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European Stroke Journal

European Stroke Journal publishes stroke research and will become a fully open access journal from 1 January 2026. Articles submitted from 1 October 2025 will be published open access under a Creative Commons license. The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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Subject Clinical Neurology, Peripheral Vascular Disease
Impact Factor 4.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2396-9873
eISSN 2396-9881
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC varies by journal title; pricing is listed in the Sage Choice pricing document.

Submission Instructions

European Stroke Journal accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by a non-author on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use the headings Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4,500 words. The manuscript should include a title page and the sections Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Declarations, and References. Include keywords and a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the Acknowledgements section, with each required subheading present and 'Not applicable' stated under any subheading that does not apply.
References There is no maximum reference limit. References must follow the Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in matched citations.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 tables or figures may be included. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be editable within Word rather than submitted as images.
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Review Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,500 words. Manuscript should include a title page, introduction, method, findings, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements, disclosures, and references. Include keywords, an Author Contributions heading after Acknowledgements, and a Statements and Declarations section after Acknowledgements with all listed subheadings, using 'Not applicable' where needed.
References There is no maximum reference limit. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in matching citations.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 tables or figures is permitted. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title and be editable within Word rather than submitted as images.
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Randomised Controlled Trials

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or non-author submission made on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion, and for clinical trials it must end with the trial registry name and URL and registration number.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4,500 words. The manuscript should include a title page and the sections Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Declarations, and References. Include keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements, and a Statements and Declarations section after the Acknowledgements and Author Contributions, using all required subheadings and writing 'Not applicable' where needed.
References There is no maximum reference limit. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a matching reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in corresponding citations.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 tables or figures may be included. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the running text. Tables must be editable text rather than images and all figures and tables must be numbered consecutively and include a title.
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Other Clinical Trials

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or non-author submission made on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract must be included. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion, and it must include the trial registry name and URL and registration number at the end of the abstract.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4,500 words. The manuscript should include a title page and the sections Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Declarations, and References. Include keywords and the headings 'Author Contributions' and 'Statements and Declarations' with all required declaration subheadings, stating 'Not applicable' where needed.
References There is no maximum reference limit. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 tables or figures may be included. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be editable text with a number and title rather than images.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted and indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any writing or editing assistance by a third party or submission by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract should concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscripts generally include an Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Statements and Declarations section, and References. Include a minimum of 3 keywords after the abstract, an 'Author Contributions' heading after the Acknowledgements section, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section after the Acknowledgements and Author Contributions sections with each listed subheading included and marked 'Not applicable' when relevant.
References References must follow the Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in matching citations.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and include a number and title, and tables must be editable in Word, labeled as tables, and include a number and title.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted and must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication. The cover letter must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance and whether submission was made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4,500 words. The manuscript should include a title page, introduction, patients and methods, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements, declarations, and references. Include keywords, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements section, and a Statements and Declarations section with all required subheadings, using 'Not applicable' where needed.
References There is no maximum reference limit. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in each matched citation.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 tables or figures may be included. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Tables must be editable text in Word rather than images and must include a number and title, while figures must be numbered consecutively and include a number and title.
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Guideline

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by someone who is not an author.
Abstract A structured abstract must be included between the title and main body of the manuscript. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript There is no maximum word limit for Guidelines. Manuscripts generally include an Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Statements and Declarations section, and References. Include at least 3 keywords after the abstract, an 'Author Contributions' heading after the Acknowledgements section, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section with each listed subheading at the end of the article, using 'Not applicable' where needed.
References There is no maximum reference limit for Guidelines. References must follow the Sage Vancouver reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word must be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word must be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the running text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and tables must be editable within Word with a number, title, and header row and/or column.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Letter To The Editor must not be divided into sections. Include at least 3 keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements, and a Statements and Declarations section at the end of the article.
References Letters To The Editor may include a maximum of 5 references. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in corresponding citations.
Figures & Tables Letters To The Editor should not include figures, tables, or data supplements.
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Recent Publications

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation after stroke and the risk of incident dementia: an observational study from a global federated network

Leandra Serio, Amir Askarinejad, Chen Wang, Koohyar Ahmadzadeh, Tianshu Gu, Riccardo Proietti, Claudio Ferri, Ben Buckley, Gregory Y H Lip

10.1093/esj/aakag127
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Effects of oral hygiene care on swallowing recovery in hospitalised patients with post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sungkrit Pojmonpiti, Mariska Meersschaut, Katja Batens, Margot Baudelet, Veerle De Herdt, Barbara Janssens

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Recanalisation quality, not first-pass effect, drives outcomes in paediatric mechanical thrombectomy: a multicentre prospective study

Adam A Dmytriw, Iman Kiani, Kartik Bhatia, Todd Abruzzo, Lisa Pabst, Stuart Fraser, Melissa G Chung, Warren Lo, Ahmed Othmann, Sebastian Steinmetz, Ulf Jensen-Kondering, Stefan Schob, Daniel P O Kaiser, Wolfgang Marik, Christina Wendl, Ilka Kleffner, Hans Henkes, Hermann Kraehling, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen-Kim, René Chapot, Umut Yilmaz, Furene Wang, Muhammad Ubaid Hafeez, Flavio Requejo, Nicola Limbucci, Birgit Kauffmann, Markus Möhlenbruch, Omid Nikoubashman, Peter D Schellinger, Franja Dugar, Patricia Musolino, Ali Alawieh, Jenny Wilson, Dominik Grieb, Alexandra S Gersing, Thomas Liebig, Martin Olivieri, Jaroslava Paulasova Schwabova, Ales Tomek, Panagiotis Papanagiotou, Grégoire Boulouis, Olivier Naggara, Christine K Fox, Kirill Orlov, Alexandra Kuznetsova, Carmen Parra-Farinas, Prakash Muthusami, Robert W Regenhardt, Mesha L Martinez, Daniel Brechbühl, Maja Steinlin, Lisa R Sun, Ameer E Hassan, Adrien Guenego, Andrew Molyneux, André Kemmling, Sarah Lee, Heather J Fullerton, Jens Fiehler, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Moritz Wildgruber, Peter B Sporns

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Editorial comment: Periprocedural antiplatelet therapy during mechanical thrombectomy: navigating limited evidence

Paolo Candelaresi, Antonio De Mase, Vincenzo Andreone

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Intraoperative cangrelor during mechanical thrombectomy: is the systematic addition of aspirin needed?

Małgorzata Milnerowicz, Federico Cagnazzo, Jean-Philippe Desilles, Maéva Kyheng, Julien Labreuche, Arturo Consoli, Benjamin Gory, Victor Dumas, Jildaz Caroff, Louis Veunac, Frederic Clarençon, Jean-Christophe Gentric, Christophe Cognard, Aymeric Rouchaud, Sebastien Soize, Bertrand Lapergue, Gaultier Marnat

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median time to first decision is 9 days and median time from acceptance to online publication is 25 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication. If third-party writing or editing assistance was used or a submission is made by someone not listed as an author, this must also be stated in the covering letter.

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What are the publication costs?

APC varies by journal title under the Sage Choice hybrid open access program.

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Research Topics

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Peripheral Artery Disease Management Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurological Disorders and Treatments Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction S100 Proteins and Annexins Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Traumatic Brain Injury Research Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

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