Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

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The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the BMJ Group. It covers research and reviews in the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. Its editor-in-chief is Karen L. Furie (Brown University).[1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKaren Furie
Publication details
Former name(s)
Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology; Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry
History1920-present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
8.8 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry
Indexing
ISSN0022-3050 (print)
1468-330X (web)
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History

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The journal was established in 1920 by Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson as the Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology. Wilson was the head of a nine-member editorial committee which, besides Wilson, consisted of Thomas Graham Brown, Carey Coombs, Henry Devine, Bernard Hart, Maurice Nicoll, Charles Stanford Read, Roy Mackenzie Stewart, and Charles Symonds.[2] The journal was renamed Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry from 1938 to 1944, and then obtained its current title.[3]

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in various databases,[4] for example, in: Science Citation Index Expanded, BIOSIS Previews, Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed, Current Contents, Scopus, Embase, and CINAHL. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 8.8.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Homepage". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  2. ^ "The Journal of neurology and psychopathology v.1 (1920-21)". The Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology. 1: iii. 1920. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013787266.
  3. ^ "Rossijskij Psihiatriceskij Zurnal". www.rossijskij-psihiatriceskij.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. ^ "Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  5. ^ "Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.
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