Journal of Alzheimer's Research and Therapy
Research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, from disease mechanisms and detection to treatment and care, spanning neurobiology and genetics, imaging, clinical trials, epidemiology and patient care.
- ISSN 2998-4211
- CC BY 4.0
- Published by Open Access Pub
Across the disease continuum
JALR considers clinical and experimental work at every stage of the disease, from the earliest biological change to treatment and long-term care. The areas below are illustrative, not a closed list.
- 01 · Mechanisms
Biology of the disease
How Alzheimer's disease and related dementias arise and progress.
- Molecular and cellular pathophysiology
- Genetics and risk
- Neuroinflammation
- Cellular and animal models
- 02 · Detection
Diagnosis and imaging
How the disease is recognized, measured and predicted.
- Biomarkers
- Neuroimaging
- Cognitive assessment
- Risk prediction
- 03 · Treatment
Therapy
How the disease is treated and how treatments are evaluated.
- Clinical trials
- Drug discovery
- Therapeutic development
- Disease-modifying approaches
- 04 · Care
People and populations
How people living with dementia and their families are supported.
- Caregiver outcomes
- Quality of life
- Non-drug interventions
- Digital health and AI in care
Accepted article types and the full scope are on the Aims and Scope page.
Research from the archive
Selected articles from the journal. Each is open access under CC BY 4.0.
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The Role of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Disrupted Sleep in the Moderate-Severe Dementia Population: A Systematic Review
Esther del Carmen Teruel Hernández, Sonia Souto-Camba, José Antonio López Pina, Raquel Irina Medina-Ramírez, Antonia Gómez- Conesa
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Early Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Using OCT Imaging Technique
C S Sandeep, Kumar A Sukesh, K Mahadevan, P Manoj
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The Sustained and Selective Effectiveness of a Videophone Conversation for Individuals with Dementia
Kiyoshi Yasuda, Jin Narumoto, Mutsuo Sano, Noriaki Kuwahara, Kazuhiro Kuwabara
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JALR. New Journal, Old questions, Fresh insights
Roberto Paganelli
Editors
The journal's editorial work is led by the Editor-in-Chief with the Editorial Board. Names and photos link to each editor's full profile.
Editor-in-Chief
Saktimayee Roy
Research Associate Professor, PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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Andrew Chi Kin Law
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Perdana University, Malaysia
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Aysun Cetinyurek Yavuz
Senior Researcher, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Dong-Kug Choi
Professor, Konkuk University - Glocal Campus, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
How JALR publishes
The essentials for authors and readers. Each item links to the full policy.
- Open access
- Articles are free to read on publication, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Copyright and license
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. Editorial policies
- Publication charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy. Article processing charges
- Originality screening
- Submissions are checked with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate. Editorial policies
- Persistent identifiers
- Article DOIs are registered with Crossref under the prefix 10.14302.
- Preservation
- JALR articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term digital preservation. Digital preservation
Submit to JALR
Before submitting, please read the Instructions for Authors and the Aims and Scope.
- ManuscriptZone. The primary submission system: oap.manuscriptzone.net
- Manuscript submission form. A simple alternative: online form for JALR
- Editorial office. For help with submission: info@openaccesspub.org
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.