====== Neural Regeneration Research ======

**Journal Title**:: ''Neural Regeneration Research (NRR)''  
**Publisher**:: Wolters Kluwer / MedKnow  
**ISSN**:: 1673-5374  
**Language**:: English  
**Open Access**:: Yes (CC BY-NC-SA)  
**Scope**:: Neural regeneration, stem cells, neurorepair, tissue engineering, neurodegenerative diseases

===== 🧠 Scientific Scope =====

''Neural Regeneration Research'' focuses on studies involving:
  * Neurogenesis and regeneration
  * Stem cell therapy and tissue engineering
  * Gene therapy in neurodegenerative diseases
  * CNS/PNS injury repair mechanisms
  * Translational models for neurological recovery

The journal plays a bridging role between basic neuroscience and clinical regenerative therapy.

===== 📈 Metrics & Indexing =====

  * **Impact Factor (2024)**: ≈ 6.7  
  * **SJR (2024)**: ≈ 1.29  
  * **Quartile**: Q1 in Neuroscience and Cell Biology  
  * **Indexed in**: Web of Science (SCI-E), PubMed Central, Scopus, BIOSIS, DOAJ, Embase  
  * **Acceptance Rate**: Estimated < 30%  
  * **Time to Publication**: 90–180 days

===== ✅ Strengths =====

  * **High growth** in impact factor over the past decade (0.2 → 6.7)
  * **Open access** enhances visibility and citation
  * **Wide global reach**, especially in Asia-Pacific neuroregenerative research
  * **Robust peer-review**: ≥3 reviewers per submission, double-blind model
  * **Fast turnaround**: faster than many comparable neuroscience journals
  * **Strong editorial leadership**: close engagement with authors and reviewers

===== ⚠️ Weaknesses / Criticisms =====

  * **High publication fees**, including layout and foreign-review costs (some opaque)
  * **Rapid expansion** risks quality drift without strict editorial control
  * **Variable article quality** in earlier years (improving trend recently)
  * **Geographic citation skew** (overrepresentation from specific academic clusters)

===== 📚 Comparative View =====

^ Journal ^ Impact Factor ^ Scope ^ Open Access ^ Notes ^
| ''Neural Regeneration Research'' | 6.7 | Regeneration, repair | ✔ | Fast growth, strong in Asia |
| ''Restorative Neurology & Neuroscience'' | 2.8 | Motor recovery, CNS disorders | ✖ | Conservative pace |
| ''Experimental Neurology'' | 5.3 | Broader neuroscience | ✖ | Classic, slower publication |

===== 🧭 Final Recommendation =====

''Neural Regeneration Research'' is a promising and maturing journal, especially suited for:

  * Early translational studies in regenerative medicine
  * Novel mechanisms in CNS/PNS repair
  * Preclinical models of functional restoration

{{:icons:tick.png?20}} Ideal for researchers seeking rapid, open-access dissemination in a high-impact environment  
{{:icons:alert.png?20}} Caution with APC costs and rigorous quality check recommended

===== 📌 Editorial Contact & Submission Info =====

  * **Website**: https://www.nrronline.org  
  * **Submission System**: Editorial Manager / Medknow  
  * **Editor-in-Chief**: Prof. Kwok-Fai So (Hong Kong / China)