Neuromuscular Disorders

Aims & Scope

This international, multidisciplinary journal covers all aspects of neuromuscular disorders in childhood and adult life (including the muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophies, hereditary neuropathies, congenital myopathies, myasthenias, myotonic syndromes, metabolic myopathies and inflammatory myopathies).

The Editors welcome original articles from all areas of the field: • Clinical aspects, such as new clinical entities, case studies of interest, treatment, management and rehabilitation (including biomechanics, orthotic design and surgery). • Basic scientific studies of relevance to the clinical syndromes, including advances in the fields of molecular biology and genetics. • Studies of animal models relevant to the human diseases.

The journal is aimed at a wide range of clinicians, pathologists, associated paramedical professionals and clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the study of neuromuscular disorders.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.885

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	116

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5842

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1050

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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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.

• Population frequencies of inherited neuromuscular diseases—A world survey

  Citation: 1129

  Authors: Alan E.H.

• 119th ENMC international workshop: Trial design in adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, with the exception of inclusion body myositis, 10–12 October 2003, Naarden, The Netherlands

  Citation: 774

  Authors: Jessica E, Anthony A, Bryan R, Ernest H, Ingrid E, Michael R, Jiri, Marianne, Richard A

• Diagnosis and management of spinal muscular atrophy: Part 1: Recommendations for diagnosis, rehabilitation, orthopedic and nutritional care

  Citation: 772

  Authors: Eugenio, Richard S., Francesco, Brunhilde, Jacqueline, Marion, Elena S., Michael, Brian, Susana, Enrico, Rebecca Hurst, Oscar H., Anita K., Mary K., Robert J., Janbernd, Susan T., Thomas O., Simon, Ying, Thomas, Francesco, Brunhilde, Francesco Danilo, Janbernd, Eduardo, Haluk, Kathy, Nigel, Saito, Thomas, Wendy K., Shou-Mei, Jacqueline, Elena, Marion, Caron, Richard, Allan, Anna-Karin, Kristin, Leslie, Kristy, Agnieszka, Carole, Michael, Brian, Susana, Jean, David, Jack, Matthew, Carol, Lotfi, Christopher, Benjamin, Paul, Muharrem, Rebecca, Enrico, Stacey, Salesa, Simona, Thomas, Kevin, Barbara, Lance, Helen, Erin, Kathryn, Agnieszka

• Survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: improvements in life expectancy since 1967 and the impact of home nocturnal ventilation

  Citation: 767

  Authors: Michelle, Simon V, Colin, David R, Robert, Kate

• Diagnosis and management of spinal muscular atrophy: Part 2: Pulmonary and acute care; medications, supplements and immunizations; other organ systems; and ethics

  Citation: 516

  Authors: Richard S., Eugenio, Oscar H., Anita K., Mary K., Robert J., Janbernd, Susan T., Thomas O., Simon, Francesco, Brunhilde, Jacqueline, Marion, Elena S., Michael, Brian, Susana, Enrico, Rebecca Hurst, Ying, Thomas

• International SMA Consortium Meeting (26–28 June 1992, Bonn, Germany)

  Citation: 516

  Authors: Theodore L., Kay E.

• Nusinersen initiated in infants during the presymptomatic stage of spinal muscular atrophy: Interim efficacy and safety results from the Phase 2 NURTURE study

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Darryl C., Enrico, Kathryn J., Wuh-Liang, Thomas O., Richard S., Janbernd, Nancy L., Julie A., Monique M., Russell J., Haluk, Tawfeg, Valeria A., Yuh-Jyh, Francy, John F., Douglas, Alfred W., Christopher, Marco, Gabriel, Kristina, Richard, Sarah, Ishir, Sandra P., Stephanie, Wildon

• Duplication in chromosome 17p11.2 in Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1a (CMT 1a)

  Citation: 488

  Authors: P, V, E, P, J.E, F, D.F, J.J, M, P.A, C

• 224th ENMC International Workshop:

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Yves, Andrew L., Olivier, Werner, Yves, Anthony, Audrey, Olivier, Jan, Ingrid, Marianne, Hans, Baptiste, Norina, David, Janice, Ingrid, Andrew, Tahseen, Ichizo, Alan, Ulrike, Werner

• A systematic review and meta-analysis on the epidemiology of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

  Citation: 392

  Authors: Jean K., Lawrence, Jonathan, Lundy, Tamara, Nathalie

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