81 Neurology journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Neurology | 1664-2295 | 2,492 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | 1663-4365 | 721 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology | 2694-5746 | 624 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,06,781 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Neurology | 1471-2377 | 576 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Neurology | 1351-5101 | 488 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,81,461 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| npj Parkinson s Disease | 2373-8057 | 385 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,58,057 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology | 2328-9503 | 356 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,94,947 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Acta Neurochirurgica | 0001-6268 | 339 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,291 to publish | Yes | Yes | Austria |
| Acta Neuropathologica Communications | 2051-5960 | 291 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,58,057 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria | 0004-282X | 277 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology | 0972-2327 | 216 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Neurology International | 2035-8377 | 212 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery | 2214-7519 | 200 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Neurology and Therapy | 2193-6536 | 180 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery : the official publication of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons/Egyptian journal of neurosurgery | 1687-5982 | 166 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Journal of Parkinson s Disease | 1877-7171 | 157 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,31,189 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation | 2332-7812 | 149 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,32,334 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| World Neurosurgery X | 2590-1397 | 135 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,72,428 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders | 1756-2856 | 134 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| NeuroSci | 2673-4087 | 133 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery | 1110-1083 | 130 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Brain Disorders | 2666-4593 | 122 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,12,886 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders | 2590-1125 | 122 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,67,793 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMJ Neurology Open | 2632-6140 | 113 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Neurological Research and Practice | 2524-3489 | 100 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,16,576 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society | 1225-8245 | 98 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Stroke and Vascular Neurology | 2059-8688 | 93 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy | 1882-4072 | 92 | 2 | ≈ ₹12,195 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Neurotrauma Reports | 2689-288X | 89 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,68,575 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Brain Circulation | 2394-8108 | 85 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Neurología (English Edition) | 2173-5808 | 83 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Neurología | 0213-4853 | 82 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,93,620 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Neurologia medico-chirurgica | 0470-8105 | 82 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,097 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Brain Pathology | 1015-6305 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,32,515 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Romanian Journal of Neurology | 1843-8148 | 77 | 3 | ≈ ₹25,031 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of Movement Disorders | 2005-940X | 76 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Translational Neurodegeneration | 2047-9158 | 72 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Neurosurgery Open | 2834-4383 | 67 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,98,437 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements | 2160-8288 | 66 | 1 | ≈ ₹77,063 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Indian Journal of Neurotrauma | 2213-3739 | 63 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Case Reports in Neurological Medicine | 2090-6668 | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹83,806 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports | 2193-6358 | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,12,892 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Journal of Neurorestoratology | 2324-2426 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,63,759 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Acta Neurologica Taiwanica | 1028-768X | 54 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Journal of Neurosurgery | 2277-9167 | 54 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Acta neurológica colombiana | 0120-8748 | 52 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| eNeurologicalSci | 2405-6502 | 52 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,20,774 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Brain Hemorrhages | 2589-238X | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹94,402 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Neurology Open Access | 2998-7601 | 50 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,21,556 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care | 2348-0548 | 48 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia Brazilian Neurosurgery | 0103-5355 | 46 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| MNJ (Malang Neurology Journal) | 2407-6724 | 45 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Nosotchu | 0912-0726 | 45 | 3 | ≈ ₹39,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Revista de Fomento Social | 1665-5044 | 44 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Annals of Movement Disorders | 2590-3446 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Clinical neuroimaging. | 2837-3219 | 40 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,03,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | NJU |
| Case Reports in Neurology | 1662-680X | 39 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,16,478 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Folia Neuropathologica | 1509-572X | 38 | 2 | ≈ ₹38,091 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences | 2383-4307 | 36 | 2 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Deep Brain Stimulation | 2949-6691 | 35 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Aktualności Neurologiczne | 1641-9227 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Chinese Neurosurgical Journal | 2057-4967 | 33 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| EMJ Neurology | 2054-4529 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology | 2636-865X | 32 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Parkinson s Disease | 2042-0080 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,29,262 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Neuroimmunology Reports | 2667-257X | 31 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,04,217 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Current Journal of Neurology | 2008-384X | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Neurointervention | 1975-5643 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Central Nervous System Disease | 1179-5735 | 29 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Discover Neuroscience | 3005-1827 | 28 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,38,342 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Brain Network Disorders | 3050-6239 | 27 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Jurnal Neuroanestesi Indonesia | 2088-9674 | 27 | 4 | ≈ ₹5,368 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery/Pan arab journal of neurosurgery | 1319-6995 | 26 | 4 | ≈ ₹3,853 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| East African Journal of Neurological Sciences | 2957-4315 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| Dystonia | 2813-2106 | 21 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,44,493 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Neurocritical Care | 2005-0348 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| AKSONA | 2807-7970 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of Aging and Rehabilitation | 2993-6268 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukrainian Interventional Neuroradiology and Surgery | 2786-4855 | 16 | 4 | UAH 2,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| encephalitis | 2734-1461 | 14 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Neurology Research International | 2090-1852 | 10 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |