=====Core journals=====
The core [[journals]] in every medical specialty would be those that provide a current and comprehensive coverage of the science in that specialty. Identifying these journals would make it possible for individual physicians to keep abreast of research and clinical progress.


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The [[core journals]] for neurosurgery were identified to be [[Journal of Neurosurgery]], [[Neurosurgery]], [[Spine]], [[Acta Neurochirurgica]], [[Stroke]], and [[Journal of Neurotrauma]]. A list of core journals could similarly be generated for every subject. This would facilitate a focused reading to keep abreast of current knowledge. Collated across specialties, these journals could depict the current status of medical science
((Madhugiri VS, Ambekar S, Strom SF, Nanda A. A technique to identify core
journals for neurosurgery using citation scatter analysis and the Bradford
distribution across neurosurgery journals. J Neurosurg. 2013 Nov;119(5):1274-87. 
doi: 10.3171/2013.8.JNS122379. Epub 2013 Sep 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 24032696.)).

see [[Journals of Neurosurgical Interest ordered by Impact factor]].