Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal
A peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering neurosurgery and related clinical neurosciences, published in Kyiv since 1995.
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Overview
The Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal devoted to neurosurgery and the clinical neurosciences. It is published in Kyiv, Ukraine, and has appeared continuously since 1995, making it the first Ukrainian periodical dedicated to the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical pathology. The journal is issued quarterly in Ukrainian and English and is published by the Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute. Its founders are the Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, the Ukrainian Association of Neurosurgeons and the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. The journal's focus and scope cover basic and clinical research in neurosurgery, including neuroradiology, otoneurology, clinical neurophysiology, organic neurology, neuroimmunology, neurochemistry and neuropathology. It also publishes work on the organization of public health in the field of neurosurgery and reports on the activities of the Ukrainian Association of Neurosurgeons. Content types include review articles, original research and other scientific contributions, with a full issue PDF made available for each number. The journal practices a policy of immediate open access to published content, supporting the free distribution of scientific information and global knowledge sharing. It states that it consistently supports and implements the principles of open science aimed at enhancing the transparency, accessibility and quality of scientific research, and it endorses key international initiatives that promote the free dissemination of scientific knowledge. It is registered as an online-media scientific journal in Ukraine (identifier R40-07048) and has been assigned category "A" in the Ukrainian scientific journal list by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The journal has been known under several titles. From 1995 to 1999 it appeared as the Bulletin of the Ukrainian Association of Neurosurgeons (Bûleten' Ukraïns'koï Asociaciï Nejrohirurgiv). From 2000 to 2018 it was published as the Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal under the parallel Ukrainian and Russian titles Ukraïns'kij nejrohìrurgìčnij žurnal and Ukrainskij nejrohirurgičeskij žurnal. In 2019 it was re-registered under the single name Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, with new print and online ISSNs. The editor-in-chief is Professor Eugene G. Pedachenko of the Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, supported by deputy editors and an international editorial board.
History
The Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal traces its origins to April 1995, when the first issue of Ukraine's first journal covering the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical pathology appeared under the title Bulletin of the Ukrainian Association of Neurosurgeons (Bûleten' Ukraïns'koï Asociaciï Nejrohirurgiv). Eight issues were published during the 1995–1999 period. From 2000 to 2018 the journal was published under the title Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, with parallel Ukrainian and Russian titles (Ukraïns'kij nejrohìrurgìčnij žurnal = Ukrainskij nejrohirurgičeskij žurnal = Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal). During this period it carried the print ISSN 1810-3154 and the online ISSN 2412-8791. In 2019 the journal was re-registered under the single name Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, with new identifiers: print ISSN 2663-9084 and online ISSN 2663-9092. It has been published under this name since then. The journal is registered in Ukraine's Register of Media Entities under identifier R40-07048 and is issued as an online-media scientific journal in Ukrainian and English on a quarterly schedule. In accordance with the Procedure for the Formation of the Scientific Journal List of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal has been assigned category "A" by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Order No 1721 dated 10 December 2024). The journal maintains an editorial office at the Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute in Kyiv, led by Editor-in-Chief Eugene G. Pedachenko, with deputy editors Vadym V. Biloshytsky and Vira A. Vasyuta and managing editor Anna N. Nikiforova. Its editorial board includes members from Ukraine and several other countries, including the United States, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Japan, the United Kingdom, Israel, Germany, Serbia, Canada, the Czech Republic and Belarus.
- 2024
Assigned category "A" in the Ukrainian scientific journal list by Ministry of Education and Science Order No 1721 dated 10 December 2024.
- 2019
Re-registered under the single name Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal with new ISSNs 2663-9084 (print) and 2663-9092 (online).
- 2018
Last year of publication under the 2000–2018 title and ISSNs 1810-3154 (print) and 2412-8791 (online).
- 2000
Journal begins publication as Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal with parallel Ukrainian and Russian titles.
- 1999
End of the Bulletin period; eight issues had been published from 1995 to 1999.
- 1995
First issue published in April under the title Bulletin of the Ukrainian Association of Neurosurgeons.
Products and positioning
A peer-reviewed open access neurosurgery journal published in Ukraine since 1995, serving the Ukrainian and international neurosurgical community.
Quarterly journal issues
Four issues per year published in Ukrainian and English, with a full issue PDF.
Review articles
Review articles on neurosurgery and related clinical neurosciences.
Sources6 sources
- 1Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal homepagetheunj.org
- 2About the Journal | Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journaltheunj.org
- 3Submissions | Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journaltheunj.org
- 4Editorial Team | Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journaltheunj.org
- 5Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal — Wikidatawikidata.org
- 6Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal — Russian Wikipediaru.wikipedia.org
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