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Language | English |
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Edited by | Karen Furie |
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Former name(s) | Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology; Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry |
History | 1920-present |
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Frequency | Monthly |
8.8 (2023) | |
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ISO 4 | J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry |
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ISSN | 0022-3050 (print) 1468-330X (web) |
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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]
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]
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]