Société Française de Neurologie

What Société Française de Neurologie does

The Société Française de Neurologie (SFN) is a nonprofit professional medical society (société savante) founded in 1949 and headquartered at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris, with an administrative secretariat in Montpellier. It is open to all neurologists in France regardless of practice mode and exists to promote neurology and clinical research through scientific meetings, publications, and representation to health authorities.

SFN's core offerings are organized around three product lines. First, it publishes La Revue Neurologique, an English-language peer-reviewed journal producing ten annual issues of original research, reviews, editorials, and letters, alongside Pratique Neurologique, a clinical-practice journal bundled with full membership. Second, it operates a recurring congress calendar anchored at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière (ICM) in Paris, including the J2N (young neurologists' day in January), the Journées Internationales in June, the Journée de la Présidente in November, the CINI neurology-immunology colloquium, and joint sessions within the JNLF French-language congress. Third, it administers research grants (Bourses en neurologie) supporting young neurologists' participation in international conferences.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through annual membership subscriptions and event registration. Membership tiers range from €30 (junior, retired, honorary) to €220 (Titulaire with both paper and electronic journal access), with intermediate tiers at €110 and €145. A distinctive revenue mechanic is the co-adhésion framework with six partner specialty societies (LFCE, ANOCEF, SFEMC, SOFMA, SFNV, SFSEP) and the automatic bundling of individual EAN (European Academy of Neurology) membership, which adds journal access, e-learning platforms, and preferential European congress fees. Distribution is direct via the sf-neuro.org membership portal, with event registration handled through the Key4Events platform.

Name

Société Française de Neurologie

Legal name

Société Française de Neurologie

Website

https://sf-neuro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Société Française de Neurologie (SFN) is a 1949-founded French nonprofit medical society serving neurologists through La Revue Neurologique journal, a year-round congress calendar at ICM Paris, research grants, and bundled EAN membership and specialty society co-adhésion programs.

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Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees constitute the primary revenue stream. Members pay between €30 and €220 annually depending on membership tier (Junior, Titulaire, Associé), with optional paper journal subscriptions adding €75. Co-adhésions with partner societies provide additional revenue at reduced rates (€10-75).

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Core offering

SFN is a French learned society (société savante) that sells annual memberships to neurologists in exchange for access to its peer-reviewed journals (La Revue Neurologique, Pratique Neurologique), registration to its scientific congresses (J2N, Journées Internationales, Journée de la Présidente, CINI, JNLF), automatic EAN associate membership, and research grants. It also administers a co-adhésion framework with six partner neurology specialty societies in France.

Product overview

The Société Française de Neurologie is a professional medical society (société savante) established in 1949, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of scholarly publications (La Revue Neurologique in English and Pratique Neurologique), annual congresses and conferences (J2N, International Days, President's Day, CINI, JNLF), and research grant programs. SFN also facilitates co-membership with affiliated specialty societies (SFNV, SFSEP, SOFMA, SFEMC, LFCE, ANOCEF) and provides EAN membership benefits to its members.

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Products and services

• La Revue Neurologique Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original articles, concise reports, general reviews, editorials and letters to the editor across ten annual issues in English; bundled with SFN membership for the French neurology community.
• Pratique Neurologique Clinical neurology practice journal provided as part of SFN membership, covering practical clinical neurology topics for practicing neurologists.
• SFN Annual Membership Annual membership of the Société Française de Neurologie giving practicing neurologists access to La Revue Neurologique, Pratique Neurologique, free scientific meetings, automatic EAN associate membership, reduced congress fees, and discounted co-adhésion with partner specialty societies.
• J2N - Journée des Jeunes Neurologues et de la Recherche Clinique Annual January congress held at ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) in Paris targeting young neurologists and clinical researchers, featuring hybrid in-person and remote participation.
• Journées Internationales de la SFN Annual June international conference held at ICM Paris, covering advances in multiple sclerosis and related neurological disorders for the French and international neurology community.
• Journée de la Présidente Annual November conference held at ICM Paris featuring a scientific program on topics such as movement disorders and other priority areas selected by the SFN president.
• CINI - Colloque Immunologie-Neurologie Annual two-day conference at the intersection of neurology and immunology covering autoimmune neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, NMOSD, MOGAD, vasculitis, and autoimmune encephalitis.
• JNLF - Journées de Neurologie de Langue Française Annual French-language neurology congress organized jointly with the Belgian Neurological Society at rotating venues in France and Belgium, featuring Excellence in Neurology awards.
• Bourses en neurologie (Research Grants) Scholarship program supporting young neurologists pursuing research, with funding for participation in international conferences including the EAN congress.

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EAN (European Academy of Neurology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandatory individual associate membership of EAN is included with SFN membership. Provides SFN members free online access to European Journal of Neurology, eBrain and eBook learning platforms, and preferential EAN congress registration rates.
• LFCE (Ligue Française contre l'Epilepsie)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion available: Titulaire €50 (40€ reduction), Jeunes €40 (50€ reduction), Juniors €20 (70€ reduction) compared to standalone LFCE rates.
• ANOCEF (Association des Neuro-Oncologues d'Expression Française)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion available for €10, enabling neuro-oncologists to join both organizations with administrative simplification.
• SFEMC (Société Française d'Etudes des Migraines et Céphalées)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion available for €10. IHS (International Headache Society) offers reduced membership (£95 vs £110) to SFEMC members who request through SFEMC secretariat.
• SOFMA (Société Francophone des Mouvements Anormaux)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion: Titulaire €30 (20€ reduction), Junior/CCA free. Supports movement disorder specialists in joining both organizations.
• SFNV (Société Française du Neurovasculaire)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion: Neurologue €75 (35€ reduction), CCA €50, Interne €50, Paramédical €40. Promotes vascular neurology specialty within SFN framework.
• SFSEP (Société Francophone de la Sclérose en Plaques)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-adhésion available, enabling MS specialists to join both organizations.
• WFN (World Federation of Neurology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational umbrella organization representing neurology societies globally. SFN participates in WFN initiatives and congresses.
• FBC (French Brain Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Brain Council coordinates brain research and neurological disorders advocacy in France, bringing together multiple neuroscience organizations.
• Institut du CerveaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor neuroscience research institute located at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière. SFN holds congresses at ICM and collaborates on research initiatives.
• ANAINFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation representing junior neurologists. Junior SFN/ANAINF members pay €30 annually. Junior affiliated to RRFS of EAN section free.
• JNLF (Journées de Neurologie de Langue Française)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual French-speaking neurology congress. SFN organizes sessions within JNLF, featuring Excellence in Neurology awards and joint sessions with Belgian, Swiss, and Italian neurology societies.
• FFN (Fédération Française de Neurologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench neurology federation representing the specialty. FFN logo appears as partner on SFN website.
• CEN (Collège des Enseignants en Neurologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege of neurology teachers in France. Logo partner on SFN website.

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Direct peers

• Società Italiana di Neurologia (SIN): Italy's national neurology society, co-organizing the JNLF with SFN. It runs parallel annual congresses and journals for Italian neurologists, making it a closely aligned peer in the francophone-Italian academic axis.
• Société Suisse de Neurologie (SSN/SGN): Swiss neurology society partner of SFN in joint sessions. Operates a smaller national neurology society model with similar journal, congress, and membership dynamics — a regional peer in the francophone academic network.
• Association of British Neurologists (ABN): The ABN serves UK neurologists with a comparable learned-society structure, journals, annual meetings, and tiered membership. It is the closest national-society peer to SFN outside the francophone world.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN): Germany's national neurology society, hosting the country's largest annual neurology congress (DGN-Kongress) and publishing in German and English. Structurally and functionally analogous to SFN as a major European national society.
• American Academy of Neurology: The AAN is the largest national neurology professional society, serving US neurologists with a similar mix of journals, annual meetings, membership tiers, and advocacy. It is the most directly comparable national-society peer to SFN in scope and operating model.

Emerging players

• Collège des Enseignants en Neurologie (CEN): CEN is the college of neurology teachers in France, focused on academic curriculum and medical education. It is a smaller specialty-education body closely allied to SFN, representing a peer in academic neurology governance.
• Journées de Neurologie de Langue Française (JNLF): JNLF is the annual francophone neurology congress held jointly with SFN, the Belgian Neurological Society, and rotating partners. While tightly linked to SFN, it functions as a separate francophone-wide congress entity, making it a strategic peer and partner.
• Fédération Française de Neurologie (FFN): FFN is the French neurology federation representing the specialty nationwide, and appears as a partner on SFN's website. It is a smaller overarching body that partially overlaps SFN's representative and advocacy functions.

Broad incumbents

• European Academy of Neurology (EAN): EAN is the continental neurology umbrella organization that SFN members are automatically enrolled in. EAN operates at a broader geographic scale across Europe, offering overlapping journals, congresses, and educational content — a strategic partner but also a higher-tier incumbent.
• World Federation of Neurology (WFN): WFN is the global umbrella organization for national neurology societies, of which SFN is a member. WFN operates at a broader global scale with overlapping education, research, and advocacy missions.

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