Fluids and Barriers of the Cns
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Aims & Scope
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all CNS fluids and barrier systems in health and disease. Homeostatic maintenance of the internal environment of the nervous system through normal functioning of brain fluids and barriers is vital for health of the organism. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), its composition, circulation and absorption, has multiple roles in both normal and abnormal brain function and is closely associated with the parenchymal interstitial fluid and the neurovascular unit at the blood-brain barrier. The CNS fluids and barrier systems including the blood-CSF barrier, the blood-brain barrier, the blood-retinal barrier and the blood-nerve barriers, perform functions such as fluid secretion, chemical signalling, physical and chemical buffering, specialised directional transport and facilitation of immune surveillance.
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ImpaQ AnalysisFluids and Barriers of the Cns (acronym: fbcn, abbr: FLUIDS BARRIERS CNS, ISSN: 2045-8118) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Neuroscience, published by BioMed Central in United Kingdom since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.439 (Q1), an H-index of 77.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 57 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,760 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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