Fastest-accepting neurology journals 2026

80 neurology journals ranked by the median number of days from submission to acceptance, measured from the dates publishers deposit in PubMed for articles published 2024–2025. The interval includes peer review and revisions.

Journals: 80
Typical median: 100 d
Under 60 days: 4
Over 180 days: 3

Read this before using the ranking

Accepted papers only. Rejected manuscripts never receive an acceptance date, so these figures say nothing about desk-rejection speed, rejection rates or your chance of acceptance.
Not the time to a first decision. The interval runs from the “received” date to the “accepted” date the publisher deposits in PubMed. It includes editorial handling, peer review, every round of revision and the time authors spent revising.
Journals record dates differently. Some reset the received date when a revised manuscript arrives, and manuscripts transferred from another journal may keep or lose their earlier dates. Short medians are therefore not always comparable with long ones.
Past timelines are not a promise. Each figure comes from up to 100 recent articles published 2024–2025. Article types, special issues, editors and workload all change, and your paper may take much longer or much less time.
Fast is not the same as good. Check the journal’s scope, indexing, peer-review policy and editorial board before submitting. An unusually quick acceptance can be a warning sign of light peer review.

Journal Metrics is independent and is not affiliated with any journal or publisher listed. The figures are for information only, may contain errors and change as PubMed records are updated. Confirm current timelines on the journal’s own website. See how to spot predatory journals.

Neurology journals by median days from submission to acceptance

Neurology journals ranked by median days from submission to acceptance in PubMed
Rank	Journal	Median days	Middle half	Articles	Quartile	2026 score
1	Neurointervention	39	24–49	54	Q3	1.3
2	CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY	54	34–97	99	Q2	2.0
3	JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION	57	42–102	100	Q2	3.1
4	Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery	60	41–77	84	Q1	3.5
4	Korean Journal of Neurotrauma	60	37–88	63	Q3	1.3
6	Journal of Neurosurgery-Case Lessons	64	48–109	100	Q4	0.6
7	JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY	65	39–89	100	Q1	4.5
8	Experimental Neurobiology	68	30–104	51	Q3	1.7
9	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements	69	45–92	100	Q2	1.8
10	JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE	70	53–95	100	Q2	1.6
10	Journal of Movement Disorders	70	45–99	100	Q2	1.8
12	NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE	77	52–126	99	Q1	4.8
13	CURRENT NEUROVASCULAR RESEARCH	80	35–372	94	Q3	1.1
14	JOURNAL OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM	81	52–112	96	Q3	1.7
14	Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska	81	46–121	100	Q2	1.6
16	Case Reports in Neurology	83	59–104	82	Q4	0.5
16	Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders	83	57–122	100	Q2	1.4
18	NEUROMODULATION	84	66–104	100	Q4	0.5
18	Neurotherapeutics	84	54–114	100	Q1	5.6
18	ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA	84	54–135	100	Q3	1.3
21	Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy	85	66–103	100	Q3	1.0
22	ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA	86	62–120	66	Q2	2.4
23	Journal of Alzheimers Disease Reports	87	67–132	100	Q2	2.3
24	PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS	88	65–106	98	Q3	1.6
25	Neuroprotection	89	64–132	47	Q1	3.5
25	NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION	89	71–155	42	Q2	1.8
27	NEUROPATHOLOGY	90	59–133	100	Q3	1.2
27	LANCET NEUROLOGY	90	5–165	74	Q1	15.4
29	Translational Stroke Research	91	70–124	99	Q1	3.5
30	Movement Disorders Clinical Practice	92	65–127	100	Q2	1.8
30	Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology	92	68–135	100	Q4	0.8
32	Frontiers in Neurology	94	66–126	100	Q1	2.9
32	Clinical Neuroradiology	94	70–131	97	Q2	2.0
32	BMJ Neurology Open	94	68–132	99	Q1	2.6
35	Operative Neurosurgery	95	69–133	100	Q3	0.9
36	NEUROSURGERY	97	60–133	100	Q3	0.9
37	Journal of Clinical Neurology	98	69–127	100	Q1	2.7
37	JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES	98	67–150	100	Q3	0.9
39	JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY	99	81–134	100	Q1	6.4
39	MOVEMENT DISORDERS	99	73–143	100	Q1	4.2
41	Stroke-Vascular and Interventional Neurology	100	67–143	94	Q4	0.5
42	ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA	101	77–123	50	Q1	10.7
43	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	102	68–137	100	Q1	4.9
44	Fluids and Barriers of the CNS	103	70–136	100	Q1	6.6
45	Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice	106	61–134	34	Q3	1.3
45	JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY	106	72–164	100	Q4	0.6
47	JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY	107	75–175	100	Q2	2.1
48	Neuroscience Insights	108	68–160	48	Q1	4.4
49	Cerebral Circulation-Cognition and Behavior	111	67–159	84	Q4	0.8
49	NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES	111	73–167	100	Q2	2.0
51	Neurocritical Care	112	79–160	100	Q1	2.5
52	EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY	113	80–155	60	Q3	1.1
52	NEURORADIOLOGY	113	65–164	100	Q2	2.2
52	REVUE NEUROLOGIQUE	113	63–181	99	Q4	0.5
55	Brain Stimulation	114	86–155	100	Q2	1.9
55	Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease	114	96–155	20	Q1	10.8
57	JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY	117	89–179	97	Q1	2.9
58	Brain Circulation	118	82–142	100	Q1	2.8
58	Brain Behavior & Immunity-Health	118	61–163	99	Q1	3.2
60	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY	121	92–181	96	Q1	4.2
61	npj Parkinsons Disease	124	83–182	100	Q1	7.3
62	Stroke and Vascular Neurology	125	90–172	100	Q1	3.4
63	BRAIN PATHOLOGY	130	85–170	100	Q1	3.1
64	Neurodegenerative Diseases	131	90–151	40	Q3	1.3
64	ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY	131	86–198	100	Q1	4.9
66	NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW	135	95–163	100	Q2	2.0
67	BRAIN	137	93–180	97	Q1	8.2
68	Brain Tumor Pathology	140	94–175	42	Q3	1.2
68	Neurohospitalist	140	79–207	84	Q4	0.7
70	Multiple Sclerosis Journal-Experimental Translational and Clinical	147	117–191	100	Q3	1.1
70	NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY	147	106–206	93	Q2	2.7
70	NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH	147	97–220	81	Q2	3.1
73	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	152	101–214	100	Q1	5.8
74	Translational Neurodegeneration	154	118–201	100	Q1	16.3
75	Molecular Neurodegeneration	157	106–202	99	Q1	17.1
76	Case Reports in Neurological Medicine	161	114–230	83	Q4	0.5
77	Chinese Neurosurgical Journal	162	102–235	57	Q2	1.8
78	CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY	199	113–290	100	Q3	1.3
79	Parkinsons Disease	202	128–277	56	Q2	1.8
80	World Neurosurgery-X	271	185–354	100	Q2	2.3

Median days: half of the journal’s accepted articles took less time from submission to acceptance and half took more. Middle half: the 25th to 75th percentile. Articles: how many recent PubMed articles had both dates. Journals with the same rounded median share a rank.

Median under 30 days. Very short intervals usually reflect how a journal records its dates (for example a new received date after revision) or invited and fast-track article types such as reviews and editorials, not unusually quick peer review. Check the journal’s peer-review policy before reading anything into them.

Questions about neurology journal acceptance times

Which neurology journals accept papers fastest?

Among the 80 neurology journals with enough PubMed dates, the shortest median times from submission to acceptance (leaving out medians under 30 days, which usually reflect how dates are recorded) are Neurointervention (39 days), CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (54 days), JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION (57 days), Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (60 days), Korean Journal of Neurotrauma (60 days). These medians include peer review and revisions, and cover accepted papers only.

How long does a neurology journal take to accept a paper?

The typical neurology journal on this page has a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance. 4 of 80 journals have a median under 60 days and 3 take more than 180 days.

Is this the peer review time?

No. PubMed records when a manuscript was received and when it was accepted, not the individual review stages. The interval includes editorial handling, peer review, revisions and the time authors spent revising, so it is longer than the time to a first decision. For first-decision times, check the journal’s own website.

Does a fast journal mean my paper is more likely to be accepted?

No. Only accepted papers have an acceptance date, so this ranking says nothing about acceptance rates or how quickly a journal rejects papers. A very fast acceptance can also be a sign of light peer review. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and peer-review policy before submitting.

About this data

Source: the received and accepted dates publishers deposit in PubMed, read through the public NCBI E-utilities for articles published 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, up to 100 recent articles per journal. Data checked 2026-11-03.
A journal is ranked only when at least 20 articles have both dates and at least half of the articles checked have them. Journals that do not deposit dates in PubMed, including most journals outside the life sciences, cannot be ranked here.
The ranking uses each journal’s median: half of its accepted articles took less time and half took more. The middle-half range shows the 25th to 75th percentile.
Fields come from the OpenAlex classification of each journal’s research topics. A journal joins a field when at least two of its four main topics are in it, so a journal can appear in more than one field and some classifications are imperfect.
Quartile and score are the journal’s best OpenAlex subfield quartile and its Journal Metrics Score, shown for context; they play no part in the order.

The full journal-level dataset is in the journal acceptance times study (with a CSV download). Spot an error or a journal whose dates look wrong? Tell us.

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