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Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases

Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases publishes research on the molecular genetics and correlates, pathogenesis, pharmacology, diagnosis, and treatment of acquired and genetic neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, neuropathies, myopathies, myotonias, and myositis.

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Subject Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2214-3599
eISSN 2214-3602
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charges apply for hybrid open access journals, and institutional agreements, prepaid accounts, or discounts may help cover APCs.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Article

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must state any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscripts over 10,000 words from Introduction through Discussion require Editor-in-Chief approval before submission. Original Research Articles must include an introduction, a well-reported methodology, results, and a discussion of the results in the context of the published literature. Manuscripts must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section with all required subheadings, using 'Not applicable' where needed, and AI usage should be disclosed in the Acknowledgements or Methodology section if required by the journal's AI use policy.
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 both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should 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 labeled as tables with a number, title, header row and/or column, and editable text rather than images.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. The cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance and whether submission was made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscripts over 10,000 words from Introduction through Discussion require approval by the Editor-in-Chief before submission. Reviews must include a conclusion, and systematic reviews or meta-analyses that include a methods section should be formatted as an Original Research Article. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements section, a 'Statements and Declarations' section with all required subheadings after the Acknowledgements section, and AI use disclosure in the Acknowledgements or Methodology section if required by the journal's AI use policy.
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 Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text for separately submitted figures. Figures must be numbered consecutively and include a number and title, and tables must be editable within Word and include a number and title.
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Short Communication

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. Cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must state any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract Short Communication must include an abstract. Abstract must be 100 words or less. Abstract structure is not explicitly stated for Short Communication.
Manuscript Short Communication must be less than 1500 words, not including references. Text must not be subdivided into sections. Manuscript must include at least 4 keywords, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements section, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section with all required subheadings even when marked 'Not applicable'.
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 matching citations.
Figures & Tables Short Communication may include no more than two tables and/or figures in total. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should 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 with a number and title.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history must include an abstract, while no abstract requirement is stated for responses to a specific published article. For Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history, the abstract must be no more than 100 words. For Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history, the abstract is unstructured because no subdivisions are permitted other than the abstract.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history must be 1000 words or less, and responses to a specific published article must not exceed 500 words excluding references. Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history must have no subdivisions other than the abstract. No structural component requirement specific to this article type is stated beyond maintaining professional language.
References Letters to the Editor relating to a specific issue or case history must not include more than 15 references, and responses to a specific published article must not include more than 5 references. References must follow Sage Vancouver style.
Figures & Tables Letters to the Editor must not include more than one figure or table. Figures and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. Cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Case Report must be structured as Abstract, Introduction, Case Description, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscripts over 10,000 words from Introduction through Discussion require Editor-in-Chief approval before submission. Case Report must be structured as Abstract, Introduction, Case Description, and Conclusions, followed by Acknowledgements, Funding acknowledgements, Declaration of Conflict of Interest, Patient Consent Statement, References, and figure and table legends. Manuscript must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract and include Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, and a Statements and Declarations section.
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.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively in the order cited and figures and tables must include a number and title.
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Recent Publications

2025 update of the National French consensus on gene lists for the diagnosis of muscle diseases using high-throughput sequencing

Emmanuelle Pion, Mireille Cossée, Valérie Biancalana, Cécile Acquaviva Bourdain, Céline Bouchet-Seraphin, Julien Fauré, Roseline Froissart, France Leturcq, Rita Menassa, Corinne Metay, Laurence Michel-Calemard, Juliette Nectoux, Francois Petit, John Rendu, Pascale Richard, Damien Sternberg, Sandrine Vuillaumier-Barrot, Charles Van Goethem, Corinne Thèze, Shahram Attarian, Martin Krahn, Svetlana Gorokhova

10.1177/22143602251400143
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IMU-based workspace area as a promising complementary tool to assess upper limb function in Neuromuscular diseases: A one-year follow-up

Alessandra Favata, Jesica Expósito-Escudero, Roger Gallart-Agut, Julita Medina-Cantillo, Carme Torras, Josep M. Font-Llagunes, Rosa Pàmies-Vilà, Daniel Natera-de Benito

10.1177/22143602261464735
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Myotonic dystrophy family registry. The patient experience

Sofia Olmos, Danny Kuei, Kleed Cumming, Tanya Stevenson, Andreas Rohrwasser

10.1177/22143602261466409
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Disease progression and economic burden of duchenne muscular dystrophy: A retrospective study using Swedish register data

Thomas Sejersen, Anna-Karin Kroksmark, Aina Törnblom, Samira Toghanian, Gustaf Ortsäter, Anne-Berit Ekström

10.1177/22143602261458431
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Functional disease progression in children with inherited peripheral neuropathies: A prospective cohort study

Katharina Vill, Moritz Tacke, Anna König, Jan Senderek, Iris Hannibal, Maggie C. Walter, Beate Schlotter-Weigel, Simone Thiele, Johanna Wagner, Moritz Netzer, Wolfgang Müller-Felber, Elke Hobbiebrunken, Astrid Blaschek

10.1177/22143602261450041
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted articles can appear online within an average of 30 days after the APC has been processed.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication. Writing assistance or third-party submission involvement must also be stated in the covering letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges apply for hybrid open access journals. Institutional agreements, prepaid accounts, or discounts may help cover APCs.

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Research Topics

Muscle Physiology and Disorders Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Hereditary Neurological Disorders Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Muscle activation and electromyography studies Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Biochemical and Molecular Research Ion channel regulation and function Nuclear Structure and Function RNA modifications and cancer Nutrition and Health in Aging Genomics and Rare Diseases Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

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