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Brain Research starts a new path
B RA IN RE S EAR CH 1 06 7 (2 0 0 6 ) v i i
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Brain Research starts a new path As those who have already used the Elsevier Editorial System to submit or review a manuscript will by now know, with this issue, Brain Research presents a new organization for the journal and a new cadre of Editors to support it. In this, the daughter journals Cognitive Brain Research, Developmental Brain Research, Molecular Brain Research and Brain Research Protocols have now ceased publication and their content areas have been folded back into the original parent journal of the family, Brain Research itself. The scope of Brain Research (publishing articles describing primary research) as well as Brain Research Reviews (publishing review articles) is now expanded to encompass all aspects of modern neuroscience research. Brain Research will continue to publish papers reporting interdisciplinary investigations of nervous system structure, function and chemistry at all levels of resolution from bmolecularQ to bbehavioralQ and bsocialQ that are of general interest to the broad community of neuroscientists. bClinicalQ investigations, bProtocolsQ, i.e., methods papers, and bMini-reviewsQ will also be considered for publication if they provide significant insight into the structure or function of the nervous system, the pathophysiology of a disease, or its treatment. For the first time, computational and theoretical papers will also be considered. As will become evident from the new Tables of Contents, the articles submitted and the issues published will now be categorized into eight significant sections of broadly based neuroscience, each of which will have its own Senior and Associate Editors, whose names are presented elsewhere in this issue. The categories are as follows: (1) Cellular and Molecular; (2) Development, Regeneration and Aging; (3) Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology and other forms of Intercellular Communication; (4) Structural Organization of the Brain; (5) Sensory and Motor Systems; (6) Regulatory Systems; (7) Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience; and (8) Disease-related Neuroscience. These steps are being taken to recognize the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of modern neuroscience research, the broad use of common tools to dissect the problems selected, and the need for accelerating the review process to help authors revise their manuscripts and distribute their findings to our global community of neuroscientists in a manner that readers can readily parse into the topics on which they most want to remain up-to-date. In addition, all of the Senior Editors wish to note that quality of content will be our most sought submittal review criterion and that we welcome reviewers who are prepared to respond to invitations to evaluate promptly and critically. In turn, we, the Editors, and the Publisher will provide a fast and efficient service consistent with the quality of submission we expect from you. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts and to hearing your ideas for new features you would find useful to your work and your continuing selfeducation. For the Senior Editors, Floyd Bloom, Editor-in Chief
doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(05)01758-0
a v a i l a b l e a t w w w. s c i e n c e d i r e c t . c o m
w w w. e l s e v i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / b r a i n r e s
Editorial
Brain Research starts a new path As those who have already used the Elsevier Editorial System to submit or review a manuscript will by now know, with this issue, Brain Research presents a new organization for the journal and a new cadre of Editors to support it. In this, the daughter journals Cognitive Brain Research, Developmental Brain Research, Molecular Brain Research and Brain Research Protocols have now ceased publication and their content areas have been folded back into the original parent journal of the family, Brain Research itself. The scope of Brain Research (publishing articles describing primary research) as well as Brain Research Reviews (publishing review articles) is now expanded to encompass all aspects of modern neuroscience research. Brain Research will continue to publish papers reporting interdisciplinary investigations of nervous system structure, function and chemistry at all levels of resolution from bmolecularQ to bbehavioralQ and bsocialQ that are of general interest to the broad community of neuroscientists. bClinicalQ investigations, bProtocolsQ, i.e., methods papers, and bMini-reviewsQ will also be considered for publication if they provide significant insight into the structure or function of the nervous system, the pathophysiology of a disease, or its treatment. For the first time, computational and theoretical papers will also be considered. As will become evident from the new Tables of Contents, the articles submitted and the issues published will now be categorized into eight significant sections of broadly based neuroscience, each of which will have its own Senior and Associate Editors, whose names are presented elsewhere in this issue. The categories are as follows: (1) Cellular and Molecular; (2) Development, Regeneration and Aging; (3) Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology and other forms of Intercellular Communication; (4) Structural Organization of the Brain; (5) Sensory and Motor Systems; (6) Regulatory Systems; (7) Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience; and (8) Disease-related Neuroscience. These steps are being taken to recognize the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of modern neuroscience research, the broad use of common tools to dissect the problems selected, and the need for accelerating the review process to help authors revise their manuscripts and distribute their findings to our global community of neuroscientists in a manner that readers can readily parse into the topics on which they most want to remain up-to-date. In addition, all of the Senior Editors wish to note that quality of content will be our most sought submittal review criterion and that we welcome reviewers who are prepared to respond to invitations to evaluate promptly and critically. In turn, we, the Editors, and the Publisher will provide a fast and efficient service consistent with the quality of submission we expect from you. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts and to hearing your ideas for new features you would find useful to your work and your continuing selfeducation. For the Senior Editors, Floyd Bloom, Editor-in Chief
doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(05)01758-0