Neurology and Therapy

Aims and Scope

Neurology and Therapy aims to provide reliable and inclusive, rapid publication for all therapy related research for neurological indications, supporting the timely dissemination of research with a global reach, to help advance scientific discovery and support clinical practice.

Neurology and Therapy is an international, open access, peer reviewed, rapid publication journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of neurological and psychiatric therapies, (also covering surgery and devices). Studies relating to diagnosis, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, and patient care, management, and education are also welcomed.

The journal is of interest to a broad audience of healthcare professionals and publishes original research, reviews, case reports, trial designs, communications and letters. The journal is read by a global audience and receives submissions from all over the world. Neurology and Therapy will consider all scientifically sound research be it positive, confirmatory or negative data. Submissions are welcomed whether they relate to an international and/or a country-specific audience, something that is crucially important when researchers are trying to target more specific patient populations. This inclusive approach allows the journal to assist in the dissemination of all scientifically and ethically sound research.

Rapid Publication

The journal’s rapid publication timelines aim for a peer review decision within 2 weeks of submission. If an article is accepted, it will be published online 3-4 weeks from acceptance. These rapid timelines are achieved through the combination of a dedicated in-house editorial team, who closely manage article workflow, and an extensive Editorial and Advisory Board who assist with rapid peer review. This allows the journal to support the rapid dissemination of research, whilst still providing robust peer review. Combined with the journal’s open access model, this allows for the rapid and efficient communication of the latest research and reviews to support scientific discovery and clinical practice.

Personal Service

The journal’s dedicated in-house editorial team offer a personal “concierge service” meaning that authors will always have a personal point of contact able to update them on the status of their manuscript. The editorial team check all manuscripts to ensure that articles conform to the most recent COPE and ICMJE publishing guidelines. This supports the publication of ethically sound and transparent research. We also encourage pre-submission enquiries and are always happy to provide a confidential assessment of manuscripts.

Enhanced Digital Features

Neurology and Therapy is able to publish a range of additional enhanced digital features designed to increase visibility, readership, and the educational value of the content. Every paper is accompanied by a bulleted summary slide, giving a time-efficient overview of the article’s key points for a wider readership. Other types of enhanced digital features are also possible such as slide sets, videos and video abstracts, infographics, podcasts and animations. All enhanced digital features are open access and are peer reviewed to the same high standard as the article itself. They can either be submitted at the same time as the manuscript or can be submitted retrospectively, and there is no additional cost to publish these features.

By having a choice of media for articles (not limited to text, figures and tables alone), readers may receive information more efficiently, whilst being reassured that the content has undergone the same rigorous peer review as the original article. Offering succinct multimedia formats can support time-pressed healthcare professionals in keeping on top of recently published research.

For questions relating specifically to enhanced digital features, please contact adisdigitalfeatures@springer.com.

Plain Language Summaries

Articles published in Neurology and Therapy can be accompanied by Plain Language Summaries to assist in understanding important medical advances. These summaries can help the content to reach a broader audience thus supporting the effective dissemination of research.

Preprints

We encourage posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors' or institutional websites, and open communications between researchers whether on community preprint servers or preprint commenting platforms. Posting of preprints is not considered prior publication and will not jeopardize consideration in our journals.

Please see here for further information on preprint sharing: https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author/journal-author-helpdesk/submission/1302#c16721550

Peer Review Process

Upon submission, manuscripts are assessed by the editorial team to ensure they fit within the aims and scope of the journal and are also checked for plagiarism. All suitable submissions are then subject to a comprehensive single-blind peer review. Reviewers are selected based on their relevant expertise and publication history in the subject area. The journal has an extensive pool of editorial and advisory board members who have been selected to assist with peer review based on the afore-mentioned criteria.

At least two extensive reviews are required to make the editorial decision. Where reviews conflict, an Editorial Board Member will be contacted for further advice and a presiding decision. Manuscripts are then either accepted, rejected or authors are required to make major or minor revisions (both reviewer comments and editorial comments may need to be addressed. Once a revised manuscript is re-submitted, it is assessed along with the responses to reviewer comments and if it has been adequately revised, it will be accepted for publication. Accepted manuscripts are then copyedited and typeset by the production team before online publication. Appeals against decisions following peer review are considered on a case-by-case basis and should be sent to the journal editor, and authors are welcome to make rebuttals against individual reviewer comments, if appropriate.

Copyright

Neurology and Therapy is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License, which allows users to read, copy, distribute, and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited. The author assigns the exclusive right to any commercial use of the article to Springer. For more information about the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License, click here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0.

Publication Fees

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be required to pay the mandatory Rapid Service Fee of $5100/ €4500. The journal will consider fee discounts and waivers for developing countries and this is decided on a case-by-case basis. Considering the time and effort required for a detailed peer review, we also reward our regular reviewers with the opportunity to publish without the Rapid Service Fee (pending peer review) for every threw reviews completed per calendar year.

Open Access

All articles are published in Neurology and Therapy are published open access.

Contact

For more information about the journal, including pre-submission enquiries, please contact anna.sajukynadi@springer.com.