Multiple Sclerosis Journal Explained

Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Cover:Multiple Sclerosis Journal.jpg
Editor:Alan J Thompson
Discipline:Multiple sclerosis
Former Names:Multiple Sclerosis
Abbreviation:Mult. Scler. J.
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Frequency:Monthly
History:1995-present
Impact:5.855
Impact-Year:2021
Website:https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/multiple-sclerosis-journal
Link1:https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/msj/current
Link1-Name:Online access
Link2:https://journals.sagepub.com/loi/msj
Link2-Name:Online archive
Oclc:39932110
Lccn:96039038
Coden:MUSCFZ
Issn:1352-4585
Eissn:1477-0970

The Multiple Sclerosis Journal (formerly Multiple Sclerosis) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the clinical neurology of multiple sclerosis. The editor-in-chief is Alan J Thompson (University College London). It was established in 1995 and is published by SAGE Publications.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2021 impact factor is 5.855, ranking it 40 out of 212 journals in the category "Clinical Neurology".[1]

History

The journal was first established in 1995 with Ingrid Allen (Queen's University Belfast) as founding editor. Three issues appeared in 1995, five in 1996, and from 1997 six issues appeared each year until 2006. In 2007 there were nine issues and in 2009, the current monthly publication was established. Donald Silverberg took over the editorship of the journal. He retired in 2006 and was succeeded by Alan J Thompson.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 . Journals Ranked by Impact: Clinical Neurology. 2014 Journal Citation Reports . Journal Citation Reports. . Sciences . Web of Science.