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Critical Review: Neurocirugía (English Edition)

Journal Title: Neurocirugía (English Edition) Publisher: Elsevier España / Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía (SENEC) Language: Bilingual (Spanish & English) Frequency: Bimonthly ISSN: 1130-1473 Website: https://www.revistaneurocirugia.com/en

🔍 Scope and Aims

* Covers original clinical and experimental research in neurosurgery. * Accepts expert reviews, technical notes, clinical guidelines, and illustrative cases. * Prioritizes issues relevant to Spanish-speaking neurosurgical practice. * Double-blinded peer review system. * Indexed in Medline, Scopus, JCR, SJR, SNIP.

📈 Impact and Metrics (2024)

Metric Value Interpretation
Impact Factor (JCR) 0.8 Low international influence
CiteScore (Scopus) 1.4 Moderate for regional journals
SJR 0.286 (Q3) Third quartile
SNIP 0.424 Below global average
h-index 26 Modest historical citation impact
Time to acceptance ~4 months Moderate
Time to publication ~7 months Could delay time-sensitive results

✅ Strengths

⚠️ Limitations

🧭 Comparative Context

Journal Impact Factor SJR Global Standing
Journal of Neurosurgery ~4.1 ~1.5 High
Neurosurgery (LWW) ~3.9 ~1.3 High
World Neurosurgery ~2.1 ~0.8 Moderate-High
Neurocirugía (English Edition) ~0.8 0.286 Regionally important

📝 Recommendations

🧠 Final Appraisal

Neurocirugía is a respectable, bilingual neurosurgery journal with solid editorial standards and regional influence. It serves as a crucial platform for Spanish-speaking neurosurgeons and national consensus work but has limited weight in the global neurosurgical literature. Strategic use recommended based on intended audience and publication goals.