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
Journal of Neuroinflammation 1742-2094 9.8 2.439
PLoS Biology 1545-7885 9.8 4.005
Acta Neuropathologica 1432-0533 9.3 4.720
Cell Death and Disease 2041-4889 9.2 2.188
Current Biology 1879-0445 9.2 2.806
Alzheimers Research and Therapy 1758-9193 9.2 2.650
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
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
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 2451-9030 5.9 1.997
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders 1756-2864 5.9 1.728
Current Opinion in Neurobiology 1873-6882 5.7 3.026
NeuroImage 1095-9572 5.7 2.512
Epilepsia 1528-1167 5.6 1.966
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 1477-0970 5.6 1.534
Neuroscientist 1089-4098 5.6 2.109
Neuroscience Bulletin 1995-8218 5.4 1.071
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2328-9503 5.3 1.885
Schizophrenia 2334-265X 5.3 1.610
Journal of Neuroscience 1529-2401 5.3 2.350
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1749-6632 5.2 1.626
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
PLoS Computational Biology 1553-7358 4.3 1.872
ACS Chemical Neuroscience 1948-7193 4.1 1.060
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
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
Annual Review of Neuroscience 1545-4126 13.9 8.389
Ageing Research Reviews 1872-9649 12.5 3.376
Molecular Psychiatry 1476-5578 11.9 3.541
Annals of Neurology 1531-8249 11.2 3.977
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
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 1689-0035 1.4 0.353
Adaptive Behavior 1741-2633 1.2 0.562
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology 2198-7335 1.2 0.474
Acta Epileptologica 2524-4434 1.2 0.357
All Life 2689-5307 1.0 0.266
Acta Endocrinologica 1843-066X 0.7 0.307
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

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