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37 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Neurology (clinical)

37 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Neurology (clinical) charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 2 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.

37journals with no APC
2Q1 in this category
2Q2 in this category
33Q3 or Q4 in this category

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 27% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 12 weeks. Most are published in India (9), South Korea (8) and Iran (3). 95% accept manuscripts in English and 22% accept at least one other language.

All 37 free-to-publish journals in Neurology (clinical)

Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).

#JournalQuartileSJRH-indexPublisherCountryTime to publish
1Journal of Stroke
2287-6391 · 2287-6405
Q12.70561Korean Stroke SocietySouth Korea12 wk
2Psychoradiology
2634-4416
Q11.80415Oxford University PressUnited Kingdom12 wk
3Journal of Movement Disorders
2005-940X · 2093-4939
Q21.02624Korean Movement Disorder SocietySouth Korea12 wk
4Free Neuropathology
2699-4445
Q20.69612University of Münster / Open Journals SystemGermany8 wk
5Spine Surgery and Related Research
2432-261X
Q30.60825The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related ResearchJapan15 wk
6Dementia & Neuropsychologia
1980-5764
Q30.56944Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e EnvelhecimentoBrazil8 wk
7Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
2057-4967
Q30.55919BMCUnited Kingdom10 wk
8International Neurourology Journal
2093-4777 · 2093-6931
Q30.52641Korean Continence SocietySouth Korea4 wk
9Neurointervention
2093-9043 · 2233-6273
Q30.48313Korean Society of Interventional NeuroradiologySouth Korea12 wk
10Heart and Mind
2468-6476 · 2468-6484
Q30.48112Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia14 wk
11Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
0974-8237 · 0976-9285
Q30.48134Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia13 wk
12Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
0972-2327 · 1998-3549
Q30.4550Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia22 wk
13Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
2008-126X · 2228-7442
Q30.39834Iran University of Medical SciencesIran6 wk
14The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
1110-1083 · 1687-8329
Q30.37127SpringerOpenUnited Kingdom23 wk
15Current Journal of Neurology
2717-011X
Q30.32911Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran12 wk
16Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique
2508-2043
Q40.2617Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery SocietySouth Korea15 wk
17Sleep Medicine Research
2093-9175 · 2233-8853
Q40.25711Korean Society of Sleep MedicineSouth Korea8 wk
18Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
2074-2711 · 2310-1342
Q40.25317IMA-PRESS LLCRussia6 wk
19NeuroRegulation
2373-0587
Q40.21915International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR)United States19 wk
20Düşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi
1018-8681 · 1309-5749
Q40.20823Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma HastanesiTürkiye16 wk
21Neuropsychiatric Investigation
2792-0070
Q40.19410İstanbul University-CerrahpasaTürkiye20 wk
22Annals of Movement Disorders
2590-3446 · 2590-3454
Q40.1818Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia37 wk
23Acta Neurologica Taiwanica
1028-768X
Q40.1830Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia19 wk
24Annals of Child Neurology
2635-909X · 2635-9103
Q40.1795Korean Child Neurology SocietySouth Korea8 wk
25Journal of Neurocritical Care
2005-0348 · 2508-1349
Q40.1788The Korean Neurocritical Care SocietySouth Korea10 wk
26Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology
2636-865X
Q40.15912Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia50 wk
27Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии
2075-5473 · 2409-2533
Q40.1548Research Center of NeurologyRussia18 wk
28Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
2348-0548 · 2348-926X
Q40.1536Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.India15 wk
29Archives of Epilepsy
2792-0550
Q40.1454Turkish Epilepsy SocietyTürkiye17 wk
30Indian Spine Journal
2589-5079 · 2589-5087
Q40.1436Wolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndia35 wk
31Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
2277-954X · 2277-9167
Q40.1426Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.India12 wk
32Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatría
0034-8597 · 1609-7394
Q40.1429Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaPeru12 wk
33Coluna/Columna
1808-1851 · 2177-014X
Q40.13411Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)Brazil10 wk
34Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery
2423-6497 · 2423-6829
Q40.1314Guilan University of Medical SciencesIran10 wk
35Acta Neurológica Colombiana
0120-8748 · 2422-4022
Q40.1263Asociación Colombiana de NeurologíaColombia12 wk
36East African Journal of Neurological Sciences
2957-4315 · 2957-4323
Q40.1121East African Association of Neurological SurgeonsKenya30 wk
37Kranion
2339-8736
Q40.1013PermanyerSpain8 wk

Where these journals come from

Top countries of publication

  1. India 9
  2. South Korea 8
  3. Iran 3
  4. Türkiye 3
  5. United Kingdom 3
  6. Brazil 2

Top publishers

  1. Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 7
  2. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2
  3. Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento 1
  4. Asociación Colombiana de Neurología 1
  5. Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 1
  6. BMC 1

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 35
  2. Spanish 4
  3. Korean 2
  4. Portuguese 2
  5. Russian 2

About this list

Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.

Before submitting, always confirm the journal on its own website and in the DOAJ, verify Scopus indexing by ISSN with the Scopus check rather than trusting claims on the journal’s site, and watch out for look-alike titles (see the predatory journal checklist).

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