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The Springer page for the Journal of Neuroinflammation lists a Journal Impact Factor of 11.5 (2025) and a 5-year Journal Impact Factor of 12.9 (2025), read 7 November 2026.
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Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation is a different journal; the figures here do not apply to it.
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Quick answer: The Journal of Neuroinflammation (BMC, part of Springer Nature; ISSN 1742-2094) has a Journal Impact Factor of 11.5 for the 2025 Journal Citation Reports data year, as reported by the journal-metrics aggregators journalmetrics.org and bioxbio (checked 7 November 2026). The “2025” label is the JCR data year; Clarivate published that release in 2026. This page does not state a 5-year value because CASRAI could not confirm one at the journal or in JCR.
What is the impact factor of the Journal of Neuroinflammation?
The figure this page relies on is:
| Metric | Value | Source and date read |
|---|---|---|
| Journal Impact Factor (2-year) | 11.5 (2025) | journalmetrics.org and bioxbio, 7 Nov 2026 |
Older figures circulate widely, so treat any number that does not name its JCR data year as possibly out of date, and cite the year every time you quote it. Journal of Neuroinflammation is an open access journal whose stated scope is immune mediators in the central nervous system and the role of the peripheral immune system in neuroinflammation and chronic neurological disease.
Journal of Neuroinflammation, J Neuroinflammation, or Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation?
These are two journals. “J Neuroinflammation” (also written “Journal of Neuroinflammation” or “J Neuroinflamm”) is the BMC title above. Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation is a separate journal with its own metrics, and the figures on this page do not apply to it. Check the title and ISSN before copying a number.
What is the difference between the 2-year and 5-year impact factor?
Both are ratios computed by Clarivate. The standard Journal Impact Factor counts citations received in the data year to the citable items (articles and reviews) the journal published in the previous two years, divided by the number of those citable items. The 5-year version uses the same formula over the previous five years, a window Clarivate offers because some fields cite more slowly. This page does not quote a 5-year value for the Journal of Neuroinflammation; look it up in Journal Citation Reports. See the Journal Impact Factor term for the full definition and Journal Citation Reports for the source database.
Which other metrics and ranks apply?
The impact factor is one of several journal-level metrics. Elsevier’s CiteScore uses a different database (Scopus) and a different window, so its value for the same journal will not match. This page does not quote a CiteScore or a quartile because it does not state a value it has not read at the source; the journal’s quartile depends on the JCR category and edition and is shown in JCR itself. For comparison with neighbouring titles, see the CASRAI entries for Journal of Neuroscience and Neuron.
How should the impact factor be used?
Clarivate describes the Journal Citation Reports as an annual report on the citation impact of a defined set of journals at a given moment, and says the Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level measurement that should not be considered in isolation, nor used irresponsibly to evaluate individual articles and researchers (clarivate.com, Journal Citation Reports page, read 7 November 2026). A paper in a high-impact-factor journal is not thereby a high-impact paper. Use the number to describe the journal’s citation profile when choosing where to submit, alongside scope, review model, and open access terms, and not as a score for authors or papers. The same principle underlies the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
Frequently asked questions
Is the Journal of Neuroinflammation impact factor 11.5?
Yes, for the 2025 JCR data year, as reported by journalmetrics.org and bioxbio on 7 November 2026. This page does not state a 5-year figure.
Where should I cite the figure from?
Cite Journal Citation Reports, with the data year and the date you accessed it, because the number changes with each annual release.
How is neuroinflammation caused?
In general terms, neuroinflammation is an inflammatory response in the brain or spinal cord that involves resident immune cells such as microglia and astrocytes. It can be triggered by infection, injury, autoimmune activity, or the accumulation of abnormal proteins in neurodegenerative disease. The causes differ by condition and are an active research question; this page gives no clinical or individual medical advice, and the journal’s stated scope (immune mediators in the central nervous system and the role of the peripheral immune system in chronic neurological disease) is the place to find primary studies.
Is Journal of Neurology a Q1 journal?
This page does not state it. A journal’s quartile depends on the JCR category and edition, and the Journal of Neurology is a different journal from the Journal of Neuroinflammation covered here. Check its category rank in Journal Citation Reports.
What is the most prestigious neuroscience journal?
This page does not rank journals. Prestige is a judgement, and the impact factor measures only average citations per item, not quality. Compare titles on scope, review model and audience; for two well-known neuroscience titles see Journal of Neuroscience and Neuron.
What is the impact factor of the Journal of Immunology?
This page does not state it, because it has not been read at the source for that journal. Look up the Journal of Immunology in Journal Citation Reports and cite the data year.
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