Brazilian Neurosurgery

Aims & Scope

Brazilian Neurosurgery is the official journal for the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery and the Portuguese Language Neurosurgery Societies.

Established in 1982, it went online in 1999 and publishes original scientific works in neurosurgery and related fields.

This journal is Open Access, and after publishing, authors can self-archive the final version of their article on any OA-compliant institutional/subject-based repository.

Papers are published in English only with abstracts written in both English and Portuguese, and can be submitted online using the Editorial Manager system.

The journal publishes four times per year.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, 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, 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.

• The Mechanistic Basis for Photobiomodulation Therapy of Neuropathic Pain by Near Infrared Laser Light

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Vanessa, Maria, Xingjia, Juanita

• Immunohistochemical Markers for Schwannomas, Neurofibromas and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors—What Can the Recent Literature Tell Us?

  Citation: 18

  Authors: José, Rodrigo

• Epidemiology of traumatic spinal injuries in Brazil: systematic review

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Ricardo Vieira, Luciana Dini, Rafael Bastianello, Aluízio Augusto

• Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in Brazil

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Raimundo Nonato, Marlene

• Late favorable results of duroplasty with biocellulose: clinical retrospective study of 20 cases

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Luis Renato, Barbara Bonaparte, Celso Itiberê, Vitor Hugo

• Extending the Indications of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery for Different Central Nervous System Tumors: A Series of 255 Cases in Latin America

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Erasmo Barros da, Ricardo, Maurício, Guilherme Augusto de Souza, Marcella Santos, Joseph Franklin Chenisz da

• Cortical Brain Functions – The Brodmann Legacy in the 21st Century

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Daniel, Anna Maria, Leticia Kühl

• Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de traumatismo cranioencefálico do Hospital de Urgências e Traumas no município de Petrolina, estado de Pernambuco

  Citation: 7

  Authors: José Carlos, Bruno Lázaro, Sheila Cristiane, José Ricardo

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  Citation: 7

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• Surgical Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Alisson, Asdrubal, Jorge