一、领域背景与期刊定位
Dystonia is a prevalent movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, affecting over 16 million people globally. The 2024-2025 research hotspots in dystonia include precision medicine for genetic subtypes (e.g., DYT1/DYT6), non-invasive brain stimulation optimization (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation for focal dystonia), and AI-assisted early diagnosis.投稿痛点: 65% of dystonia-related submissions are rejected due to insufficient translational relevance (e.g., basic studies without clinical implications) or lack of mechanistic insights ^中科院文献情报中心2025^.
- 主办机构: International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
- 创刊时间:1986
- 收稿特色: Focuses on original clinical/basic research, reviews, and clinical trials of movement disorders (including dystonia). Strong emphasis on translational value (linking lab findings to patient care) and novel therapeutic strategies.
- Mega Journal?: No (2024发文量≈550篇).
二、核心数据解析:2025影响因子与分区
| 评价维度 | 具体数据 | 备注(2025改革关联) |
|---|---|---|
| JCR影响因子(JIF) | 12.2(2025), up 5.2% vs2024 | 分子已剔除撤稿内容引用 |
| JCR分区(小类/大类) | 小类: Movement Disorders Q1 (rank3/25);大类: Clinical Neurology Q1 (rank15/150) | 按"排名/学科期刊总数"划分四区 |
| 中科院分区(小类/大类) | 小类: Clinical Neurology 1区;大类: Life Sciences(Clinical)1区 | 基于"期刊超越指数"划分,1区为前5%期刊 |
| 自引率 | 5.8%(2025) | 远低于20%风险阈值 |
| 审稿周期 | 一审平均40天,整体录用周期130天 | ^Movement Disorders 2025 Author Guidelines^ |
- JIF增长原因: High citations from top clinical journals (e.g., New England Journal of Medicine) for dystonia translational studies; 2025撤稿引用剔除 had minimal impact (only 0.1 reduction in hypothetical JIF).
- 分区适配:中科院1区适合申报国家级项目(如NSFC Key Program); JCR Q1适配海外博士后 applications或 international collaboration outputs.
三、投稿核心指南:注意事项与实战技巧
(1)投稿前基础注意事项
- 收稿范围匹配:
- Accepts: Original research (basic/clinical), reviews, clinical trials, case series (≥5 cases) for dystonia.
- Rejects: Single case reports (unless highly novel genetic subtypes), pure descriptive studies (no mechanistic/clinical links), non-movement disorder topics.
- Tool推荐: Use JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator) to match dystonia-related keywords (e.g., "DYT1 dystonia + gene therapy") with the journal’s scope.
- 格式规范:
- Document要求: Word/LaTeX, Times New Roman12号字,1.5倍行距.
- Core materials: Ethical approval (animal/human experiments), author contribution statement (CRediT format), conflict of interest disclosure.
- References: Vancouver format, max60条 (original articles); cite ≥3 recent (2023-2025) dystonia studies from the journal.
- 费用与开放获取:
- APC: $4500 for open access (OA) publication; subscription mode free.
- Fee waiver: Available for authors from low-income countries (apply via editorial office with institutional proof).
(2)投稿高阶实战技巧
- 选题与创新点提炼:
1. Use VOSviewer to identify cross-disciplinary gaps: E.g., "dystonia genetic subtypes + CRISPR-based gene editing" (2024-2025 emerging hotspot).
2. 摘要结尾: Highlight originality with "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to validate the therapeutic efficacy of CRISPR-edited DYT1 gene in a mouse model of generalized dystonia".
- Cover Letter撰写:
1. Address editor by name (e.g., Dr. Joseph Jankovic, Editor-in-Chief): Find from the journal’s Editorial Board page.
2. 5-sentence template:
- Background: Dystonia is a disabling movement disorder with limited targeted therapies.
- Goal: Our study aimed to explore the pathogenic role of DYT1 mutation and test a CRISPR-based therapy for generalized dystonia.
- Methods: Whole-exome sequencing (patients) + CRISPR editing (mouse models) + behavioral assessments.
- Findings: DYT1 mutation disrupts torsinA function; gene correction restores motor function in mice.
- Fit: This work aligns with Movement Disorders’ focus on translational research for dystonia.
3. Bold声明: "This manuscript has not been submitted to any other journal for publication".
- 审稿意见回应:
- Structure: "Question → Response → Modification Location".
- Example:
- Question: "Insufficient clinical relevance for dystonia patients".
- Response: "We added data from 12 DYT1 patients showing correlation between torsinA levels and disease severity (Supplementary Table3, Page14)".
- Key tip: Cite ≥1 reviewer-recommended dystonia studies (e.g., "As suggested by Reviewer2, we cited Lee et al. (2024) on DYT1 patient outcomes ^Movement Disorders 2024^").
- Bold reminder: Mark all revisions in yellow in the manuscript.
四、实例参考与风险提示
(1)成功案例
A team submitted a study on "DYT6 dystonia: Genetic linkage to THAP1 mutation and response to deep brain stimulation (DBS)" to Movement Disorders.
- Reviewer comment: "Lack of long-term DBS outcomes for DYT6 patients".
- Revision: Added 2-year follow-up data for 8 patients (motor score improvement from 35 to18) + AI-based DBS parameter optimization model.
- Outcome: Accepted after 2 rounds of review (total145 days).
(2)高风险预警
- Rejection雷区:
- Missing ethical approval for dystonia patient data (desk rejection in 7 days).
- Pure basic research (e.g., cell culture studies without mouse/patient links) → 80% rejection rate.
- Overly long manuscript (≥25 pages) → Editor may request shortening before peer review.
- 适配人群:
- Recommended: PI applying for NSFC projects, postdocs targeting international fellowships, clinicians with translational dystonia data.
- Not recommended: Graduate students needing fast acceptance (long review cycle) or authors without OA funding.
五、总结与工具包
Core Summary
Movement Disorders is a top-tier journal for dystonia research, blending clinical and basic science with strong translational focus. Its 2025中科院1区/JCR Q1 status makes it ideal for high-impact outputs in movement disorders.###实用工具包
- Data查询:
-中科院分区: CAS Journal Partition WeChat Mini-program.
- JIF/自引率: Web of Science Core Collection (2025 JCR data).
- 投稿辅助:
- Literature tracking: ResearchRabbit (set alerts for "dystonia + translational research").
- Chart绘制: Prism (for dystonia patient motor score graphs).
- Formatting: Use the journal’s LaTeX template (available on official website) for consistency.
- 技术支持:
- English editing: Discounts (10%) for authors via the journal’s partner service (Editage).
- Revision guidance: Contact the editorial office for clarification on reviewer comments (response within 48 hours).
This guide provides actionable strategies to maximize your dystonia-related submission success to Movement Disorders. Good luck!
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