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The Korsakov’s Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry is one of the oldest medical Russian journals and has been published since 1901. The famous Russian psychiatrists and neurologists, including S.S. Korsakov and A. Ya. Kozhevnikov, contributed to the foundation of the Journal. A wide range of articles and variety of their presentation draw attention of researchers and physicians, experienced and beginning doctors, not only in neurology and psychiatry, but in adjacent fields as well. Many prominent Russian scientists associated with the Journal created the image of the journal of academic and practical information.
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The Korsakov’s Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry is one of the oldest medical Russian journals and has been published since 1901. The famous Russian psychiatrists and neurologists, including S.S. Korsakov and A. Ya. Kozhevnikov, contributed to the foundation of the Journal. A wide range of articles and variety of their presentation draw attention of researchers and physicians, experienced and beginning doctors, not only in neurology and psychiatry, but in adjacent fields as well. Many prominent Russian scientists associated with the Journal created the image of the journal of academic and practical information.
The journal is indexed in RISC (Russian Index of Science Citation), Web of Science (Russian Science Citation Index - RSCI), PubMed/Medline, Index Medicus, Scopus/EMBASE, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar.
Journal is included in the Higher Attestation Commission list of journals recommended for publishing thesis materials.
The journal publishes 12 issues per year and several issues devoted to special topics: Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Alcoholism, Addictions, Guidelines for practitioners etc.
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Neurology (clinical)
Psychiatry and Mental Health
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Evgeniy I. Gusev
Editor-in-Chief, Prof., Member of the RAS, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, Pirogov Russian National Research University (Moscow, Russia)
Veronika I. Skvortsova
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the Federal Medical Biological Agency (Moscow, Russia)
Mikhail Yu. Martynov
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, N.I. Pirogov Russian State Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Valeriy N. Krasnov
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of Department of Clinical and Pathogenetic Research in Psychiatry, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry - Branch of the V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology (Moscow, Russia)
Dmitry F. Khritinin
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor, I.M. Sechenov Ferst Moscow State Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Pavel R. Kamchatnov
Executive Secretary, Prof., MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Aleksandr V. Goryunov
Executive Secretary, MD, PhD, Leading research worker, Mental Health Research Center (Moscow, Russia)
Alla S. Avedisova
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of Therapy of Mental & Behaviour Disorders Department, V. Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology (Moscow, Russia)
Enver I. Bogdanov
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Neurology, Kazan state medical university (Kazan, Russia)
Anna N. Bogolepova
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia (Moscow, Russia)
Aleksey N. Boiko
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Peter Wolf
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (Dianalund, Denmar)
Olga N. Voskresenskaya
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Neurology, Professor of the Department of Nervous Diseases and Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), (Moscow, Russia)
Alla B. Guekht
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Director, Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry; prof., Russian National Research Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Wolfgang Grisold
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital (Vienna, Austria)
Boris M. Doronin
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University (Novosibirsk, Russia)
Valeriy P. Zykov
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., PhD, Department of neurology of pediatric age, pediatric faculty, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Russia)
Nikolay N. Ivanets
Member of the Editorial Board, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
Sergey N. Illarioshkin
Member of the Editorial Board, - Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Scientific Center of Neurology (Moscow, Russia)
Vasiliy G. Kaleda
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Deputy Director for Development and Innovation, Chief Researcher, Department of Endogenous Psychosis and Affective States, Scientific Center of Mental Health (Moscow, Russia)
Lyudmila A. Kalashnikova
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Main reseacher, Research Center of Neurology (Moscow, Russia)
Vladimir A. Karlov
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (Russia)
Zurab I. Kekelidze
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Director, V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology (Moscow, Russia)
Marina A. Kinkulkina
Member of the Editorial Board, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University under Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Russia)
Tatyana P. Klyushnik
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Director, Scientific Center of Mental Health (Moscow, Russia)
Vladimir V. Krylov
Member of the Editorial Board, Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Director of the Clinical Medical Center, Head of the Department of Fundamental Neurosurgery of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Chief Researcher of the Department of Neurosurgery of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Neurosurgery, Chief Neurosurgeon of the Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia).
Nikolay V. Kuznetsov
Member of the Editorial Board, MD, Phd, Honored Physician of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, United Hospital with Polyclinic of the Russian Presidential Administration (Moscow, Russia)
Oleg S. Levin
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of Neurology Department, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Moscow, Russia)
Nikolay G. Neznanov
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Director, V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Vladimir A. Parfenov
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Chief of the Neuroloigical and Neurosurgical Department, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) (Moscow, Russia)
Aleksandr A. Skoromets
Member of the Editorial Board, Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Chief of the Department of Neurology, I.P. Pavlov Saint-Petersburg First State Medical University (St. Petersbirg, Russia)
Dmitriy Yu. Usachev
Member of the Editorial Board, Corr. Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Director, Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute (Moscow, Russia)
Boris D. Tsygankov
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Psychotherapy, A.I. Evdokimov of Medicine and Dentistry (Moscow, Russia)
Vladimir V. Shprakh
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Rector, Head of Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education - Branch of Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education (Irkutsk, Russia)
Miro Yakovlevich
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, President of the Croatian Psychiatric Society, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia)
Nikolay N. Yakhno
Member of the Editorial Board, Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) (Moscow, Russia)
Nikolay A. Bokhan
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Member of the RAS, Prof., MD, PhD, Еdirector of the Research Institute of Mental Health, Tomsk Scientific Research Medical Center; Siberian State Medical University (Russia)
Michael Brainin
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, Director and Professor (full) Department for Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine Danube University Krems (Austria)
Igor A. Vozniuk
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Saint-Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Emergency Situations named after I.I. Janelidze (Russia)
Bakhtier G. Gafurov
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Аcad. EA AMN, MD, PhD, Chief neurologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Head of Department of Neurology named after academician Rakhimjanov Abdumannon Rahmanovich, Tashkent Institute of Advanced Medical Education (Uzbekistan)
Stanislav K. Evtushenko
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of Department of Pediatric and General Neurology, Faculty of Internship and Postgraduate Education, Director of the Regional Children's Clinical Neurorehabilitation Center (Ukraine)
Nikolai N. Zavadenko
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, Pediatric Faculty, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Russia)
Pavel Kalvach
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, University Neurology Clinic (Czech Republic)
Yuliya V. Karakulova
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of Department of Neurology named after him. V.P. Pervushin, E.A. Wagner Perm State Medical University (Russia)
Georgiy P. Kostyuk
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Chief Physician of the State Budgetary Institution "N.A. Alekseev Psychiatric Clinical Hospital No.1 of the Moscow City Health Department (Russia)
Anna V. Lebedeva
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, MD, PhD, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Russia)
Marina Yu. Maksimova
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of 2 Neurological Departments, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Scientific Center of Neurology (Russia)
Olga A. Milovanova
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor of Department of neurology of children, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Russia)
Liliya B. Novikova
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of department, professor of Depatment of neurology and neurosurgery IPO, Bashkir State Medical University (Russia)
Miroslav M. Odinak
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., Corr. Member of the RAS, MD, PhD, Professor of Department of nervous diseases, Kirov Military Medical Academy (Russia)
Emilio Perucca
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, Professor at the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Director of the Clinical Trial Centre at the C. Mondino National Neurological Institute in Pavia (Italy)
Semen V. Prokopenko
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Department of Nervous Diseases, Traditional Medicine with Postgraduate Education Course, V. F. Voyno-Yasenetsky State Medical University of Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Yuriy P. Sivolap
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University (Russia)
James F. Toole
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, Department of Neurology Wake Forest University School of Medicine (USA)
Yuriy S. Tunyan
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Рrofessor of Department of neurology and children's neurology, National Institute of Health named after S.Kh. Avdalbekyan (Armenia)
Dina R. Khasanova
Member of the Editorial Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Kazan State Medical University (Russia)
Olga A. Shavlovskaya
Member of the Advisory Editorial Board, MD, PhD, professor, department of restorative medicine and medical rehabilitation, International Restorative Medicine University, Russia, Moscow
Vladimir I. Shmyrev
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the I neurological department, scientific adviser on neurology, Central Clinical Hospital with a Polyclinic, Head of Department of neurology, chief specialist in neurology, "Central State Medical Academy" of the Department of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation (Russia)
Eduard Z. Yakupov
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Prof., MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, Kazan State Medical University (Russia)
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