Annals of Neurology

Annals of Neurology
Title	Annals of Neurology
Discipline	Neurology
Abbreviation	Ann. Neurol.
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	1977–present
Impact	11.3
Impact-year	2024
Issn	0364-5134

Annals of Neurology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering clinical and translational neuroscience, focusing on neurological disorders, neurodegeneration, and neuroimmunology. Established in 1977, the journal publishes original research, reviews, and commentary that intersect with institutions, investigators, and clinical trials across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its readership includes clinicians at hospitals such as Mayo Clinic, researchers at institutions including Harvard Medical School and University College London, and policymakers associated with organizations like the National Institutes of Health and World Health Organization.

History

The journal was launched in the late 1970s amid expansion of specialized medical periodicals alongside titles such as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and JAMA. Founding editors and early contributors included faculty from Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and Stanford University School of Medicine, reflecting ties to centers like Massachusetts General Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital. Over successive decades, editorial leadership has featured neurologists with affiliations to University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Francisco, and Yale School of Medicine, and the journal has published work from investigators at research centers such as Salk Institute, Broad Institute, and Karolinska Institutet. Throughout its history the title has intersected with major projects and trials overseen by entities like National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Alzheimer's Association, and the European Academy of Neurology.

Scope and Abstracting/Indexing

The journal’s scope spans clinical neurology and basic neuroscience, encompassing topics addressed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and University of Toronto. Subject areas overlap with studies from laboratories at Max Planck Society, Imperial College London, and University of Oxford on diseases investigated at centers including Cleveland Clinic and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. It is indexed in major bibliographic databases alongside titles like Science, Nature Neuroscience, and Neuron, and is tracked by citation services operated by Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier (Scopus), and PubMed Central. Abstracting and indexing facilitate discovery by clinicians working at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Toronto Western Hospital, and Seoul National University Hospital.

Editorial Board and Peer Review

The editorial board comprises experts appointed from universities and hospitals including Brown University, Duke University School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, and King's College London. Editors have prior leadership roles in societies such as the American Academy of Neurology, European Federation of Neurological Societies, and International League Against Epilepsy. Peer review follows standards common to journals affiliated with publishers like Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, and Oxford University Press, incorporating blinded review from investigators at centers such as University of Michigan, University of Sydney, and McGill University. Editorial policies reference ethical frameworks promoted by organizations like the Committee on Publication Ethics and funding agencies such as the Wellcome Trust and European Research Council.

Publication and Access Model

Published monthly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of professional constituencies, the journal operates a hybrid access model comparable to other clinical journals such as BMJ and Annals of Internal Medicine. Subscription and institutional access arrangements involve libraries at Princeton University, University of Chicago, and University of California, Los Angeles, while open-access options align with mandates from Plan S advocates and funders like the National Science Foundation. Digital distribution leverages platforms used by publishers including HighWire Press and PubMed, and archiving strategies connect with repositories maintained by National Library of Medicine and national libraries such as the British Library.

Impact and Reception

The journal holds an established position within neurology alongside peers like Brain, Movement Disorders, and Stroke. Metrics reported by services associated with Clarivate Analytics and Scopus position it among leading clinical neuroscience journals, cited by investigators at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Mount Sinai, and Scripps Research. Critical reception in the community has noted influential clinical guidelines and high-profile translational studies originating from collaborations between centers such as Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Karolinska University Hospital. Endorsements and critiques have appeared in meetings organized by societies including the Society for Neuroscience and panels convened by the Institute of Medicine.

Notable Articles and Contributions

The journal has published landmark reports and reviews that have influenced work at institutions like Johns Hopkins Hospital, Riken, and Utrecht University Medical Center. Topics include seminal clinical descriptions and biomarker studies involving cohorts from Framingham Heart Study, multicenter trials coordinated with European Medicines Agency, and mechanistic research building on findings from Stanford Neurosciences Institute and Salk Institute. Notable contributions have informed diagnostic criteria used by groups such as the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society and trial designs funded by the National Institute on Aging and Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

Category:Neurology journals