Journal of Neuroscience Research: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0360-4012 · ISSN 1097-4547 · Wiley · Neuroscience

Half of the articles Journal of Neuroscience Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 182 days of submission (n = 84); the middle half took 132–263 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
182 days median
middle half 132–263 · n = 84
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 167 → 182 days; 90% CI -20 to +50 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$4,840

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Journal of Neuroscience Research take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 86–176 days1282020n=1852021: middle half 68–199 days1272021n=1882022: middle half 112–247 days1812022n=1092023: middle half 114–229 days1672023n=1132024: middle half 146–263 days2002024n=1032025: middle half 132–263 days1822025n=84
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
2025841321822630.0%100%
20241031462002630.0%100%
20231131141672290.0%99%
20221091121812470.9%96%
2021188681271994.3%84%
2020185861281764.9%91%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 7% (6 articles)6090–119 days: 13% (11 articles)90120–149 days: 15% (13 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (11 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (6 articles)180210–239 days: 13% (11 articles)210240–269 days: 7% (6 articles)240270–299 days: 4% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 4% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 5% (4 articles)330360+ days: 12% (10 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5900.0%
60–8967.1%
90–1191113.1%
120–1491315.5%
150–1791113.1%
180–20967.1%
210–2391113.1%
240–26967.1%
270–29933.6%
300–32933.6%
330–35944.8%
360+1011.9%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $4,840 (as reported by OpenAlex).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 609 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume82 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-38% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Neuroscience journalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journalsCellular and Molecular Neuroscience journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Journal of Neuroscience Research, 182 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology111 (2025, n = 127)≈$4,590NoYes
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience67 (2025, n = 238)≈$3,850$3,487 (87 payments)YesNo
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience70 (2025, n = 155)≈$3,850$3,300 (60 payments)YesNo
Molecular Brain80 (2025, n = 95)$2,890$2,475 (8 payments)YesYes
Glia173 (2025, n = 130)≈$5,450NoYes
Experimental Neurology101 (2025, n = 362)≈$4,110NoYes
Neurochemical Research85 (2025, n = 314)≈$4,590NoYes
Journal of Neurochemistry133 (2025, n = 307)≈$5,330NoYes
Neurochemistry International87 (2025, n = 134)≈$4,170NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Neuroscience Research take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Neuroscience Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 182 days of submission (n = 84); the middle half took 132–263 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Journal of Neuroscience Research charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,840 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0360-4012; NLM ID 7600111; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 84 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.