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Open Access Neuroscience Journals
A list of Open Access Neuroscience journals for you to publish your manuscript in
Neuroscience is scientific study of the central nervous system
Open Access journals publish research articles that are free to to view and download. The main difference between articles in open access journals and those in closed journals is the business model. Both types of articles have to undergo the same peer review process.
We hope this list of Neuroscience OA journals will be helpful for you in deciding where to publish your Neuroscience manuscript.
Our list includes all the high-impact factor Neuroscience journals as well as new journals. This should give you a better idea on where you should publish. Rather than just the top hits Neuroscience journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss Neuroscience journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Neuroscience venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Neuroscience journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Neuroscience OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
| Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic pain & management | 2576-957X | Gavin Publishers | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
| International journal of biology education | 2147-4990 | International Journal of Biology Education | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Ophthalmology & eye care | 2639-9296 | Annex Publishers, LLC | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Cheongneung jaehwal | 1738-9399 | Korean Academy of Audiology | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| ISRN Neuroscience | 2314-4661 | Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network) | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Pain and relief reports | 2057-3219 | Herbert Publications | 1 | 2 | 100 | ||
| Advances in public health, community and tropical medicine | 2691-8803 | Kosmos Publishers | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Archbold news | 0961-4249 | Sheffield Hallam University | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Neuroscience journal | 2314-4262 | Hindawi Limited | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
| ISRN Addiction | 2314-4734 | Hindawi Limited | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Journal of neural transplantation | 1352-237X | Hindawi Limited | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| ISRN Neurology (Print) | 2090-5505 | Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network) | 3 | 9 | 100 | ||
| The Open women's health journal | 1874-2912 | Bentham Science | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| International journal of brain and cognitive sciences | 2163-1840 | Scientific and Academic Publishing | 2 | 3 | 100 | ||
| Molecular & Cellular Epilepsy | 2330-3891 | Smart Science and Technology, LLC | 38 | 52 | 97.4 | ||
| Frontiers in Neural Circuits | 1662-5110 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 1437 | 33689 | 97.1 | Website |
| Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience | 1663-3563 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 449 | 8745 | 96.4 | Website |
| Learning & Memory | 1072-0502 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 2016 | 117834 | 96.2 | Website | |
| Cerebral cortex communications | 2632-7376 | ☑ | Oxford University Press | 193 | 395 | 94.8 | Website |
| Epilepsy Research and Treatment | 2090-1348 | Hindawi Limited | 112 | 2142 | 94.6 | ||
| Cerebellum & ataxias | 2053-8871 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 138 | 1584 | 94.2 | Website |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 1662-5129 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 1385 | 32521 | 93.9 | Website |
| Journal of epilepsy research | 2233-6249 | Korean Epilepsy Society | 206 | 1244 | 92.7 | ||
| Neural Plasticity | 1687-5443 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 2179 | 42226 | 92.6 | Website |
| Neural Development | 1749-8104 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 413 | 14290 | 92.5 | Website |
| Neuroscience of Consciousness | 2057-2107 | ☑ | 176 | 1705 | 92 | Website | |
| Human Brain Mapping | 1065-9471 | ☑ | Wiley | 6360 | 354307 | 91.6 | Website |
| Schizophrenia Research: Cognition | 2215-0013 | ☑ | Elsevier | 257 | 2215 | 91.4 | Website |
| Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience | 1749-5016 | ☑ | Oxford University Press | 2017 | 82259 | 91.2 | Website |
| Current research in neurobiology | 2665-945X | ☑ | Elsevier | 42 | 31 | 90.5 | Website |
| Neuronal signaling | 2059-6553 | ☑ | Portland Press | 95 | 561 | 90.5 | Website |
| International Journal of Bipolar Disorders | 2194-7511 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 294 | 3987 | 90.5 | Website |
| Acta epileptologica | 2524-4434 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 90 | 95 | 90 | Website |
| Fluids and Barriers of the CNS | 2045-8118 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 604 | 11877 | 89.6 | Website |
| Neurogenesis | 2326-2133 | Taylor & Francis | 105 | 845 | 89.5 | ||
| Journal of Modern Rehabilitation | 2538-385X | ☑ | Negah Scientific Publisher | 565 | 275 | 89.4 | Website |
| Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience | 1662-5102 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 5302 | 101606 | 89 | Website |
| Advances in Neuroscience (Hindawi) | 2314-789X | Hindawi Limited | 18 | 425 | 88.9 | ||
| Neurobiology of Pain | 2452-073X | ☑ | Elsevier | 96 | 682 | 88.5 | Website |
| Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience | 1662-5137 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 2238 | 50484 | 88.3 | Website |
| Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience | 1662-5145 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 1043 | 25501 | 87.8 | Website |
| Sleep spindles & cortical up states | 2559-9070 | Akademiai Kiado Zrt. | 8 | 84 | 87.5 | ||
| Epilepsia and paroxyzmal conditions | 2077-8333 | ☑ | IRBIS | 425 | 118 | 87.1 | Website |
| ENeuro | 2373-2822 | ☑ | Society for Neuroscience | 2440 | 25731 | 86.9 | Website |
| Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | 1662-5161 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 11397 | 190941 | 86.4 | Website |
| Molecular Pain | 1744-8069 | ☑ | SAGE | 1390 | 43054 | 86.1 | Website |
| Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms | 2451-9944 | ☑ | Elsevier | 78 | 871 | 85.9 | Website |
| Molecular Brain | 1756-6606 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1211 | 28314 | 85.9 | Website |
| Translational brain rhythmicity | 2397-8686 | Open Access Text | 21 | 58 | 85.7 | ||
| BMC Neuroscience | 1471-2202 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 4805 | 74659 | 85.6 | Website |
| Brain plasticity | 2213-6304 | IOS Press | 111 | 1755 | 85.6 | ||
| Basic and clinical neuroscience | 2008-126X | ☑ | Negah Scientific Publisher | 806 | 2688 | 85.1 | |
| Brain Stimulation | 1876-4754 | ☑ | Elsevier | 5650 | 64198 | 85 | Website |
| Translational neurodegeneration | 2047-9158 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 364 | 9640 | 84.9 | Website |
| Neuroscience and neuroeconomics | 2230-3561 | Dove Medical Press | 33 | 414 | 84.8 | ||
| Comparative cognition & behavior reviews | 1911-4745 | ☑ | Comparative Cognition Society | 39 | 17 | 84.6 | Website |
| Journal of Experimental Neuroscience | 1179-0695 | ☑ | SAGE | 201 | 2092 | 84.6 | Website |
| NeuroImage: Clinical | 2213-1582 | ☑ | Elsevier | 3155 | 65609 | 84.4 | Website |
| Neurobiology of language | 2641-4368 | ☑ | MIT Press | 76 | 235 | 84.2 | Website |
| Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | 1878-9293 | ☑ | Elsevier | 1144 | 31354 | 84.2 | Website |
| Experimental Neurobiology | 1226-2560 | The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science | 88 | 324 | 84.1 | ||
| Epilepsy & behavior reports | 2589-9864 | ☑ | Elsevier | 235 | 323 | 83.8 | Website |
| Brain and neuroscience advances | 2398-2128 | ☑ | SAGE | 148 | 1438 | 83.8 | Website |
| AIMS neuroscience | 2373-8006 | ☑ | 206 | 1026 | 83.5 | ||
| Journal of spine and neuroscience | 2694-1201 | Open Access Pub | 6 | 4 | 83.3 | ||
| Journal of current glaucoma practice | 0974-0333 | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing | 348 | 1261 | 83.3 | ||
| 에필리아 | 2672-0442 | Korean Clinical Epilepsy Research Society | 47 | 8 | 83 | ||
| Epilepsy & Seizure | 1882-5567 | The Japan Epilepsy Society | 99 | 58 | 82.8 | ||
| American journal of neuroscience | 1948-9900 | Science Publications | 46 | 130 | 82.6 | ||
| ChronoPhysiology and Therapy | 2230-2026 | Dove Medical Press | 57 | 327 | 82.5 | ||
| Neural Regeneration Research | 1673-5374 | ☑ | Medknow Publications | 4866 | 35743 | 82 | Website |
| Asn Neuro | 1759-0914 | ☑ | SAGE | 397 | 10157 | 81.9 | Website |
| Neurobiology of Stress | 2352-2895 | ☑ | Elsevier | 466 | 8743 | 81.8 | Website |
| Behavioral and Brain Functions | 1744-9081 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 672 | 24410 | 81.5 | Website |
| Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | 1662-5099 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 2960 | 55403 | 81.4 | Website |
| Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience | 1662-5153 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 4368 | 67870 | 81.3 | Website |
| Clinical Neurophysiology Practice | 2467-981X | ☑ | Elsevier | 252 | 1571 | 81.3 | Website |
| Network neuroscience | 2472-1751 | ☑ | MIT Press | 269 | 3689 | 81 | Website |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid Research | 1743-8454 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 500 | 4952 | 81 | Website |
| Journal of Headache and Pain | 1129-2369 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 3188 | 42643 | 80.8 | Website |
| Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | 1663-4365 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 4886 | 77642 | 80.7 | Website |
| Behavioural Neurology | 0953-4180 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 1763 | 22386 | 80.3 | Website |
| Journal of Circadian Rhythms | 1740-3391 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 173 | 4030 | 80.3 | Website |
| Frontiers in neuroergonomics | 2673-6195 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 70 | 87 | 80 | Website |
| Human behaviour and brain | 2706-8714 | International Society of Neuroscience Publishing Company Limited | 10 | 15 | 80 | ||
| NeuroImage | 1053-8119 | ☑ | Elsevier | 26372 | 1572329 | 79.8 | Website |
| Sleep science and practice | 2398-2683 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 74 | 262 | 79.7 | Website |
| Clocks & sleep | 2624-5175 | ☑ | MDPI AG | 152 | 589 | 79.6 | Website |
| Insights Into Imaging | 1869-4101 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1379 | 19651 | 79.3 | Website |
| Frontiers in Neuroenergetics | 1662-6427 | Frontiers Media SA | 72 | 3328 | 79.2 | ||
| Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 1866-1947 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 561 | 14635 | 79 | Website |
| Therapeutic Targets for Neurological Diseases | 2376-0478 | Smart Science and Technology, LLC | 47 | 170 | 78.7 | ||
| اعتیاد پژوهی | 2008-4307 | ☑ | Armenian Green Publishing Co. | 98 | 4 | 78.6 | Website |
| Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | 2395-1443 | IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd | 851 | 156 | 78.6 | ||
| Journal of Epileptology | 2300-0147 | ☑ | Exeley, Inc. | 102 | 108 | 78.4 | Website |
| Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience | 1663-070X | Frontiers Media SA | 37 | 1549 | 78.4 | ||
| IBRO neuroscience reports | 2667-2421 | ☑ | Elsevier | 115 | 60 | 78.3 | Website |
| Neurobiology of Disease | 0969-9961 | ☑ | Elsevier | 5713 | 263174 | 78.3 | Website |
| Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation | 1743-0003 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1773 | 64048 | 78.3 | Website |
| Frontiers in Neuroscience | 1662-453X | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 13223 | 174926 | 78.3 | Website |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I publish my Neuroscience paper?
You can publish your Neuroscience paper in the Open Access journals in this list
What is Open Access (OA)?
Open Access aims to provide immediate and unrestricted access to research articles while along you to also share it freely
What does “relevance” mean in the table?
It refers to the strength of association between this journal being listed and the concept, from 0-100. For example, the Journal Of Research In Mechanical Engineering has a relevance of “0” when listed under “Open Access Computer Science Journals” because it has no relevance to the field of Computer Science.
How do you count total number of citations?
The citations show how often works from this journal are referenced in other research papers. This data is obtained from OpenAlex. Even though the accuracy is debatable, it could help you determine how prestigious a journal is on the whole.
Where can I find other lists like this one?
If you are looking for an author or paper, you can simply type it in the search box above to see your results. If you'd like to see a similar list to this one, check OA.mg
How can I publish my paper on OA.mg?
Our focus at OA.mg is to disseminate existing open access research papers. For this reason, we do not offer publishing services.
What is an APC?
The Article Processing Charge (APC) is the fee that publishers of some open access journals charge in order to publish articles.
What are the different Open Access types?
Depending on the license, a research paper might be categorised as a) Gold Open Access, b) Hybrid Open Access, c) Green Open Access, d) Bronze Open Access, e) Diamond Open Access, or f) Black Open Access