Neurology International

Neurology International is an open access journal from MDPI that began in 2009 and provides a forum for studies across neurology and neuroscience. It publishes reviews, research papers, communications and case reports, and its 2025 impact factor is 3.3.《国际神经病学》是 MDPI 出版的开放获取期刊，2009 年创办，为神经病学与神经科学各领域的研究提供论坛。该刊发表综述，研究论文，通讯与病例报告，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• The journal provides a forum for studies across neurology and neuroscience.该刊为神经病学与神经科学各领域的研究提供一个论坛。

• Clinical work is taken, and a paper may report the course of a disease in a group of patients.临床工作会被接收，论文可以报告某一疾病在一组患者中的病程。

• Experimental work appears beside it, since a mechanism is often studied in a laboratory.实验工作与之并列出现，因为机制常在实验室中被研究。

• Reviews are published, and a survey may gather what is known of a condition.综述会被发表，一篇综述可以汇集某一疾患的已知内容。

• Regular research papers form a large part of its pages.常规研究论文构成其版面的一大部分。

• Communications are taken, so a short report may announce a finding.通讯会被接收，因此一篇短报可以宣布一项发现。

• Case reports are published, since an unusual case can teach something a group study cannot.病例报告会被发表，因为一个不寻常的病例可以教人群体研究所不能教的东西。

• Interesting images are taken, and a striking scan may be published with a short account of it.有意义的图像会被接收，一幅引人注目的影像可以配以简短说明发表。

• Neuroimaging appears among the subjects, and a paper may relate a picture to a sign.神经影像出现在选题之中，论文可以把图像与体征相联系。

• Cerebrovascular disease is studied, since stroke is a large part of what a neurologist treats.脑血管病受到研究，因为卒中占神经科医师所治疾病的一大部分。

• Epilepsy is covered, and a paper may report the outcome of a treatment over several years.癫痫也在覆盖之列，论文可以报告某种治疗数年的结局。

• Neurodegenerative disease is named, so work on dementia has a place.神经退行性疾病被列出，因此痴呆方面的工作有其位置。

• Tumours of the nervous system are studied, and a report may describe a rare presentation.神经系统肿瘤受到研究，报告可以描述一种罕见的临床表现。

• There is no restriction on the length of a paper, so a detailed account is welcome.论文长度不受限制，因此详细的记述受到欢迎。

• Full experimental and methodological detail is required for a research article, since another worker must be able to follow it.研究论文要求完整的实验与方法细节，因为另一位研究者必须能够跟进。

• Supplementary files are accepted, so a long calculation may be deposited rather than printed.补充文件会被接收，因此冗长的计算可以存放而非刊印。

• The journal is affiliated with a federation of Alzheimer associations.该刊与一个阿尔茨海默病协会联合会建立联系。

• A paper may report the result of a treatment in a group of patients, and the account should state how the group was chosen.论文可以报告某一治疗在一组患者中的结果，记述应说明该组是如何选取的。

• Work on the diagnosis of a neurological disease is taken, since a test is useful when it changes what is done.神经系统疾病诊断方面的工作会被接收，因为一项检查在改变处置时才是有用的。

• The journal covers the imaging of the brain, and a study may relate a pattern to a clinical picture.该刊覆盖脑的成像，研究可以把一种图式与临床表现相联系。

• A report of a rare case is taken, and the paper may set out what made the presentation unusual.罕见病例的报告会被接收，论文可以说明使这一临床表现不寻常之处。

• Work on the outcome after a stroke is covered, since what happens in the months that follow matters to a patient.卒中后结局方面的工作也在覆盖之列，因为随后数月所发生的对患者很重要。

• The journal takes work on a marker of a disease, since a signal in the blood may be easier to obtain than an image.该刊接收疾病标志物方面的工作，因为血中的信号可能比影像更易获得。

• A paper may report a complication of a therapy, and the journal asks that the account be complete.论文可以报告某种治疗的并发症，该刊要求记述完整。

• Work on the genetics of a neurological disorder is taken, since a family history may point to a cause.神经系统疾病的遗传学方面的工作会被接收，因为家族史可能指向病因。

• The journal covers the treatment of pain, since relief is a large part of what a patient asks for.该刊覆盖疼痛的治疗，因为缓解是患者所求的一大部分。

• A study of a rehabilitation programme is taken, and the paper may ask what function returned.康复方案的研究会被接收，论文可以追问恢复了哪些功能。

• Work on the nervous system in an infection is covered, since a pathogen may reach the brain.感染中神经系统方面的工作也在覆盖之列，因为病原体可能到达脑。

• The journal takes work on a measurement used in a clinic, and the editors ask whether it is reliable across observers.该刊接收门诊所用某种测量方面的工作，编辑追问它在不同观察者之间是否可靠。

• A paper may report the course of a disease over several years, and the account should state how many patients were followed.论文可以报告某一疾病数年的病程，记述应说明随访了多少患者。

• Work on the effect of a treatment on function is taken, since what a patient can do matters as much as a scan.治疗对功能影响方面的工作会被接收，因为患者能做什么与影像同样重要。

• The journal covers the management of a headache disorder, and a study may compare two preventive drugs.该刊覆盖头痛疾患的管理，研究可以比较两种预防性药物。

• A report of a technique is taken, and the paper may set out how it was performed and what it showed.一项技术的报告会被接收，论文可以说明它是如何实施的以及显示了什么。

• Work on the safety of a drug is covered, since an adverse effect may appear only after wide use.药物安全性方面的工作也在覆盖之列，因为不良效应可能仅在广泛使用后才显现。

• The journal takes work on the nervous system in ageing, since the risk of a disorder rises with the years.该刊接收衰老中神经系统方面的工作，因为疾患的风险随年岁上升。

• A paper may report the care of a patient at the end of life, since a neurological disease may reach a stage where comfort is the aim.论文可以报告患者终末期的照护，因为神经系统疾病可能到达以舒适为目标的阶段。

• Work on a public health measure for a neurological disease is taken, since prevention may be better than treatment.神经系统疾病公共卫生措施方面的工作会被接收，因为预防可能优于治疗。

History

• The journal began in 2009, and it has appeared ever since.该刊于 2009 年创办，此后持续出版。

• It is published by MDPI, a house based in Switzerland.该刊由 MDPI 出版，该机构设在瑞士。

• It appears in electronic form only, and its number is 2035-8377.该刊仅以电子形式出现，其刊号为 2035-8377。

• It has been published monthly online since the third issue of its twelfth volume.自第十二卷第三期起，该刊改为每月在线出版。

• Every article is free to read on the day it appears, since the journal is open access.每篇文章在发表当天即可免费阅读，因为该刊是开放获取的。

• Articles carry a Creative Commons attribution licence.文章带有知识共享署名许可。

• Its impact factor was 3.2 for 2023 and 3.3 for 2025, with a five-year figure of 3.6.其影响因子 2023 年为 3.2，2025 年为 3.3，五年影响因子为 3.6。

• The title records a CiteScore of 4.3.该刊的 CiteScore 为 4.3。

• It is indexed in Scopus and in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.该刊被 Scopus 与新兴来源引文索引收录。

• Its record is also held in PubMed and in the national library of medicine.其记录也保存于 PubMed 与美国国家医学图书馆。

• Embase and other databases carry it as well.Embase 及其他数据库也载有该刊。

• An article processing charge is paid by the author or by the institution, since a reader pays nothing.文章处理费由作者或其机构支付，因为读者不付费。

• Members of the affiliated federation receive a discount on that charge.该联合会的成员可享受该费用的折扣。

Editors

• (Junji Yamauchi) is the editor-in-chief of the journal.（Junji Yamauchi）是该刊主编。

• He works at the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences.他就职于东京药科大学。

• The journal is edited for the publisher, and the editor works with a board that covers the field.该刊为出版方编辑，主编与一个覆盖该领域的编委会合作。

• The board covers the branches of neurology and neuroscience that the journal publishes.编委会覆盖该刊所发表的神经病学与神经科学各分支。

• A manuscript is sent to reviewers who work on the condition it addresses.稿件被送给研究其所涉疾病的评审人。

• The editors receive the reports and take the decision on a paper.编辑收到报告后就论文作出决定。

• Section editors handle particular areas, so a paper is read by a specialist.栏目编辑分管特定领域，因此论文由专家审读。

• The journal office answers queries about submission and follows each paper.该刊办公室答复关于投稿的询问并跟踪每篇论文。

• The editors state that a case report is judged on what it adds to the understanding of a disease.编辑声明病例报告据其对某一疾病理解的贡献来评判。