Neuroscience Letters

Aims & Scope

Neuroscience Letters is devoted to the rapid publication of short, high-quality papers of interest to the broad community of neuroscientists.

Only papers which will make a significant addition to the literature in the field will be published.

Papers in all areas of neuroscience - molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, behavioral and cognitive, as well as computational - will be considered for publication.

Submission of laboratory investigations that shed light on disease mechanisms is encouraged.

Special Issues, edited by Guest Editors to cover new and rapidly-moving areas, will include invited mini-reviews.

Occasional mini-reviews in especially timely areas will be considered for publication, without invitation, outside of Special Issues; these un-solicited mini-reviews can be submitted without invitation but must be of very high quality.

Clinical studies will also be published if they provide new information about organization or actions of the nervous system, or provide new insights into the neurobiology of disease.

NSL does not publish case reports.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.766

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	194

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7183

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3787

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Assumption-free analysis of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) data

  Citation: 2857

  Authors: Christian, Jan M, Ronald H.Lekanne, Antoon F.M

• Gastric α-synuclein immunoreactive inclusions in Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses in cases staged for Parkinson's disease-related brain pathology

  Citation: 1154

  Authors: Heiko, Rob A.I., Jürgen, Kelly

• The glucose oxidase-DAB-nickel method in peroxidase histochemistry of the nervous system

  Citation: 1021

  Authors: Siyun, Gong, Lingzhi

• The cerebellum and cognition

  Citation: 960

  Authors: Jeremy D.

• Motor imagery activates primary sensorimotor area in humans

  Citation: 877

  Authors: Gert, Christa

• Filamentous α-synuclein inclusions link multiple system atrophy with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

  Citation: 867

  Authors: Maria, R., Ross, Nigel J., Peter L., Michel

• Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS): A new tool to study hemodynamic changes during activation of brain function in human adults

  Citation: 861

  Authors: A., J., C., L., U.

• Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) increases both in the brain and in the cerebrospinal fluid from parkinsonian patients

  Citation: 819

  Authors: Makio, Minoru, Peter, Hirotaro, Keisuke, Toshiharu

• Induced alpha band power changes in the human EEG and attention

  Citation: 744

  Authors: W, M, H, T, J

• Interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor-α are elevated in the brain from parkinsonian patients

  Citation: 725

  Authors: Makio, Minoru, Tomoyshi, Peter, Hirofumi, Masayasu, Toshiharu

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