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Migraine and Brain Health: Towards Better Understanding from the Asia-Oceania Region

Edited by:

Professor Tissa Wijeratne, OAM, MD, PhD, FRACP, Asian Regional Consortium on Headache (ARCH), Australia
Sophie Merve Yener, MD, Asian Regional Consortium on Headache (ARCH), Australia

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 18 July 2025 
 

The Journal of Headache and Pain is calling for submissions to our Collection on Migraine and Brain Health: Towards Better Understanding from the Asia-Oceania Region.


Image credit: © Tissa Wijeratne 

New Content ItemThis Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good health & well-being.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Tissa Wijeratne, MD, PhD, Asian Regional Consortium on Headache (ARCH), Australia

Professor Tissa Wijeratne (OAM MD, PhD, FRACP, FRSM, FAAN, FAHA, FRCP) is the Chair of the Department of Neurology at Western Health, Melbourne, Australia. He is the Co-Founder and Chair of World Brain Dayan initiative that has brought brain health into the global spotlight, transforming it into a widely recognized priority. His work played a significant role in shaping the World Health Organization’s definition of brain health and in the global prioritization of brain health and prevention. He is the elected Trustee for WFN during the 2024 WFN leadership ballot worldwide.

Prof. Wijeratne is Australia's most cited practicing headache specialist, boasting a citation index of 127,000 and an h-index of 82, with 356 publications to his name. These milestones are particularly remarkable given his background as a specialist neurologist from a culturally and linguistically diverse community. His leadership in research extends to the mentorship of 12 PhD students, propelling advancements in the field of neurology.

In addition to his clinical and academic roles, he serves as the President of the Asian Regional Consortium of Headache and the Global Chair for Migraine and Headache Disorders at the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation (WFNR). His exceptional contributions to medicine were recognized in 2023 when he was awarded the Prestigious Order of the Medal of Australia for services as an outstanding neurologist during the Australia Day honors.

Sophie Merve Yener, MD, Asian Regional Consortium on Headache (ARCH), Australia

Dr. Sophie Merve Onerli Yener is an early career neurologist and headache sub-specialist dedicated to improving the lives of headache patients. She completed her medical training in 2015 and her neurology training in 2020, gaining extensive experience as a headache neurologist at Turkey's largest tertiary hospital. Her experience in this demanding environment highlighted critical needs in service delivery, prompting her to advocate for enhanced patient care. Now based in Melbourne, Dr. Yener serves as a headache neurologist and advocate at Migraine Foundation Australia and the Asian Regional Consortium of Headache. Currently, she continues her research with the Global Migraine and Pain Society while aiming to pursue a PhD. Dr. Yener is committed to making headache medicine more accessible and effective, particularly in the Asia and Oceania regions.



 


About the Collection

We are pleased to announce this Collection focused on Migraine and Brain Health: Towards Better Understanding  Across lifespan from the Asia-Oceania Region. This Collection aims to highlight the growing importance of brain health, with a specific focus on migraine, one of the most prevalent and disabling neurological disorders worldwide. The series seeks to foster greater understanding of the regional perspectives, unique challenges, and innovations in migraine research and brain health management across Asia and Oceania.

We invite submissions of original research, editorials, rapid reviews, and commentaries that explore a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the epidemiology of migraine in the region, novel treatment approaches, preventive strategies, cultural and socio-economic factors impacting brain health, and the use of digital health technologies in migraine care. We are particularly interested in work that advances the understanding of migraine’s pathophysiology, as well as studies that address disparities in care and access to treatment in the Asia-Oceania region.

Authors from the geographic regions covered by Asian Regional Consortium on Headache (ARCH) are encouraged to submit their work. This Collection offers a unique platform to contribute to global migraine research while emphasizing the perspectives and needs of the Asia-Oceania community.

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of research, editorials, rapid reviews. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. 

Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. Please, select the appropriate Collection title “Migraine and Brain Health: Towards Better Understanding from the Asia-Oceania Region" under the “Details” tab during the submission stage.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.