The Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry began publication in 1919 and, in 1959, became 2 separate journals: Archives of Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry. In 2013, the Archives of Neurology was renamed JAMA Neurology. It is an international peer-reviewed journal published 12 times a year; the online version is published on the second Monday of the month. The journal publishes occasional theme issues on topics such as cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, neoplasms, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, Alzheimer disease, neurotherapeutics, genetics, sleep disorders, headache syndromes, emergency neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology, neurogenerative diseases, ethical issues, and neurobiotechnology. The acceptance rate is 16%. The average time from submission to acceptance is 48 days; from acceptance to publication is 6 months. In 2011 as the Archives of Neurology, the impact factor was 7.58. The editor is Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, Zale Distinguished Chair and Professor of Neurology at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas.
Features of the JAMA Neurology include the following:
- Clinical Trials - High-impact, peer-reviewed articles with direct clinical relevance
- Online First Articles - Read articles weeks before they appear in the print issue
- Video Supplements - Watch short videos accompanying selected articles Commentaries in Neurology - Differing expert viewpoints on the issues shaping the future of the field, including disease nosology, mechanisms of disease, specific diagnostic procedures, therapies, and related subjects
- Neurological Reviews - Critical assessments of the literature and data sources pertaining to clinical or basic science topics, emphasizing the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, or prevention
- Images in Neurology - A monthly quiz that challenges readers with case studies featuring vivid clinical photographs and images
- Author Interviews - Listen to authors discuss their research and gain a deeper understanding of a study's objectives, findings, and implications
- "What is Your Diagnosis?"- A quarterly online quiz in which readers are presented with a case history and an image and asked to make a diagnosis
- Monthly CME Quizzes - Earn up to 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME credits per year
- E-mail alerts - Find out when material of interest to you is published
- PowerPoint Image Downloads - Easily incorporate images from JAMA Neurology into your presentations
- PDF Downloads - Print and save articles of interest to you
Editor
Roger N. Rosenberg, MD
Associate Editors
Hassan M. Fathallah-Shaykh, MD, PhD, Birmingham, Alabama
Lawrence S. Honig, MD, PhD, New York, New York
Olaf Stüve, MD, PhD, Dallas, Texas
Matthew Menken, MD, Princeton, New Jersey
David E. Pleasure, MD, Sacramento, California
E. S. Roach, MD, Columbus, Ohio
Ira Shoulson, MD, Washington, DC
Steven Vernino, MD, PhD, Dallas, Texas
Editorial Assistant
Yeong-Hee Shin, Dallas, Texas