687 3.7 1.962
Journal of Research on Adolescence 1532-7795 3.6 1.518
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 1958-5969 3.6 1.714
Nature Neuroscience 1546-1726 27.7 12.124
Trends in Cognitive Sciences 1879-307X 23 5.615
Medical Gas Research 2045-9912 2.9 0.487
Advances in Simulation 2059-0628 2.8 0.759
Neurology India 1998-4022 2.7 0.448
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration 2167-9223 2.5 1.066
Annals of Neurosciences 0976-3260 2.3 0.427
Affective Science 2662-205X 2.1 1.377
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 1873-1635 17.8 4.939
Neuron 1097-4199 16.2 7.736
Trends in Neurosciences 1878-108X 15.9 4.784
Molecular Neurodegeneration 1750-1326 15.8 5.158
Brain Behavior and Immunity 1090-2139 15.1 3.033
Alzheimers and Dementia 1552-5279 14.0 3.488
Ageing Research Reviews 1872-9649 12.5 3.376
Annual Review of Neuroscience 1545-4126 12.1 8.658
Molecular Psychiatry 1476-5578 11.9 3.541
Translational Neurodegeneration 2047-9158 10.9 2.571
Biological Psychiatry 1873-2402 10.6 3.768
Sleep Medicine Reviews 1532-2955 10.5 3.053
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience 1757-448X 1.800 0.372
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 1552-485X 1.6 1.228
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 1689-0035 1.4 0.353
Acta Epileptologica 2524-4434 1.2 0.357
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology 2198-7335 1.2 0.474
Adaptive Behavior 1741-2633 1.2 0.562
All Life 2689-5307 1.0 0.266
Acta Endocrinologica 1843-066X 0.7 0.307
Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine 1554-8716 0.6 0.194
Addicta: the Turkish Journal on Addictions 2149-1305 0.5 0.243
Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology 2636-865X 0.4 0.171
Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research 2167-9010 0.2 0.128