The ''Journal of Neurosurgery'' is a monthly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The fi ...

covering all aspects of

neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and pe ...

. It is published by the

American Association of Neurological Surgeons The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association focused on advancing the specialty of neurological surgery. The organization has over 8,000 members around the world. It is one of the five Cont ...

and the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

James Rutka James Rutka (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian neurosurgeon from Toronto, Canada. Rutka served as RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto from 2011 – 2022. He ...

. It was established in 1944, with

Louise Eisenhardt Louise Eisenhardt (17 July 1891 – 22 January 1967) was one of the first neuropathologists and was considered leading world expert on tumor diagnosis. She became the first woman president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. ...

as founding editor. Originally published bimonthly, it switched to a monthly schedule in 1962. All content is freely available online after 12 months, until it is 10 years old.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons have been editors-in-chief of the journal: *

(2013–present) * John A. Jane (1992–2013) * Thoralf Sundt, Jr. (1989–1992) * William Collins Jr. (1985–1989) * Henry Schwartz (1975–1985) * Henry Heyl (1965–1975) * Louise Eisenhardt (1944–1965)

The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) also publishes: * ''Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine'', begun in 1999, it is an independent journal since 2004 * ''Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics'', begun in 2004, it is an independent journal since January 2008 * ''Neurosurgical Focus'', published monthly since 1996, it is curated by expert guest editors and is free to the public

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.thejns.org/ Publications established in 1944 Neurosurgery journals Monthly journals

Editors-in-chief

The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

References

Further reading

External links