The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), representing more than 30,000 neurosurgeons, 114 individual societies and 100 nations, has launched World Neurosurgery. The title is projected as the specialty's first publication acting as a global forum for high level peer reviewed, clinical and laboratory science. It is also expected to examine the social, political, economic, cultural and educational issues that affect research and care delivery - regionally and from a global perspective.
Published by Elsevier, the journal is headed by surgeon and scientist Michael L. J. Apuzzo at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. The inaugural issue's focus (August) addresses problems attendant to neurosurgical care in East Africa.
The journal has assembled an internationally based support group of more than 600 global associates and a panel of continental editors who will advise and facilitate the focus on pertinent issues related to their regions. A senior advisory panel comprised of more than 50 neurosurgeons representing all regions and significant existing neurosurgical journals advise on policy and content.
The journal will be published monthly and also disseminated through secondary websites administered by Elsevier internationally to more than 20 million clinicians and scientists.
Dr. Apuzzo is stated to have made numerous contributions to intracranial neurosurgery. He is Editor Emeritus of Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery On-Line.
World Neurosurgery will look to chronicle events, places, people our times and literature, internationally. The journal will be global in all respects - representing an international perspective and representing internationality with over 30,000 members in its organisation. The leadership, editorial board, subject focus and general content will reflect globalism and worldwide relevant issues in the field. Its goal is to be a forum for six continents.
World Neurosurgery is indexed in Current Contents/Clinical Practice, BioSIS, MEDLINE/PubMed, ISI/BioMed, Science Citation Index, Excerpta Medica and SCOPUS.
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