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Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Acta Neuropathologica Communications is the sister journal to Acta Neuropathologica and publishes high quality research and reviews on the mechanisms of neurological disease, based on experimental or human tissues using molecular, cellular and morphological techniques, for a global audience.

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Subject Neurosciences
Impact Factor 5.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2051-5960
eISSN 2051-5960
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2990.00 GBP / $3890.00 USD / €3290.00 EUR APC

Submission Instructions

Acta Neuropathologica Communications accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be unstructured and written as a single paragraph without subheadings.
Manuscript There is no article word limit. Manuscript must include Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information (optional), using 'Not applicable' where a required subheading is not relevant.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. Reference list must be alphabetized by the first author's surname and numbered consecutively, list up to six authors in full and the first six followed by et al. when there are more than six, include only cited published or accepted works, and use standard journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end with their locations indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and uploaded in that order, multipart figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, abstract, Introduction, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an abbreviations list if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, and Declarations subsections for Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' under any irrelevant heading.
References References must be cited in the text by numbers in square brackets. Reference list must be alphabetized by the last name of the first author and numbered consecutively, include only cited published or accepted works, list all authors if there are up to six or the first six followed by et al. if there are more than six, use standard journal abbreviations, and express dataset identifiers such as DOIs as full URLs.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned, multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, and tables numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Letters to the Editor must not include an abstract.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor should be around 800 words excluding references and must not exceed 1000 words. Letters to the Editor must be a substantial re-analysis of a previously published article in the journal, must not use sections such as Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, and Discussion, and must include a Declarations section. Letters to the Editor must include three to ten keywords, and the Declarations section must include all required subheadings with 'Not applicable' used for any section that is not relevant.
References Letters to the Editor may include a maximum of ten references. Reference citations must be numbered in square brackets, the reference list must be alphabetized by first-author surname and numbered consecutively, journal names must use standard abbreviations, and references with more than six authors must list the first six followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures must be numbered in the order first cited and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for Case Reports. The cover letter must describe how the case is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits, explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required for Case Reports. The abstract must be 200 to 300 words. The abstract must be unstructured and written as one paragraph without subheadings.
Manuscript The manuscript must include Introduction, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, consent, Declarations, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Endnotes sections, with Declarations included even if marked 'Not applicable'. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a statement about consent to publish in the consent section, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and declarations sections that use 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets, the reference list must be alphabetized by the first author's last name and numbered consecutively, up to six authors must be listed in full with additional authors shortened to 'et al.', and only cited published or accepted works may appear in the list.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Methodology

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 300 words. Abstract must be unstructured and written as one paragraph without subheadings.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Introduction, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Declarations, and if abbreviations are used, a list of abbreviations. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, all Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' where irrelevant, and an Authors' contributions section specifying individual contributions.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets, listed alphabetically by first-author surname and numbered consecutively, list all authors if there are up to six or the first six followed by et al. if there are more than six, and include only cited works that are published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end with callouts in the text. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

NOP56 is essential for mammalian generation and maintenance of multiple central nervous systems, associated with SCA36 pathology

Kosuke Matsuzono, Yasumitsu Nagao, Chihiro Sarai, Yuki Takayanagi, Eiji Sakashita, Kazumasa Sekiguchi, Hiroyuki Honda, Akemi Makino, Kazuhiro Saito, Hitoshi Endo, Tatsushi Onaka, Shigeru Fujimoto

10.1186/s40478-026-02379-8
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The modulation of the blood–brain barrier by focused ultrasound stimulates oligodendrogenesis

Kate Noseworthy, Joseph Silburt, Alessia Apa, Luis Fernando Rubio-Atonal, Sheng-Kai Wu, Carol Schuurmans, Kullervo Hynynen, Isabelle Aubert

10.1186/s40478-026-02364-1
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Context of use matters: interpreting extracellular vesicle TDP-43 as a biomarker in ALS

Jenna M. Gregory

10.1186/s40478-026-02376-x
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Repeated mild spinal cord contusions exacerbate tauopathy development in PS19 mice

Nicolas Halloin, Nicolas Debortoli, Lidia Lopez-Gutiérrez, Hélène Collignon, Zoé Marlier, Kunie Ando, Valérie Suain, Louise Conrard, Margaux Mignolet, Lindsay Sprimont, Marino Caruso, Aurélie Ladang, Jonathan Degosserie, Karelle Leroy, Charles Nicaise

10.1186/s40478-026-02378-9
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Matrix metalloprotease-9 modulates microglial/macrophage responses in murine brain demyelination

Eline Bernaerts, Amber De Visscher, Sam Vanherle, Marie Rutten, Fran Prenen, Nele Berghmans, Jana Van Broeckhoven, Hanne Meers, Mirre De Bondt, Febe Boudry, Sofie Knoops, Tania Mitera, Lien De Somer, Jeroen Bogie, Patrick Matthys, Jennifer Vandooren

10.1186/s40478-026-02371-2
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should explain why the manuscript should be published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The article processing charge is £2990.00 GBP / $3890.00 USD / €3290.00 EUR per accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

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