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Q2

Molecular Brain

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomCellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
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Q2Ranking
3.8Impact Factor (2025)
88H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.236SJR (2025)
2008-2026Coverage

About Molecular Brain

Molecular Brain is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 1.236 and H-index of 88.

Coverage: 2008-2026. Research categories: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Editor(s): Graham Collingridge PhD, CBE, FRS; Bong-Kiun Kaang PhD; Satoshi Kida PhD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC0
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2490 EUR; 2890 USD; 2190 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time7 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2008 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1756-6606
ISSN-L1756-6606
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,600
Citations recorded in OpenAlex57,869
OpenAlex H-index101
Years represented in OpenAlex1973–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research; Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms; Memory and Neural Mechanisms; Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms; Alzheimer's disease research and treatments; Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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Hiroshi Ageta