27 Neurology journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology | 0972-2327 | 216 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| 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 |
| The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery | 1110-1083 | 130 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| 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 |
| Journal of Movement Disorders | 2005-940X | 76 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Indian Journal of Neurotrauma | 2213-3739 | 63 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NeuroMarkers. | 2950-5887 | 35 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | Niger |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| East African Journal of Neurological Sciences | 2957-4315 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| 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 | |
| encephalitis | 2734-1461 | 14 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |