Travaux de Neurologie Chirurgicale

The first recurrent publication whose major focus was in the field of neurosurgery was Travaux de Neurologie Chirurgicale, initially published by Chipault in 1896.

However, Travaux lacks some critical elements. For instance, though there was a list of individuals on its cover, it is unclear if they represent authors or reviewers, such as an editorial board. Moreover, the publication itself was a single annual issue, which, though technically a journal (one issue per year), does not truly reflect the concept of a periodical.