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<i>Journal of Child Neurology</i>

Journal of Child Neurology

Academic journal

The Journal of Child Neurology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of pediatric neurology. The editor-in-chief is Marc C. Patterson (Mayo Clinic). The journal was established in 1986 and is published by SAGE Publications.

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History of the journal

The journal was founded by Roger Brumback, MD in 1986,[1] nearly simultaneously with the founding of the journal Pediatric Neurology. John B. Bodensteiner and Robert M. Shuman were associate editors; Bodensteiner would later become senior associate editor.[2] Initial board members included Jean Aicardi, Jack Shonkoff and Marvin A. Fishman.[3]

Brumback remained editor-in-chief until his death in 2013, when Patterson became editor.[4]

Residents and Fellows Board

in 2013, Brumback started a Residents and Fellows Editorial Board of the Journal. Audrey Foster-Barber, MD, PhD was the initial Associate Editor of this section, assisted by Yasmin Khakoo and Kara Stuart Lewis.[5]

Alison Christy was director of the board from 2017-2021. Sonika Agarwal has been the director of this board since 2021.

Podcasts

Alison Christy started making podcasts for the Journal of Child Neurology as a member of the Residents and Fellows Board in 2016.[6] Podcasts are on a variety of topics related to pediatric neurology and are found with other podcasts connected to SAGE journals at the SAGE Neuroscience and Neurology website.[7]

Child Neurology Open

From 2014-2024, the journal was associated with a peer-reviewed open-access journal called Child Neurology Open.[8] Marc C. Patterson was the editor-in-chief from 2014-2020. Alison Christy was the editor-in-chief from January, 2021 until the journal's closure January 1, 2024.[9]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Science Citation Index Expanded. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2022 impact factor is 1.9.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "In Memoriam: Roger Alan Brumback, MD". Child Neurology Society.
  2. [2]
    Brumback, RA; Bodensteiner, JB; Shuman, RM (Oct 1988). "The Journal of Child Neurology and child neurology: growing together". The Journal of Child Neurology. 3. doi:10.1177/088307388800300401.
  3. [3]
    Brumback, RA (2010). "The Silver Jubilee: Journal of Child Neurology Turns 25". Journal of Child Neurology. 25 (1): 4–31. doi:10.1177/0883073809351986.
  4. [4]
    Patterson, MC (2014). "Preface". Journal of Child Neurology. 29 (2): 159. doi:10.1177/0883073814520676.
  5. [5]
    Brumback, RA; Foster-Barber, A; Khakoo, Y; Lewis, KS (2013). "Mentoring the Next Generation of Academic Child Neurologists". Journal of Child Neurology. 28 (7): 837–839. doi:10.1177/0883073813491628.
  6. [6]
    Shaw, Gina. "She Embroiders Brain Images, Writes, and Creates Games It's Not Always Perfect, and That's OK". NeurologyToday.
  7. [7]
    "Neuroscience and Neurology". SAGE Publishing.
  8. [8]
    "Child Neurology Open". Sage Journals.
  9. [9]
    "Editorial Board". SAGE Journals: Child Neurology Open. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Journal indexing and metrics". Sage Journals: Journal of Child Neurology. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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