Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Aims & Scope

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria is the official journal of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology.

The mission of the journal is to provide neurologists, specialists and researchers in Neurology and related fields with open access to original articles (clinical and translational research), editorials, reviews, historical papers, neuroimages and letters about published manuscripts.

It also publishes the consensus and guidelines on Neurology, as well as educational and scientific material from the different scientific departments of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology.

The ultimate goals of the journal are to contribute to advance knowledge in the areas of Neurology and Neuroscience, and to provide valuable material for training and continuing education for neurologists and other health professionals working in the area.

These goals might contribute to improving care for patients with neurological diseases.

We aim to be the best Neuroscience journal in Latin America within the peer review system.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Neuroscience, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Sugestões para o uso do mini-exame do estado mental no Brasil

  Citation: 1342

  Authors: Sonia M.D., Ricardo, Paulo, Paulo H.F., Ivan H.

• O Mini-Exame do Estado Mental em uma população geral: impacto da escolaridade

  Citation: 1238

  Authors: Paulo H.F., Sonia M.D., Sandra R., Yara

• Confiabilidade da versão brasileira da Escala de Depressão em Geriatria (GDS) versão reduzida

  Citation: 510

  Authors: OSVALDO P., SHIRLEY A.

• Mini exame dos estado mental e o diagnóstico de demência no Brasil

  Citation: 230

  Authors: OSVALDO P.

• Frontopolar and anterior temporal cortex activation in a moral judgment task: preliminary functional MRI results in normal subjects

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Jorge, Paul J., Ricardo de

• Botulinum toxin: mechanisms of action

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Dirk, Fereshte Adib, Egberto Reis

• The cerebral correlates of set-shifting: an fMRI study of the trail making test

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Jorge, Ricardo de, Fernanda Tovar, Ivanei Edson, Pedro Angelo

• Applicability of the CERAD neuropsychological battery to Brazilian elderly

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Paulo Henrique Ferreira, Ivan Hideyo, Sonia Maria Dozzi, Marilena Ochini, João, Luis Roberto

• Dados normativos para o teste de fluência verbal categoria animais em nosso meio

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Sonia M. Dozzi, Suzana M. Fleury, Ivan H., Paulo H. F.

• Traumatic spinal cord injury: current concepts and treatment update

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Carolina, Danyelle, Eva, Vivian, Gisele Sampaio