Q1 Neurosciences Journals

Nature Reviews Neuroscience is a journal publishing reviews and analysis, perspectives, roadmaps, comments, research highlights, journal club articles, tools of the trade, and correspondence in neuroscience.

Nature Neuroscience publishes neuroscience research and related content including Articles, Reviews, Analysis, News & Views, Research Briefings, Comments and Technical Reports.

Nature Aging is a journal focused on aging research, publishing article formats including Articles, Analysis, Review Articles, Research Briefings, News & Views, Correspondence and Research Highlights, with a mix of open access and non-open access content.

Molecular Neurodegeneration is an open access neuroscience journal focused on neurodegeneration research at the molecular and cellular levels. As the official journal of the BrightFocus Foundation, it highlights advances in the molecular and cellular mechanism...

Trends in Cognitive Sciences provides an instant overview of current thinking for scientists, students, and teachers working in the cognitive sciences and related specialist areas.

Nature Human Behaviour publishes research, reviews, analysis, comments, perspectives, research briefings and related content on human behaviour across a broad interdisciplinary readership.

Translational Neurodegeneration is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that covers research, therapeutics and education for all aspects of neurodegenerative diseases. It creates an interface between basic, translational, and clinical research and is affiliat...

Trends in Neurosciences is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes reviews and commentaries across all disciplines of neuroscience. It communicates advances in brain research, serves the global neuroscience community, and highlights the contribution of...

Neuron publishes high-quality research across the full spectrum of the neurosciences, from molecular and cellular mechanisms in model organisms to systems-level studies of human cognition and behavior. Its scope includes molecular, cellular, and developmental...

Annual Review of Neuroscience publishes review articles covering major developments across the full field of neuroscience, including molecular and cellular neuroscience, neurogenetics, development, plasticity and repair, systems neuroscience, cognitive neurosc...

Brain is a neurology and neuroscience journal published by Oxford University Press for the Guarantors of Brain. It publishes preclinical and clinical research related to the nervous system and brain health. The journal lists 2024 Impact Factor 11.7 and 2024 Ci...

Journal of Neuroinflammation is an open access neuroscience journal focused on interactions of the immune system with the nervous system. It welcomes submissions across neuroinflammation research, including studies on CNS immune mediators, the peripheral immun...

Molecular Psychiatry is a journal publishing research articles, correspondence, collections, and systematic reviews in psychiatry and related molecular and neurobiological fields.

Sleep Medicine Reviews provides in-depth and up-to-date clinical reviews of sleep disorders, their aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and implications for related conditions at an individual and public health level. The journal publishes narrative reviews, system...

Acta Neuropathologica publishes articles on pathology and pathogenesis of neurological disease, with a focus on structural and molecular neuropathology using human tissue, animal models and in vitro systems. The journal publishes Original Papers, Review Articl...

Biological Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed, rapid-publication international journal founded in 1969 and published as an official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. It focuses on original basic, translational, and clinical mechanistic research that...

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience is an open access journal publishing at the interface between clinical neuropsychiatry and the neurosciences, focusing on relevant clinical, biological, and therapeutic aspects. It aims to provide state-of-the-art information...

Brain Stimulation is an open access journal focused on basic, translational, and clinical research in neuromodulation. It publishes original articles, invited and original reviews or commentaries, and letters to the Editor, covering invasive and noninvasive br...

The Journal of Headache and Pain is dedicated to researchers involved in all aspects of headache and related pain, including theory, methodology, clinical practice, and care. Its scope is multidisciplinary and covers headache and related pain syndromes across...

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews is a peer-reviewed journal publishing reviews that integrate brain function and behavior across physiology, psychology, health, and disease across the lifecourse of model organisms and humans. It publishes review articles,...

Annals of Neurology publishes original articles focused on diseases of the human nervous system. The journal seeks work of broad interest to the academic neurological community and encourages studies using experimental model systems, including cell and organ c...

Alzheimer's Research & Therapy is an open access journal focused on translational research into dementia and neurodegenerative diseases, with particular emphasis on Alzheimer's disease. Affiliated with Alzheimer’s Disease International, it publishes basic rese...

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). It publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies on behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions...

Neuropsychopharmacology is an official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology that publishes research and commentary in neuropsychopharmacology.

Neurotherapeutics is the official journal of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT). It publishes critical reviews on important topics relating to the treatment of neurological disorders and original research articles in translational...

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions (TRCI) is an open access journal that seeks to bridge drug discovery research and clinical studies for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. It publishes preclinical and clinical translational...

European Neuropsychopharmacology is the official journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology and focuses on clinical and basic science contributions that advance understanding of brain function and human behaviour, with emphasis on translating n...

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (FIN) publishes comprehensive review articles, systematic reviews, opinion pieces, and meta-analyses in neuroendocrinology. Most reviews are invited, but the journal welcomes unsolicited reviews and meta-analyses, proposals for...

Neural Regeneration Research is a monthly journal published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow that focuses on neural regeneration research. The journal has ISSN 1673-5374, online ISSN 1876-7958, and an impact factor of 6.7.

Journal of Pineal Research provides a forum for original research involving any aspect of the pineal gland or its hormonal products, with a focus on melatonin and its role in sleep and circadian rhythms. It spans all vertebrate species and also considers the b...

Neural Networks publishes research on all aspects of neural networks, including deep learning and related artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches. It welcomes work spanning cognitive modeling, computational neuroscience, deep learning algorithm...

Brain Pathology is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly open access neuropathology journal that publishes original research, review articles, and symposia focusing on the pathogenesis of neurological disease. It is the official journal of the International Society of Ne...

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is a community-focused journal dedicated to research on the molecular, physiological, pathological and pharmacological aspects of brain fluids and barrier systems and their roles in neurological disorders. It is affiliated with t...

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences is the official international journal of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. It publishes papers in all fields of psychiatry and related neurosciences, including methods and tools in psychiatry and clinical n...

Progress in Neurobiology is an international neuroscience journal that publishes original research, comprehensive review articles, and opinion pieces spanning molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, and clinical neuroscience, including both basic research...

Neuroscience Bulletin is a peer reviewed, monthly publication that aims to disseminate research fronts in neuroscience and promote academic exchange within the community. It covers a wide range of topics in neuroscience, focuses on potential disease implicatio...

Acta Neuropathologica Communications is the sister journal to Acta Neuropathologica and publishes high quality research and reviews on the mechanisms of neurological disease, based on experimental or human tissues using molecular, cellular and morphological te...

Neurobiology of Disease is a major international open access journal at the interface between basic and clinical neuroscience. It publishes research and review papers on molecular and cellular disease mechanisms, neural systems and behavioral disorders, geneti...

Annual Review of Vision Science reviews progress in the visual sciences across psychology, neuroscience, computer science, cell biology, genetics, and clinical medicine. It covers topics including optics, retina, central visual processing, visual perception, e...

The Journal of Psychopharmacology is a fully peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology and serves researchers and practicing clinicians.

Molecular Autism is a high visibility open access peer-reviewed journal publishing basic, translational, and clinical research relevant to the etiology, pathobiology, or treatment of autism and autism spectrum related neurodevelopmental conditions. It publishe...

PAIN is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain and publishes original research and scholarly articles on the nature, mechanisms, and treatment of pain, providing a multidisciplinary forum for the dissemination of basic and...

Current Neuropharmacology is a journal in neuropharmacology with ISSN (Print) 1570-159X and ISSN (Online) 1875-6190. It publishes Volume 24 in 2026, has a current Impact Factor of 5.3, a 5-year Impact Factor of 7.4, and a CiteScore of 10.0. Open access article...

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports provides in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on significant developments in the field, emphasizing recently published papers of major importance and covering current and emerging approaches t...

Current Opinion in Neurobiology publishes short annotated review articles by leading experts on recent developments in neurobiology, with special issues organized around topical scientific and societal themes. The journal publishes 6 issues per year covering r...

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation is an open access journal focused on neuroengineering and rehabilitation. It publishes research spanning rehabilitation research, engineering technologies, and neuroscientific approaches, including topics such as...

Glia is a peer-reviewed neurobiology journal focused on all aspects of glial cell biology in health and disease. It publishes original research articles, critical review papers, and special issues on topics in glial research, and has served as an international...

CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics is an open access journal publishing research related to the central nervous system, clinical pharmacology, drug development and novel methodologies for drug evaluation. The journal focuses on neurological and psychiatric diseas...

Journal of Parkinson’s Disease is dedicated to providing an open forum for original research in basic science, translational research and clinical medicine that will expedite fundamental understanding and improve treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Multiple Sclerosis Journal is a peer-reviewed international journal focused on all aspects of multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and other related autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system, including biologic basis, epidemiology and genetics, an...

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is the official journal of the Flux Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. It publishes theoretical and research papers as well as meta-analyses on human neurocognitive brain development from infancy through adul...

Sleep is a journal of the Sleep Research Society published on Oxford Academic in the clinical neuroscience, neuroscience, and sleep medicine fields. It publishes research on sleep and circadian science and offers both subscription access and open access option...

Journal of Neurotrauma is a peer-reviewed flagship publication dedicated exclusively to traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, covering the full spectrum from basic pathobiology of central nervous system injury to preclinical and clinical trials aimed at impr...

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences publishes invited short annotated reviews by leading experts on recent developments in the behavioral sciences. The journal organizes special issues around topics of scientific and societal interest and brings together in...

The European Journal of Pain (EJP) is the official journal of the European Pain Federation, serving as a multidisciplinary, international forum for clinical and basic science research on all aspects of pain and its management, including anesthesia, dentistry,...

Behavioral and Brain Functions is a well-established journal in the field of behavioural and cognitive neuroscience. It welcomes manuscripts that provide insight into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying behaviour and brain function, or dysfunction, and g...

Cortex is an international journal devoted to the study of cognition and the relationship between the nervous system and mental processes, particularly as reflected in the behaviour of patients with acquired brain lesions, normal volunteers, children with typi...

Hearing Research provides a forum for papers concerned with basic peripheral and central auditory mechanisms. It emphasizes experimental and clinical studies while also considering theoretical and methodological papers, and publishes original research papers,...

Brain and Language is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes articles elucidating the complex relationships among language, brain, and behavior. It covers modern techniques in cognitive neuroscience, including functional and structural brain imaging, elec...