Journal profile
Neurosurgical Subspecialties
ISSN 3067-6150 · Xia & He Publishing Inc. · USA · 4 issues a year · Founded 2025
Neurosurgical Subspecialties: fully open access; APC about USD 680; review about 23 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 53% (journal website); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurosurgical Subspecialties is published by Xia & He Publishing Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neurosurgical Subspecialties (NSSS) is the official scientific journal of the Department of Neurosurgery at Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. NSSS aims to provide a forum for clinicians and scientists in the field, dedicated to publishing high-quality and peer-reviewed original research, reviews, opinions, commentaries, case reports, and letters across all neurosurgical subspecialties. These include but are not limited to traumatic brain injury, spinal and spinal cord neurosurgery, cerebrovascular disease, stereotactic radiosurgery, neuro-oncology, neurocritical care, neurosurgical nursing, neuroendoscopy, pediatric neurosurgery, peripheral neuropathy, and functional neurosurgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hong-Yang ZhaoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine13%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine10.1%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience10.1%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine8.7%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesMedicine4.4%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 39 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 680 / USD 450 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- case reportCase Report(s) should describe an individual patient or series of patients (normally less than three) that presented with an unexpected or rare condition that h…main text ≤ 2,500 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 25
- editorial, beginning with “Dear Editor(s),” ~ 10 Editorial ~ 1 ~ 1000 words; Unstructured ~ 10 Case Report Unstructured; No more than 2main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- hypothesisPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…Length not stated
- letterPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letter to the editorPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor should describe timely issues related to a previous publication. These letters should use constructive and professional comments to expand…main text ≤ 800 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- meta-analysisPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…Length not stated
- mini-reviewMini-review Unstructured; No more than 250 words ~ 2 ~ 3000 words; Structured as Introduction, main body, and Conclusions ~ 70Length not stated
- opinionation, Discussion, and Conclusions ~ 25 Opinion ~ 2 ~ 1500 words; Unstructured ~ 20 *Word count includes the main body of thmain text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 20
- original articleOriginal research manuscripts should describe experimental and/or clinical studies in biomedicine, including exploratory and hypothesis-driven studies of basic …main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 8 · references ≤ 50
- original researchPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…Length not stated
- research letterResearch Letter ~ 3 ~ 1500 words; Unstructured ~ 20Length not stated
- reviewPlease ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Internatio…main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 10 · references ≤ 300
- review articleReview Article Open Access Synergistic Use of Intraoperative Ultrasound and Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Image-guided Brain Tumor Surgery: A Narrative Revie…Length not stated
- systematic reviewA systematic review paper, as defined by the Cochrane Collaboration, is a review of a clearly formulated question that uses explicit, systematic methods to iden…main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 8 · references ≤ 70
- systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Review and Meta-analysis Structured with Background and objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; No more than 250 words ~ 8 ~ 5000 words; Struc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Use of AI Tools by Reviewers
Manuscripts under review are confidential. Reviewers must not upload unpublished manuscripts, figures, tables, supplementary files, review reports, or any confidential manuscript-related information to public AI platforms.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
The Authors’ Contributions should be provided in paragraph form following the authors’ names and affiliations and corresponding author(s)’ information. The manner in which each author was involved with the study or preparation of the manuscript is listed with the author’s name (shown as initials, within parentheses). Contributions that are acceptable for inclusion as an author are: study design, p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must check the ICMJE’s unified disclosure form. Each author should check the form to disclose any potential conflict of interest and is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the provided information. The ICMJE’s form can be downloaded here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Statement
A Data Sharing Statement is required for research articles through which readers will know how to access the shared data. Sample wording: The [TYPE, such as technical appendix, statistical code, or dataset] data used to support the findings of this study have been deposited in the [NAME] repository ([DOI or other persistent identifier]); The [TYPE] data used to support the findings of this study a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE and ICMJE ethics recommendations Model summary
Please ensure that any manuscript you submit to NSSS conforms to the recommendations for ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), as well as the general article requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Copyright on all published articles will be retained by the authors unless stated otherwise. Authors grant NSSS the sole, worldwide, and exclusive right to publish (i.e., print, publish, sell, and otherwise commercially exploit), reproduce, display, and store the published articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Neurosurgical Subspecialties (NSSS) adopts open access publishing model, and all articles are distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Under this license, anyone may copy, distribute, or reuse these articles for non-commercial purposes, provided the original work is properly cited. Manuscripts submitted for publication in an open acc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review & Editorial Process
The objective of the peer review process is to ensure the integrity and transparency of the research objectives, data, and conclusions.Editorial ProcessAll articles, solicited and unsolicited, that are submitted to NSSS will be subject to the following double blind peer review process, meaning that the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, and vice versa.Step 1: Upon submission, the e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Types of Plagiarism
Plagiarism check via Crossref Similarity Check Model summary
Plagiarism is defined by the NSSS as use of information, including textual descriptions, figures/tables and data, from a previously published document without proper citation or reference to the original source. All submitted manuscripts will be checked using plagiarism detection software (Crossref Similarity Check).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint version
A preprint is the version of an article before peer-review. Authors are not requested to remove a preprint from a non-for-profit preprint server before submission. Upon acceptance, we recommend including an acknowledgment of acceptance on the first page, as follows:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Self-archiving permitted without embargo Model summary
Authors of articles published in NSSS are permitted to self-archive the preprint version of the article at any time, and may self-archive the postprint and published version without embargo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Study Reporting Guidelines
To enhance the quality and transparency of health research, NSSS require all investigators to prepare articles according to appropriate EQUATOR research reporting guidelines. Each submission of an original article/systematic review/meta-analysis/case report/study protocol should be accompanied by an appropriate checklist as listed below. Authors can find more guidelines at EQUATOR and should indic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Xia & He Publishing Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues a year
- Founded
- 2025
- ISSN
- 3067-6150
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurosurgical Subspecialties
How long does peer review take at Neurosurgical Subspecialties?
The publisher reports about 23 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Neurosurgical Subspecialties?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Is Neurosurgical Subspecialties open access, and what is the APC?
Neurosurgical Subspecialties is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 680.
Sources and updates
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