The Journal of Neurosurgery (the JNS) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of neurosurgery.

It is published by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the editor-in-chief is James Rutka.

It was established in 1944, with Louise Eisenhardt as founding editor.

Originally published bimonthly, it switched to a monthly schedule in 1962.

All content is freely available online after 12 months, until it is 10 years old.