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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal for rapid dissemination of high-quality research related to all areas of neurology.

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Subject Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences
Impact Factor 3.9
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2328-9503
eISSN 2328-9503
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: $4,100 USD / £2,640 GBP / €2,990 EUR; society members receive 50% off; Case Study and Brief Communication: $1,025 USD / £660 GBP / €748 EUR; Viewpoint: $2,733 USD / £1,760 GBP / €1,993 EUR; ANA Educational Summary: APC waived.

Submission Instructions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors have seen and agree with the manuscript contents, certify that the submission aside from an abstract is not under review elsewhere, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured with subheadings.
Manuscript Research Article must not exceed 4,500 words, excluding the abstract, references, and figure legends. Manuscript sections must appear in the order Abstract, Introduction, Methods or equivalent, Results, Discussion, Appendix, Acknowledgement, and References. Manuscript must include at least one keyword, a paragraph at the end describing each author's contribution, a conflict of interest section, transparent disclosure of any AI tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements, and a Data Availability Statement.
References References must use Index Medicus reference style. References must be arranged in order of citation, cited in the text as superscript numbers without brackets, include up to four authors or three and et al. if more than four, and exclude unpublished data from the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figure legends must follow the References, tables must follow the figure legends, and figures must be uploaded as separate files. Each figure must have a separate numbered legend, and each table must be numbered consecutively with a title.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors approve the manuscript contents, certify that the submission is not under review elsewhere aside from an abstract, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and contain no subheadings.
Manuscript Review Article must not exceed 4,000 words. Sections must appear in the order Abstract, Introduction, Methods or Patients and Methods or Subjects and Methods or Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Appendix, Acknowledgement, and References, with Figure Legends after the References and Tables after the Figure Legends. Manuscript must include at least one keyword, a paragraph describing each author's contribution at the end, a conflict of interest section, and transparent disclosure of any artificial intelligence tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must use Index Medicus reference style. References must be arranged in order of citation, cited in the text as superscript numbers without brackets, and list up to four authors or three authors followed by et al when there are more than four.
Figures & Tables Figure legends must follow the References, tables must follow the Figure Legends, and figures must be uploaded as separate files. Each table must be numbered consecutively, given a title, and limited to one standard-sized manuscript page, and each figure must have a separate numbered legend that is not embedded in the figure file.
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Brief Communication

Cover Letter Cover letter is required and must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors approve the manuscript, certify that the submission is not under review elsewhere apart from an abstract, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted. Cover letter must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors have seen and agree with the manuscript contents, certify that the submission apart from an abstract is not under review elsewhere, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required for Brief Communications. Abstract must not exceed 100 words. Abstract must be unstructured and must not include subheadings.
Manuscript Main text must not exceed 1,500 words, excluding the abstract, references, and figure legends. Manuscript sections must appear in the order Abstract, Introduction, Methods or equivalent, Results, Discussion, Appendix, Acknowledgement, and References, followed by Figure Legends and then Tables. Manuscript must include at least one keyword, a paragraph describing each author's contribution at the end, a conflict of interest section, and transparent disclosure of any AI tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must use Index Medicus style. References must be arranged in order of citation, cited in the text as superscript numbers without brackets, and list up to four authors or three authors followed by et al. if there are more than four.
Figures & Tables Figure legends must follow the references, tables must follow the figure legends, and figures must be uploaded as separate files. Each table must be limited to one standard-sized manuscript page, and each figure requires a separate numbered legend that does not appear in the figure file itself.
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Case Study

Cover Letter Cover letter is required and must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors have seen and agree with the manuscript, certify that the submission is not under review elsewhere aside from an abstract, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted. Cover letter must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors have seen and agree with the manuscript, certify that the submission is not under review elsewhere aside from an abstract, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Case Study abstract must not exceed 100 words. Case Study abstract must be unstructured and must not include subheadings.
Manuscript Case Studies must not exceed 1,500 words. Manuscript sections must appear in the order Abstract, Introduction, Methods or Patients and Methods or Subjects and Methods or Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Appendix, Acknowledgement, and References, followed by Figure Legends and Tables. Manuscript must include at least one keyword, a paragraph describing each author's contribution at the end, a conflict of interest section, and transparent disclosure of any artificial intelligence tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must use Index Medicus style. References must be arranged in order of citation, cited in the text as superscript numbers without brackets, and list up to four authors or three authors followed by et al. if there are more than four.
Figures & Tables Figure legends must follow the References, and Tables must follow the Figure Legends. Each table must be numbered consecutively with a title and limited to one standard manuscript page, and each figure must have a separate numbered legend.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must specify the submission type, identify the corresponding author with mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, certify that all coauthors approve the manuscript, certify that the submission is not under review elsewhere aside from an abstract, and indicate that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 400 words. At least one keyword must be provided, a paragraph describing each author's contribution must appear at the end of the manuscript, a conflict of interest section must be included, and any use of artificial intelligence tools in developing the manuscript must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must use Index Medicus reference style. References must be arranged in order of citation, cited in the text as superscript numbers without brackets, and list up to four authors or three authors followed by et al. when there are more than four.
Figures & Tables Figure legends must follow the references, tables must follow the figure legends, and figures must be uploaded as separate files. Each table must be numbered consecutively with a title and limited to one standard manuscript page, and each figure must have a separate numbered double-spaced legend.
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Recent Publications

PCGF1 Promotes the Tumorigenesis of Malignancies Through Upregulating CCDC34 in Glioma

Yuanbing Chen, Jianbing Xiong, Ziran Ou, Tianhao Zhao, Hui Li, Jun Huang, Zhi Tian, Wuyang Cao

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 4 days; submission to acceptance (median): 80 days; acceptance to publication (median): 28 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter should specify the submission type, corresponding author contact details, confirmation that all coauthors have seen and agree with the manuscript, confirmation that the submission is not under review elsewhere apart from an abstract, and confirmation that the conflict of interest form has been completed and submitted.

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What are the publication costs?

APC: $4,100 USD / £2,640 GBP / €2,990 EUR. Society members receive 50% off. Case Study and Brief Communication: $1,025 USD / £660 GBP / €748 EUR. Viewpoint: $2,733 USD / £1,760 GBP / €1,993 EUR. ANA Educational Summary: APC waived. No submission fees or page charges.

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Research Topics

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