Muscle & Nerve
Muscle & Nerve is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering neuromuscular medicine. It was founded in 1978 by Walter Bradley.[1] It is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, of which it has been the official journal since 1982.[2] The editor-in-chief is Zachary Simmons (Pennsylvania State University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.496, ranking it 106th out of 197 journals in the category "Clinical Neurology"[3] and 168th out of 261 in the category "Neurosciences".[4]
Discipline | Neurology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Zachary Simmons |
Publication details | |
History | 1978–present |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Frequency | Monthly |
2.496 (2017) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Muscle Nerve |
Indexing | |
CODEN | MUNEDE |
ISSN | 0148-639X (print) 1097-4598 (web) |
LCCN | 78643552 |
OCLC no. | 972848422 |
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Editors-in-chief
The current editor-in-chief of Muscle & Nerve is Zachary Simmons, whose term as editor-in-chief began in January 2017.[5] Previous editors-in-chief of the journal are:
- Lawrence Phillips, II (2008–2016)[2][5]
- Michael Aminoff (1998–2007)[2]
- Jun Kimura (1988–1997)[2]
- Walter Bradley (1978–1987)[2]
References
- Phillips, Lawrence H. (January 2008). "A new hand at the helm". Muscle & Nerve. 37 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1002/mus.20953. ISSN 0148-639X.
- "History". American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Clinical Neurology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Neurosciences". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
- "Simmons Named New Muscle & Nerve Editor-In-Chief". American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (Press release). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2018-10-03.