Which Journals Are Available on thejns.org?

Thejns.org hosts the Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) family of journals, a group of neurosurgery-focused titles that share one site and one submission system. The list includes the flagship Journal of Neurosurgery plus subspecialty titles covering spine, pediatrics, case reports, and topic-based collections, along with a video journal. If you are looking for a specific neurosurgery subspecialty, the site organizes its content so you can go directly to the matching journal rather than searching the whole group.

The journal family at a glance

Each title publishes neurosurgery-related research and clinical content, but the subspecialty split is what determines where a given article appears.

How to tell the titles apart

Journal of Neurosurgery

This is the main title in the group and the broadest in scope. If a paper does not clearly belong to spine, pediatrics, or a case-report format, it is most likely to appear here. The site's "Just Published" feed shows recent articles from this journal alongside the others, so you can see the range of general topics it carries.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

This title narrows the scope to spinal conditions and spinal surgery. A recent example listed on the site is a study on trends and disparities in spinal cord injury incidence, prevalence, and disability across the United States from 1990 to 2023, and another on dual-pin reference frame placement in navigated minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Both illustrate the spine-specific clinical and outcomes research this journal publishes.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

This title covers neurosurgical care in pediatric patients. It sits alongside the other subspecialty journals in the site's journal menu, so you can browse it separately from the adult-focused titles.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons

This journal is built around case-based content. Rather than broad population studies, it publishes individual cases and the lessons drawn from them, which makes it useful when you want to see how a specific presentation or complication was handled.

Neurosurgical Focus

Neurosurgical Focus differs from the others in format: each issue is organized around a single topic or theme. That makes it a good place to look when you want a concentrated set of articles on one subject rather than a mix of unrelated papers.

Neurosurgical Focus: Video

This is the video-based title in the group. If your interest is in operative technique or visual demonstration rather than text-only articles, this is the journal to check.

Practical notes for using the site

• One site, many journals. The homepage lists all titles in a single menu, so you can move between them without leaving the domain.
• Browse by collection. Beyond the journals, the site groups content into collections such as Journal Club, COVID-19, and topic-based "Top 25" lists (for example, meningioma, vestibular schwannoma, and Gamma Knife surgery articles). These cut across journals and are useful for finding highly cited work on a theme.
• Submission and access. The site provides "For Authors," "For Librarians," and "Submit" sections, and a "Subscribe" page covering individual, institutional, and AANS member subscriptions. Access to full content may depend on a subscription or institutional arrangement, so check the subscription information page for the current options rather than assuming open access.

If you know your subspecialty, start with the matching journal; if you are exploring, the "Just Published" feed and the collections give you a quick sense of what each title covers.