Brain
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN (online)
- 1460-2156
- ISSN (print)
- 0006-8950
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Journal website
- academic.oup.com/brain
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Book Review(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Essay | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Letter to the Editor | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Opinion | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Original Article | Depends on study design | 6 |
| Report | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Review Article | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Scientific Commentary(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Update | Depends on study design | 4 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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