《英國神經外科雜志》是一個在神經外科領域進行辯論的領先國際論壇，出版了質量最高的原創同行評議文章，并就全球神經外科界當前感興趣的所有主題發表評論和通信。覆蓋范圍包括病例評估和外科實踐的所有方面，以及廣泛的研究，重點是臨床而非實驗材料。重點放在研究生教育和基礎神經科學評論文章，以及技術、調查和臨床管理進展背后的理論。所有論文都經過嚴格的獨立同行評審，確保了該期刊的廣泛引文以及在主要的文摘和索引服務中的出現。《英國神經外科雜志》與英國神經外科醫師協會聯合出版，其特點是每年舉行兩次的SBNS會議的摘要。

British Journal of Neurosurgery is a leading international forum for debate in the field of neurosurgery, publishing original peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality, along with comment and correspondence on all topics of current interest to neurosurgeons worldwide. Coverage includes all aspects of case assessment and surgical practice, as well as wide-ranging research, with an emphasis on clinical rather than experimental material. Special emphasis is placed on postgraduate education with review articles on basic neurosciences and on the theory behind advances in techniques, investigation and clinical management. All papers are submitted to rigorous and independent peer-review, ensuring the journal's wide citation and its appearance in the major abstracting and indexing services. British Journal of Neurosurgery is published in association with the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and features the abstracts of the proceedings of the SBNS meetings held twice yearly.