156 Neuroscience 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eLife | 2050-084X | 5,415 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,61,232 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Psychology | 1664-1078 | 4,277 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Communications Biology | 2399-3642 | 1,996 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,97,237 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Brain stimulation | 1876-4754 | 1,561 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,55,634 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Acta Psychologica | 0001-6918 | 1,424 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Brain Sciences | 2076-3425 | 1,377 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Vision | 1534-7362 | 1,364 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology | 1461-1457 | 1,150 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,47,945 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Neuroscience | 1662-453X | 1,111 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Brain and Behavior | 2157-9032 | 935 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,67,012 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| PLoS Computational Biology | 1553-734X | 895 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| NeuroImage | 1053-8119 | 687 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,003 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| PLoS Biology | 1544-9173 | 576 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,29,807 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Translational Psychiatry | 2158-3188 | 575 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,56,006 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics | 1755-5930 | 560 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,38,295 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | 1662-5161 | 548 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Pharmacological Research | 1043-6618 | 493 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,34,442 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Brain Research Bulletin | 0361-9230 | 484 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,746 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Neural Regeneration Research | 1673-5374 | 473 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences | 1420-682X | 464 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,68,940 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Neurobiology of Disease | 0969-9961 | 455 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,91,094 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Imaging Neuroscience | 2837-6056 | 447 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering | 1534-4320 | 446 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,08,070 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Brain Communications | 2632-1297 | 442 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,70,452 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Human Brain Mapping | 1065-9471 | 376 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,39,077 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Neuroinflammation | 1742-2094 | 342 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,824 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| eNeuro | 2373-2822 | 288 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,55,452 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience | 1662-5102 | 274 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Neurotherapeutics | 1878-7479 | 270 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,681 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Aging and Disease | 2152-5250 | 236 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,88,986 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Biology Open | 2046-6390 | 226 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology | 1012-5574 | 226 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| NeuroImage Clinical | 2213-1582 | 210 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,187 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| IBRO Neuroscience Reports | 2667-2421 | 208 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,37,932 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health | 2666-3546 | 205 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Communications Psychology | 2731-9121 | 200 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,94,809 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Integrative Neuroscience | 0219-6352 | 194 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,69,720 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Audiology Research | 2039-4330 | 181 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | 1662-5099 | 177 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| JASA Express Letters | 2691-1191 | 163 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience | 1662-5153 | 156 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology | 1808-8686 | 154 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,99,400 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | 1878-9293 | 151 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,76,645 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Fluids and Barriers of the CNS | 2045-8118 | 136 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,408 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience | 1749-5016 | 126 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,18,184 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Addiction Biology | 1355-6215 | 125 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,33,297 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Pharmacological Sciences | 1347-8613 | 116 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,65,867 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Neuroscience Research | 0168-0102 | 114 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,13,068 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Neurology neuropsychiatry Psychosomatics | 2074-2711 | 106 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology | 1809-4864 | 105 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience | 1662-5188 | 104 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Neurology Genetics | 2376-7839 | 104 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,17,884 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Vision | 2411-5150 | 102 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| npj Science of Learning | 2056-7936 | 101 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,60,108 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Brain | 1756-6606 | 100 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in biomedical technologies | 2345-5829 | 92 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Journal of Clinical Neurology | 1738-6586 | 88 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Cognitive Research Principles and Implications | 2365-7464 | 86 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,043 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 1866-1947 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Audiology - Communication Research | 2317-6431 | 76 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal | 2008-126X | 76 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Clinical Neurophysiology Practice | 2467-981X | 76 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,88,022 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Disability Research | 1658-9912 | 76 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Neuroimage Reports | 2666-9560 | 74 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,11,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Neuroscience | 1471-2202 | 70 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology | 2312-5675 | 69 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Neuroscience of Consciousness | 2057-2107 | 68 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,33,336 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Neurobiology of Stress | 2352-2895 | 66 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,07,470 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Molecular Autism | 2040-2392 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,291 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Neuroscience Informatics | 2772-5286 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,95,547 to publish | Yes | Yes | France |
| Trends in Hearing | 2331-2165 | 65 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Network Neuroscience | 2472-1751 | 63 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,16,739 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Neural Circuits | 1662-5110 | 62 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Biomedical Engineering Advances | 2667-0992 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,37,932 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Language Sciences | 2813-4605 | 59 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,53,138 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 1662-5129 | 58 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Clinical and Translational Neuroscience | 2514-183X | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Neuroinformatics | 1662-5196 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| i-Perception | 2041-6695 | 56 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,27,478 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Nepal Journal of Neuroscience | 1813-1948 | 56 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Journal of Cognition | 2514-4820 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,25,157 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems | 1334-4676 | 54 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Music & Science | 2059-2043 | 54 | 2 | ≈ ₹82,265 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology | 2644-1276 | 53 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,08,070 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Research Results in Pharmacology | 2588-0535 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Translational Neuroscience | 2081-3856 | 53 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,74,131 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2666-4976 | 52 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,68,575 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Exploration of neuroscience | 2834-5347 | 52 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences | 1817-1745 | 51 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Behavioral and Brain Functions | 1744-9081 | 49 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience | 1662-5137 | 49 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Network Physiology | 2674-0109 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Neuroglia | 2571-6980 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Addiction Neuroscience | 2772-3925 | 47 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,61,050 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology | 1976-8710 | 47 | 2 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Neurobiology of Language | 2641-4368 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,10,778 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Cognition | 2813-4532 | 45 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Bio-X Research | 2096-5672 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Otology | 1672-2930 | 44 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| npj Biological Timing and Sleep | 2948-281X | 44 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,225 to publish | Yes | Yes |
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