As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
Announcement: COVID-19 impact on peer review
Aims and scope
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers manuscripts on all CNS fluids and barrier systems in health and disease.
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is affiliated to the International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS) and the International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders (ISHCSF).
Articles
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In vitro modeling of blood–brain barrier and interface functions in neuroimmune communication
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Laminin 221 fragment is suitable for the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into brain microvascular endothelial-like cells with robust barrier integrity
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Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in non-acute post-traumatic ventriculomegaly
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In vitro and numerical simulation of blood removal from cerebrospinal fluid: comparison of lumbar drain to Neurapheresis therapy
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A new look at cerebrospinal fluid circulation
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Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: New challenges in health and disease
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Molecular biology of the blood-brain and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers: similarities and differences
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Comparative study of four immortalized human brain capillary endothelial cell lines, hCMEC/D3, hBMEC, TY10, and BB19, and optimization of culture conditions, for an in vitro blood–brain barrier model for drug permeability studies
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The hCMEC/D3 cell line as a model of the human blood brain barrier
Article collections
Thematic series
CNS Fluid and Solute Movement: Physiology, Modelling and Imaging
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Thematic series
Brain barriers and their microenvironment: Emerging models and techniques
Edited by Danica Stanimirovic, Britta Engelhardt, Elizabeth de Lange
Latest supplements
Abstracts from the 13th International Conference on Cerebral Vascular Biology (CVB 2019)
Meeting abstracts
Miami, FL, USA. 25-28 June 2019
Hydrocephalus 2018 - The Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders
Meeting abstracts
Bologna, Italy. 19-22 October 2018
About the Editors
Lester R Drewes, Editor-in-Chief
Lester Drewes is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School, and past President of the International Brain Barriers Society. Read more
Hazel C Jones, Editor-in-Chief
Hazel Jones is Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London and lately Courtesy Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida. Read more
Richard F Keep, Editor-in-Chief
Richard Keep is currently Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan. He is also Director of the Crosby Neurosurgical Laboratories and Associate Chair for Research in Neurosurgery. Read more
Society affiliations
International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS)
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an official journal of the IBBS: a scientific and educational non-profit organisation advocating scientific and clinical research on the biological barriers in the central nervous system.
International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders (ISHCSF)
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an official journal of the ISHCSF: a non-profit organisation that aims to advance the art and science of clinical care and research into hydrocephalus and CSF disorders, and promote the best possible care for patients.
All IBBS and ISHCSF members are eligible for a 25% discount when publishing with Fluids and Barriers of the CNS.
Editors-in-Chief
Lester R Drewes, University of Minnesota, USA
Hazel C Jones, King's College London, UK
Richard F Keep, University of Michigan, USA
Journal News
We are pleased to announce that FBCNS now has an official Impact Factor of 3.727.
Call For Papers
FBCNS is now welcoming submissions to our latest thematic series, focused on Advances in in vitro modeling of the blood-brain barrier and neurovascular unit.
Submission deadline: February 1st, 2020.
2018 thematic series
CNS Fluid and Solute Movement: Physiology, Modelling and Imaging.
This series brings together papers focusing on all aspects of fluid movement in the brain, helping to address current controversies in an area of intense research and debate.
Latest Review
B waves: a systematic review of terminology, characteristics, and analysis methods
Isabel Martinez-Tejada, Alexander Arum, Jens E. Wilhjelm, Marianne Juhler & Morten Andresen
Featured Article
Claudin-12 is not required for blood–brain barrier tight junction function
Mariana Castro Dias, Caroline Coisne, Pascale Baden, Gaby Enzmann, Lillian Garrett, Lore Becker, Sabine M. Hölter, German Mouse Clinic Consortium, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Urban Deutsch & Britta Engelhardt
Scimago journal rank
FBCNS is ranked in the top quartile of the Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology and Neuroscience subject categories, by SCImago Journal Rank.
2019 Young Investigator Awards
We are pleased to announce the winners of the awards for best oral or poster presentations sponsored by FBCNS for young investigators at Hydrocephalus 2019, the 11th meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders, 13th-16th September Vancouver, Canada.
- Nicholas Salterio
- Lucas Sass
- Linda D’Antona (sponsored by ISHCSF)
Find out more about this year's winners here.
2019 Travel Bursary Awards
We are pleased to announce the winners of prizes for best presentations sponsored by FBCNS at the Cerebrovascular Biology Meeting in Miami, Florida, June 25-28, 2019.
- Natasha O'Brown
- Julia Schulz
Forthcoming Conferences
26th Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting; Portland, Oregon, USA on March 12-13, 2020. https://www.ohsu.edu/bbbmeeting
Barriers of the CNS Gordon Research Conference; Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, USA on June 14-19, 2020. https://www.grc.org/barriers-of-the-cns-conference/2020/
12th Meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders; Hydrocephalus 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden September 11-14, 2020
23rd International Symposium on Signal Transduction at the Blood-Brain Barriers; Bari, Italy, September 23-25, 2020.
11th International Symposium on Neuroprotection and Neurorepair (ISN&N) and the 18th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury (BEM); Berlin, Germany, October 5-7, 2020
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
39 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
32 days to first decision for all manuscripts
82 days from submission to acceptance
21 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
3.727 - 2-year impact factor
1.199 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.394 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
278,875 downloads
83 Altmetric mentions
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