Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 📚 *Neurosurgical Clinics of North America* ====== **ISSN**: 1042-3680 **Publisher**: Elsevier **Frequency**: Quarterly **Scope**: Thematic reviews in neurosurgery **Impact Factor**: Moderate (typically between 2–3) **Audience**: Neurosurgeons, neurologists, intensivists, trainees, and allied neurosciences professionals \===== 🎯 Mission and Strengths ===== *Neurosurgical Clinics of North America* is a long-established, peer-reviewed journal focused exclusively on **comprehensive, theme-based review articles** in neurosurgery. Each issue is curated around a specific clinical or subspecialty area (e.g., neurotrauma, spine, vascular, pediatric, functional, neurocritical care), often edited by a guest expert. Key strengths: * **Thematic cohesion**: Each issue offers a deep dive into one topic, ideal for rapid immersion or teaching. * **High editorial standards**: Contributions are usually from respected clinicians and researchers. * **Clinical orientation**: Content is practical, often summarizing guidelines, surgical strategies, and current controversies. * **Citable resource**: Frequently used as a secondary source in educational materials and residency curricula. \===== ⚠️ Weaknesses and Limitations ===== Despite its usefulness, the journal has **structural and academic limitations**: * 🧪 **Not original research**: It does not publish original studies, trials, or novel data — limiting its influence on cutting-edge discoveries. * 📉 **Low citation velocity**: Articles are cited less frequently compared to research journals, affecting impact factor. * 💤 **Conservative tone**: Reviews are often descriptive and **lack disruptive thinking** or hypothesis-challenging positions. * 🎭 **Editorial echo chamber**: The selection of authors often reinforces mainstream academic narratives, sidelining outsider or early-career voices. * 💼 **Commercial publisher bias**: As an Elsevier product, open access is limited, and institutional paywalls restrict dissemination. \===== 🧠 Takeaway for the Critical Neurosurgeon ===== *Neurosurgical Clinics of North America* is a **solid, reputable, and clinically valuable** source for structured updates — but it is **not a journal of innovation**. For those seeking **controversial, disruptive, or high-impact evidence**, it plays a **supporting role**, not a leading one. > It teaches well. It rarely surprises. > It clarifies what is known. It rarely challenges what is believed. \ ===== 🔍 Recommendation ===== Use it to: * Update clinical knowledge * Structure teaching modules * Anchor introductory literature reviews Do **not** rely on it for: * Cutting-edge research * Bold redefinitions of practice * Diverse or dissenting academic voices neurosurgical_clinics_of_north_america.txt Last modified: 2025/06/23 03:56by administrador