Journal profile
Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience is published by Society for Neuroscience under ISSN 0270-6474. It holds an h-index of 657 across 42,471 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 4.04, and is not fully open access. Its main subject areas are Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | Society for Neuroscience |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 0270-6474 |
| All ISSNs | 0270-6474, 1529-2401 |
| Indexed works | 42,471 |
| Total citations | 5,211,469 |
| h-index | 657 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.04 |
| Open access | Not fully open access |
| Main topics | Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research · Neural dynamics and brain function · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms · Ion channel regulation and function |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception
- Authors
- Nancy Kanwisher, Josh H. McDermott, Marvin M. Chun
- Year
- 1997
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 4302-4311
IEEE
N. Kanwisher, J. H. McDermott, M. M. Chun "The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception," Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 4302-4311, 1997, doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-11-04302.1997.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Journal of Neuroscience against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Kanwisher, N., McDermott, J. H., & Chun, M. M. (1997). The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception. Journal of Neuroscience, 17(11), 4302-4311. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.17-11-04302.1997
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{kanwisher1997,
author = {Nancy Kanwisher and Josh H. McDermott and Marvin M. Chun},
title = {The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception},
journal = {Journal of Neuroscience},
volume = {17},
number = {11},
pages = {4302--4311},
year = {1997},
issn = {0270-6474},
doi = {10.1523/jneurosci.17-11-04302.1997}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Journal of Neuroscience records 42,471 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is not fully open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Journal of Neuroscience carries an h-index of 657, which is above 96% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 5,211,469 citations across 42,471 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 4.04.
Society for Neuroscience is the only publisher of this title in the set covered here, so check its own author guidance for reference style.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Journal of Neuroscience
What is the ISSN of Journal of Neuroscience?
The linking ISSN is 0270-6474. The journal also carries 1529-2401, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.
Who publishes Journal of Neuroscience?
Society for Neuroscience publishes it. Check the journal's own author guidance rather than a general publisher template, because reference style is set per title.
Is Journal of Neuroscience open access?
OpenAlex does not record it as fully open access. Some articles may still be open individually, so check the specific article rather than assuming from the journal.
How do I cite an article from Journal of Neuroscience in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key kanwisher1997 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Journal of Neuroscience use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page 4302 to 4311, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Journal of Neuroscience?
Its h-index is 657, above 96% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 5,211,469 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 4.04. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Journal of Neuroscience have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 657 and a two-year mean citedness of 4.04 across 42,471 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.