Surgical Neurology International

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| title = Surgical Neurology International

| cover = Surgical Neurology International journal cover, SNI cover.jpg

| editor = Nancy E. Epstein

| discipline = Neurosurgery, neurology, neuroscience

| abbreviation = Surg. Neurol. Int.

| publisher = Scientific Scholar

| frequency = Weekly

| history = 2010-present

| openaccess = Yes

| license = Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0

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| website = http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com

| link1 = https://surgicalneurologyint.com/category/article-types/

| link1-name = Current articles

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| OCLC = 828115830

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| ISSN = 2229-5097

| eISSN = 2152-7806

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Surgical Neurology International is a weekly, peer-reviewed, open access medical journal that was established in 2010 and is published by [https://scientificscholar.com/ Scientific Scholar]. It publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, technical notes, and editorials regarding developments in the field of neurosurgery and related clinical and basic neurosciences. The editor-in-chief is Nancy Epstein, MD (State University of NY at Stony Brook). In 2018, Epstein was suspended by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons for violating the association's code of ethics.{{Cite journal |last=Epstein |first=Nancy E. |date=2019-06-28 |title=Based upon 7.2% of the Eligible Voting Members, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Suspended Dr. Nancy E. Epstein for Arguing Against Unnecessarily Extensive Spine Surgery |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6744720/ |journal=Surgical Neurology International |language=en |volume=10 |pages=132 |doi=10.25259/SNI-344-2019 |issn=2152-7806 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250202075459/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6744720/ |archive-date=2025-02-02|pmc=6744720 }}

The journal has been criticized for publishing misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, including claiming without evidence that the pandemic was caused by a conspiracy of governments and medical societies and that mRNA vaccines were responsible for thousands of deaths.{{Cite web |last=D'Ambrosio |first=Amanda |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Journal Runs Editorial Fraught With COVID Misinformation |url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/98940}} Several of the journal's editors have been linked to right-wing media, including Miguel Faria, Russell Blaylock, and James Ausman.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-27 |title=Surgical Neurology International |url=https://surgicalneurologyint.com/editorial-board/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=surgicalneurologyint.com |language=en-US}}

History

Surgical Neurology International was established in April 2010 by James I. Ausman, an editor of Surgical Neurology (later renamed World Neurology).{{cite journal |last=Ausman |first=James I |title=Announcement of new journal and call for submission of papers |journal=Surg. Neurol. Int. |volume=2014;1:1. |url=http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/text.asp?2010/1/1/1/62259 |accessdate=25 May 2014}}{{cite journal |last=Ausman |first=James I |title=The Beginning of Surgical Neurology International |journal=Surg. Neurol. Int. |volume=2014;1:5 |pages=5 |pmid=20657686 |year=2010 |doi=10.4103/2152-7806.63896 |pmc=2908352 |doi-access=free }}

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Pubmed Central{{cite web |title=Archive of Surgical Neurology International |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1278/ |publisher=National Library of Medicine |accessdate=14 May 2014}} and Scopus.{{cite web |url=http://cdn.elsevier.com/assets/excel_doc/0003/148548/title_list.xlsx |title=Scopus title list |format=Microsoft Excel |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=2014-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202041814/http://cdn.elsevier.com/assets/excel_doc/0003/148548/title_list.xlsx |archive-date=2013-12-02 }}

Supplements

The journal regularly publishes supplements organized around a common theme. Recent issues have covered neuro-oncology, new developments in neurosurgery, stereotactic techniques, spine, neurovascular, neuro-nursing, and pediatric neurosurgery.

Collaborations

The journal collaborates with the Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía, Sociedade Brasileira de Neurocirurgía, Sociedad Neurocirugía de Chile, Asociación Colombiana de Neurocirugía, Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons, Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugía, and the Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Collaboration is also maintained with the following journals: Brazilian Neurosurgery, Neurocirugía Hoy, and the Russian Neurosurgical Journal.

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