Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery is owned by the Neurosurgical Society of Iran and published by Guilan University of Medical Sciences and Negah Institute for Scientific Communication. Our philosophy in Negah journals is that all research is for the benefit of humankind and research is the product of an investment by society and therefore its fruits should be returned to all people without borders or discrimination, serving society universally and in a transparent fashion. That is why Negah provides online free and open access to all of its research publications. Thus, all the publishing costs have been supported by Guilan University of Medical Sciences, therefore, authors may publish their manuscripts, and audiences can download and share the articles, freely.

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