Neurological research and practice: the first year
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EDITORIAL
Neurological Research and Practice
Open Access
Neurological research and practice: the first year Werner Hacke One year ago, the first articles in Neurological Research and Practice (NRP), a new peer-reviewed open access online-only scientific Journal were published. Neurological Research and Practice is the official Journal of the German Neurological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN)), one of the largest national neurological societies worldwide with more than 10,000 members. NRP was created by the leadership of the DGN as an international, English language publication with a broad thematic scope reflecting all clinical, translational and basic research aspects of neurology and neuroscience. We strive to provide a forum for clinicians and scientists working in all areas of neurology including, but not limited to, genetics, vascular diseases, critical care neurology, disorders of the spine, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, infections, neurooncology, epilepsy, neuroimaging and neuroradiology, and degenerative disorders. The Journal publishes Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical Trial Protocols, Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, Historical Articles and Reviews and Letters to the Editor. The announcement of the new Journal came at a time of great competition between neurology journals [1]. With the increasing numbers of journals offering different publishing options for authors, some of which are of quality and some so-called predator journals, it can be difficult to establish a serious, quality- oriented open access journal in this environment. One of the characteristics that distinguishes NRP from many other new journals is that we believe in a strict peer-review process and unlike other open access options we currently do not charge any publication fees, this cost is covered by the DGN. After 18 months of preparatory work, the first set of seven articles were published by the end of February 2019. Now, one year later, it seems to be a good time to review and reflect on the achievements of the first year of NRP. As the founding Editor-in-Chief of NRP,
I am currently assisted by a most prominent group of almost 100 international Editorial Board Members, among them more than 30% are women. Not surprisingly about 50% of them represent the German Neurological Society, but the remaining experts are geographically diverse and as Editor in Chief I strive to grow the Journal network internationally. We have appointed Section Editors for the topics of History of Neurology, Standard Operating Procedures, and Guidelines. A board of more than 100 reviewers with experience in all areas of neurology and its sister disciplines has been assembled. With such a strong network of neurologists based in Germany it is no surprise that most of our content currently originates from all parts of Germany, from universities and large teaching hospitals. We are pleased to see submissions from elsewhere in Europe but are aiming to grow submissions from all areas, worldwide. In the first 1
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