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Molecular Neurodegeneration Journal

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Molecular Neurodegeneration is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of neurodegeneration research at the molecular and cellular levels. The official journal of BrightFocus Foundation, Molecular Neurodegeneration is the No. 1 open-access neuroscience journal.

The growth in scientific impact and reputation can be reflected in the following metrics:

  • The usage of the journal: 568,061 downloads in 2019, 770,533 downloads in 2020, and 1,034,660 downloads in 2021.
  • The citations tracked by Web of Science: 4,304 in 2018, 5,304 in 2019, 6,694 in 2020, and 8,367 in 2021.
  • The impact factor: 8.274 in 2018, 9.599 in 2019, 14.195 in 2020, and 18.879 in 2021.
  • The ranking by JCR: Molecular Neurodegeneration has been ranked as the No. 1 open-access journal in the neuroscience category for nine years in a row (2013 – present), and ranked No. 7 among all 274 neuroscience journals (Molecular Neurodegeneration is the only open-access journal in the top 10).

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