What are the best journals for Neurology?

From a 17,500-venue index, the highest-ranked Neurology journals include The Lancet Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, JAMA Neurology, Acta Neuropathologica, Journal of Neuroinflammation. The top 40 of 186 ranked venues are listed on this page; all 40 are Scimago Q1. Each shows its open-access status and indexing, and predatory venues are excluded. For a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Neurology journals ranked?

Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Neurology ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Neurology is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Neurology come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Neurology come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Neurology — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Neurology — is listed after all the others. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded.

Why don't all Neurology journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Neurology paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Neurology · 186 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best journals for Neurology

The top 40 of 186 Neurology journals, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Neurology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

Data as of 15 November 2026 — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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All Best open-access journals

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The Lancet Neurology
16.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Nature Reviews Neurology
15.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
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JAMA Neurology
12.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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Acta Neuropathologica
10.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Journal of Neuroinflammation
10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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Brain
8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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npj Parkinson s Disease
8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
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Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
7.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters Kluwer
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Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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11
Current Opinion in Neurology
5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Molecular Neurobiology
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Neurotherapeutics
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Annals of Neurology
5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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15
Journal of Parkinson s Disease
5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · IOS Press
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Journal of Neurology
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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17
Glia
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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18
European Journal of Neurology
4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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19
Movement Disorders
4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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21
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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22
Neurology and Therapy
4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare
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23
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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24
Translational Stroke Research
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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26
Journal of Neurotrauma
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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27
Brain Pathology
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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28
Journal of neurosurgery
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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29
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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30
Neurocritical Care
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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31
Neurosurgical FOCUS
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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32
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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33
Muscle & Nerve
2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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34
Neurosurgical Review
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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35
Neurological Sciences
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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36
Brain stimulation
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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37
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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38
Clinical Neuroradiology
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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39
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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40
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.