Best Neurology Journals (2026)
Paste your title and abstract to get 5 realistic matches from verified biomedical journals — every publisher, no predatory journals, and your abstract is never stored.
Type your field and pick it to see the top-ranked journals — every journal listed is indexed in PubMed, DOAJ, or a curated core source list.
Top Neurology journals
| # | Journal | h-index | Citations/paper (2 yr) | Tier | Access | Indexed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molecular Neurodegeneration BioMed Central | 168 | 17.35 | Flagship | Open access · APC $2,990 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 2 | The Lancet Neurology Elsevier BV | 456 | 15.25 | Flagship | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 3 | Nature Reviews Neurology Nature Portfolio | 270 | 14.82 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 4 | JAMA Neurology American Medical Association | 234 | 11.62 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 5 | Acta Neuropathologica Springer Science+Business Media | 288 | 10.8 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 6 | Journal of Neuroinflammation BioMed Central | 218 | 10.02 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $3,490 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 7 | Brain Oxford University Press | 504 | 8.25 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 8 | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation Wolters Kluwer | 102 | 6.76 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $3,450 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 9 | Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry BMJ | 338 | 6.49 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 10 | Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology Springer Science+Business Media | 108 | 5.93 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 11 | CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics Wiley | 120 | 5.89 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $3,410 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 12 | Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports Springer Science+Business Media | 125 | 5.84 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 13 | Neurotherapeutics Springer Science+Business Media | 157 | 5.59 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $4,990 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 14 | Current Opinion in Neurology Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 168 | 5.33 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 15 | Aging and Disease Buck Institute for Research on Aging | 106 | 5.26 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $2,000 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 16 | Molecular Neurobiology Springer Science+Business Media | 178 | 5.14 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 17 | Journal of Parkinson s Disease IOS Press | 97 | 5.05 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC — | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 18 | Annals of Neurology Wiley | 439 | 5 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 19 | Acta Neuropathologica Communications Springer Science+Business Media | 131 | 4.96 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $3,490 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 20 | Neural Regeneration Research Medknow | 100 | 4.9 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $1,500 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 21 | Neurobiology of Disease Elsevier BV | 226 | 4.87 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $3,000 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 22 | American Journal of Neuroradiology American Society of Neuroradiology | 183 | 4.85 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 23 | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Frontiers Media | 173 | 4.61 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $3,295 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 24 | Journal of Neurology Springer Science+Business Media | 206 | 4.52 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 25 | European Journal of Neurology Wiley | 182 | 4.28 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $4,940 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 26 | Movement Disorders Wiley | 283 | 4.19 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 27 | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism SAGE Publishing | 285 | 3.96 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 28 | Metabolic Brain Disease Springer Science+Business Media | 101 | 3.82 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 29 | Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Wiley | 98 | 3.58 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $3,850 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 30 | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery BMJ | 115 | 3.55 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
Frequently asked questions
How does the journal finder work?+
You paste your title and abstract; an AI model classifies the paper into biomedical subfields and honestly assesses its scope, then ranks a shortlist of verified journals from our dataset of 2,600+ biomedical journals. Every metric shown comes from the dataset — the AI can never invent a journal or a number.
Is it free?+
Yes — free, no signup, no hidden trial. There's a fair-use limit of 15 matches per day. Browsing ranked journals by field is unlimited.
How is this different from JANE or the Elsevier Journal Finder?+
Publisher tools like Elsevier's, Springer's, or Wiley's finders only recommend their own journals. JANE is cross-publisher but hasn't changed since 2007 and can surface journals of unverified quality from PubMed. This finder is cross-publisher, only shows journals verified in trusted indexes, and calibrates recommendations to your paper's realistic tier.
How do you keep predatory journals out?+
By construction: every journal in our dataset must be indexed in DOAJ, PubMed, or a curated core source list, with a real citation record. Journals with no verified quality signals simply never appear — we don't maintain accusatory blacklists.
Is my abstract stored or used to train AI?+
No. Your abstract is processed to generate recommendations and is not stored, logged, or used for model training. We know unpublished work is sensitive.
Which fields are covered?+
All of biomedicine and the life sciences: 38 subfields from molecular biology, immunology, and oncology to public health, pharmacology, neuroscience, plant science, and veterinary medicine.
Why don't you show impact factors?+
The Journal Impact Factor is proprietary to Clarivate and requires a paid license. We show open, verifiable alternatives instead: h-index and 2-year citations per paper from OpenAlex, plus each journal's percentile within its own field — which is more informative for comparing journals in the same specialty.
Where does the data come from?+
From open, verifiable sources: OpenAlex (CC0) for citation metrics, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed journal list, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Publishing in the wrong venue has real consequences — in 2019 a U.S. federal court ordered the publisher OMICS Group to pay $50.1 million for deceptive peer-review claims. When in doubt about any journal, use the Think. Check. Submit. checklist at thinkchecksubmit.org.
How do I find top-quartile journals in my field?+
Use the browse section: pick your subfield and the table ranks journals by 2-year citations per paper. Tier 1–2 journals roughly correspond to the top quartile of a field. Each row shows open-access status, publication fees (APC), and which trusted indexes list the journal.
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Try Waffoo SearchData: OpenAlex (CC0) · U.S. National Library of Medicine · DOAJ. Quality signals are informational, refreshed periodically, and are not an endorsement or judgment about any journal; no endorsement by NLM/NIH is implied. Spotted an error? Contact us and we'll review it.

