About the journal
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,990 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 14 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 2045-8118
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,990 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 841
- Declared review time
- 14 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://fluidsbarrierscns.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2012-03-14
- MEDLINE · 2015-01-01
- PUBMED · 2011-01-18
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,990 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 14 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 122 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=95)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
841
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
14weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1073
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
87
i10-index
588
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2012-03-14
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 90%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 15%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- FBCNS
- Continues
- 1743-8454
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101553157
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
Show all subjects (50)
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
- Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
- S100 Proteins and Annexins
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- S100 Proteins and Annexins
Keywords (DOAJ)
- cerebrospinal fluid
- central nervous system
- cns fluids
- blood-brain barrier
- neurological diseases
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