EUROPEAN JOURNAL of PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society Affiliated Society: Gesellschaft Für Neuropädiatrie
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society Affiliated Society: Gesellschaft für Neuropädiatrie AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Impact Factor p.1 • Abstracting and Indexing p.1 • Editorial Board p.1 • Guide for Authors p.4 ISSN: 1090-3798 DESCRIPTION . The European Journal of Paediatric Neurology is the Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, successor to the long-established European Federation of Child Neurology Societies. Under the guidance of a prestigious International editorial board, this multi-disciplinary journal publishes exciting clinical and experimental research in this rapidly expanding field. High quality papers written by leading experts encompass all the major diseases including epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, neurodegenerative disorders and intellectual disability. Other exciting highlights include articles on brain imaging and neonatal neurology, and the publication of regularly updated tables relating to the main groups of disorders. IMPACT FACTOR . 2020: 3.140 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2021 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . Scopus PubMed/Medline Current Contents - Clinical Medicine E-psyche Science Citation Index Expanded Neuroscience Citation Index EDITORIAL BOARD . Editor-in-Chief D. Zafeiriou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Editorial Assistant P. Dragoumi AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 23 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejpn 1 Associate Editors A. Arzimanoglou, Lyon, France L. Gerstl, München, Germany A. Jansen, Brussel, Belgium D.A. Sival, Groningen, Netherlands Editorial Coordinator Editorial Board B. Anlar, Ankara, Turkey S. Auvin, Paris, France N. Bahi-Buisson, Paris, France N. Barisic, Zagreb, Croatia B. Ben-Zeev, Tel Aviv, Israel A. Blaschek, Munich, Germany O. Bruni, Roma, Italy A. Brunklaus, , United Kingdom J. Campistol, Barcelona, Spain G. Capovilla, Mantova, Italy C. Catsman-Berrovoets, , Netherlands M. Cilio, San Francisco, California, United States of America D. Craiu, Bucuresti, Romania H. Cross, London, United Kingdom R. Dale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L. S. De Vries, Utrecht K. Deiva, , France G. Di Rosa, , Italy L. Dorris, Glasgow, United Kingdom A. Fattal-Valveski, , Israel K. Forbes, Glasgow, United Kingdom R. Forsyth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Y. Hacohen, London, United Kingdom S. Hirose, Fukuoka, Japan K. Hollody, , Hungary S. Józwiak, Warszawa, Poland R. von Kries, Munich, Germany P Krsek, Praha, Czechia L. Lagae, Leuven, Belgium J. Lemke, Leipzig, Germany T. Lerman-Sagie, Holon, Israel G. Lesca, , France M. Lim, London, United Kingdom J. P. Lin, , United Kingdom D. Lumsden, London, United Kingdom A. Lux, Bristol, United Kingdom A. Macaya, Barcelona, Spain V. Mall, Munchen, Germany A. Nechay, , Ukraine R.F. Neuteboom, Rotterdam, Netherlands C. Newman, , Switzerland F. O'Callaghan, London, United Kingdom J.M. Peters, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America F. Pisani, Parma, Italy B. Plecko, Zurich, Switzerland R. Pressler, London, United Kingdom Z. Rener Primec, Ljubljana, Slovenia R. Riikonen, KUOPIO, Finland C. Rollins, Boston K. Rostasy, Datteln, Germany E. Roulet-Perez, Lausanne, Switzerland U. Schara, Duisburg, Germany M. Scoto, , United Kingdom T. Sejersen, , Sweden M. Staudt, , Germany M. Steinlin, , Switzerland R. Straussberg, Petah Tikva, Israel P. Striano, , Italy AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 23 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejpn 2 A. Suppiej, , Italy E. M. Valente, , Italy F. Vigevano, Rome, Italy M. Willemsen, Nijmegen, Netherlands N. Wolf, Amsterdam, Netherlands S.M. Zuberi, Glasgow, United Kingdom AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 23 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejpn 3 GUIDE FOR AUTHORS . Your Paper Your Way We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article. To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below. The European Journal of Paediatric Neurology is the official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society. It aims at rapid publication of high quality, original, clinical and experimental work in and relating to all aspects of paediatric neurology and paediatric neurosciences, including molecular and genetic research, and studies of animal models of relevance to human disease. The following articles will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, case studies and letters to the Editor. Original articles: The main text of original articles should generally be in the format of: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion. Authors are reminded that articles should be clear and concise and non-standard abbreviations avoided. Please provide a brief abstract and up to six keywords separately. Reviews: The Editor welcomes review articles on topics of interest to the readers of the journal. These can range from full-length, in-depth reviews (not more than 6000 words) to mini-reviews (up to 1500 words) on topics of current interest and importance. Reviews will be subjected to the usual peer review. The organization of review material is at the discretion of the author. Please provide a brief abstract and up to six keywords separately. Case studies: Only those case studies will be considered for publication if they present new scientific information or a new pathogenic mechanism. Single case studies will not be accepted. However, case study series will be considered if they fulfil the criteria already outlined in this section. Case studies should be concise, and preferably not exceed 1500 words with up to five references and one illustration. They should be in the format of Introduction, Case Study and Discussion. Please include a short abstract and up to six keywords. Letters to the Editor: Letters containing critical comment on papers recently published in the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology will be considered for publication in the correspondence section. Letters should not exceed one printed page (1000 words including references, one table or one figure). At the Editor's discretion, a letter may be sent to authors of the original paper for comment and both letter and reply may be published together. Letters should have a heading and no abbreviations. Submission checklist You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details. Ensure that the following items are present: One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details: • E-mail address • Full postal address All necessary files have been uploaded: Manuscript: • Include keywords • All figures (include relevant captions) • All tables (including titles, description, footnotes) • Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided • Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable) Supplemental files (where applicable) AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 23 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejpn 4 Further considerations • Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked' • All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet) • A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare • Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed • Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements For further information, visit our Support Center. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Ethics in publishing Please see our information on Ethics in publishing. Studies in humans and animals If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed. All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study. The journal publishes all material relating to human investigation