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class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">The essential point of Practical Neurology is that it is practical in the sense of being useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who wants to keep up to date, and safe, in managing them. In other words this is a journal for jobbing neurologists – which most of us are for at least part of our time – who plough through the tension headaches and funny turns week in and week out. <strong>Practical Neurology Index</strong> <em>Practical Neurology</em> has mapped its content onto the UK curriculum. 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the names of reviewers are hidden from the author</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-6"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Print ISSN</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">1474-7758</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-7"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Online ISSN</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">1474-7766</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-4"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Journal Statistics 2024<a id="journal_statistics" name="journal_statistics"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Acceptance rate:</strong> 44%</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><div></div></div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[33.33%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[33.33%] [&>div:nth-of-type(3)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(3)]:md:w-[33.33%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-1"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Speed</strong> Time to first decision with review: 27 days (median) Time to first decision without review: 4 days (median) Time from acceptance to publication: 24 days (median)</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Impact</strong> Impact Factor category: Clinical Neurology Impact Factor (JCR): 2.7 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 0.55 Eigenfactor Score: 0.00276 Citescore: 3.7 Citescore rank: 209/400 SciMago Journal Rank: 0.713</div><div data-testid="sections-column-2" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Reach</strong> Total content view: <span data-sheets-root="1">863,282</span> Total Altmetric mentions: <span data-sheets-root="1">1,568</span></div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[33.33%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[66.67%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-2"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><a href="https://sfdora.org/"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11804" src="/pn/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/12/logo-dora.png" alt="DORA" width="191" height="66" /></a></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">The impact that academic research has cannot be defined by one single metric. 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