Journal Guide

The aim of the Journal is to stimulate, publish and disseminate original investigations on the autonomic nervous system: this includes the innervation of blood vessels and viscera, autonomic ganglia, efferent and afferent autonomic pathways, and autonomic nuclei and pathways in the central nervous system.The Editors will consider papers that deal with any aspect of the autonomic nervous system, including structure, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, development, evolution, ageing, behavioural aspects, integrative role and influence on emotional and physical states of the body. Interdisciplinary studies will be encouraged. Studies dealing with human pathology will be also welcome.The main types of contribution are full-length articles. These should be as concise as possible and should describe original research that materially advances knowledge of the autonomic nervous system.Short communications, book reviews and short review articles will be considered for publication.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). This innovative journal publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies dealing with behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions in humans and animals. It is an international, interdisciplinary journal devoted to investigation of the physiological systems that integrate behavioral and immunological responses. The journal welcomes original research in neuroscience, immunology, integrative physiology, behavioral biology, psychiatry, psychology, and clinical medicine and is inclusive of research at the molecular, cellular, social, and organismic levels. The journal features online submission and review, leading to timely publication of experimental results. There are no submission fees or page charges for Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, which is published eight times a year. Detailed instructions for authors can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ybrbi.Research areas include:Neurochemical and hormonal mechanisms that convey messages to and from the immune system and brain;Stress and immunity, including the role of stress-related hormones and neurotransmitters on the immune system and brain;Actions of cytokines and growth factors on neuronal and glial cells to regulate behavior, cognition, clinical pain and neuroendocrine function;Clinical translational research, such as depression, other mental disorders, fatigue, chronic inflammatory diseases;Roles of hormones, growth factors, and cytokines in the immune and central nervous systems;Inflammation, neuroscience, and behavior;Neuroimmunopharmacology and the immunomodulating effects of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse;Nutrition, the brain, behavior and immunity;Sleep, exercise, immunity, and health;Roles of cytokines, hormones, and neurotransmitters in the aging immune system and brain;Cancer, brain, and immunity;Regulation of nerve injury and repair by the immune system;Psychosocial, behavioral, and neuroendocrine influences on immunity and on the development and progression of immunologically-mediated disease processes;Genomics of behavior and immunity.

Clinical Autonomic Research aims to draw together and disseminate research work from various disciplines and specialties dealing with clinical problems resulting from autonomic dysfunction. Areas to be covered include: cardiovascular system, neurology, diabetes, endocrinology, urology, pain disorders, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, toxicology and clinical pharmacology, skin infectious diseases, renal disease.This journal is an essential source of new information for everyone working in areas involving the autonomic nervous system. A major feature of Clinical Autonomic Research is its speed of publication coupled with the highest refereeing standards.

The Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal welcomes original contributions on all aspects of diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism. Taking into account that diabetes has become a pandemic, the journal provides a platform for worldwide communication and scientific exchange to researchers and clinicians dealing with diabetes. The focus of the journal lies on the publication of papers on morphological, biochemical, physiological, pathophysiological, and clinical aspects of research on diabetes and metabolism. In addition to research articles, further types of papers such as review articles, case reports, reviews, meta-analyses, letters, editorials, and commentaries make the journal a comprehensive and interesting read. The researcher and practitioner who seeks to stay up to date on the developments in the fields of diabetes and metabolism will find a wealth of information in the Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal.

Endocrinology Insights is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal with a dedicated focus on advancing the understanding of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. It is the official journal of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (SPEDM). Tailored for Endocrinology professionals engaged in clinical practice or research, the journal publishes high-quality original basic, translational, and clinical research, reviews, meta-analyses, case reports presenting a novel insight, and commentaries. The journal particularly welcomes guidelines, consensus and position statements that impact clinical practice.

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, an official journal of the International Society of Neuroendocrinology and has built a reputation for topical authoritative reviews. Frontiers is at the top of both neuroscience and endocrine journals in terms of citations and Impact Factor. This prestigious publication reviews the exciting, rapidly moving, and in some instance, controversial aspects of the broad field of brain-endocrine interactions.Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology is comprised of comprehensive review articles. Most of the reviews are invited and we welcome unsolicited reviews and proposals provided they will meet the quality threshold of the journal. We also encourage authors to submit proposals for commentaries which succinctly raise new ideas or provide additional analysis to further explore ramifications of an article published in Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. Areas of interest include:• Integrative cellular and molecular aspects of hormonally active peptides• Neurotransmitters that regulate the secretion of hypothalamic hormones• Comparative and clinical neuroendocrinology• Interactions between the nervous system and the immune system

Hormones and Behavior publishes original research articles, reviews and special issues concerning hormone-brain-behavior relationships, broadly defined. The journal's scope ranges from laboratory and field studies concerning neuroendocrine as well as endocrine mechanisms controlling the development or adult expression of behavior to studies concerning the environmental control and evolutionary significance of hormone-behavior relationships. The journal welcomes studies conducted on species ranging from invertebrates to mammals, including humans.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Journal of Circadian Rhythms is ready to receive manuscripts on all aspects of circadian and nycthemeral rhythms in living organisms.

The Journal of Neuroendocrinology provides the principal international focus for the newest ideas in classical neuroendocrinology and its expanding interface with the regulation of behavioural, cognitive, developmental, degenerative and metabolic processes. Through the rapid publication of original manuscripts and provocative review articles, it provides essential reading for basic scientists and clinicians researching in this rapidly expanding field.

The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN), the official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, contains original articles on advances in neurosurgical and neurological techniques as they affect nursing care, theory and research, as well as commentary on the roles of the neuroscience nurse in the health care team. The journal provides information to nurses and health care professionals working in diverse areas of neuroscience patient care such as multi-specialty and neuroscience intensive care units, general neuroscience units, combination units (neuro/ortho, neuromuscular/rehabilitation, neuropsychiatry, neurogerontology), rehabilitation units, medical-surgical units, pediatric units, emergency and trauma departments, and surgery. The information is applicable to professionals working in clinical, research, administrative, and educational settings.JNN is a membership benefit to all AANN members. For more information, call 888-557-2266.

Basic, translational and clinical research on the following topics as they relate to stress will be covered:

• Molecular substrates and cell signaling
• Genetics and epigenetics
• Stress circuitry
• Structural and physiological plasticity
• Developmental Aspects
• Laboratory models of stress
• Neuroinflammation and pathology
• Memory and Cognition
• Motivational Processes
• Fear and Anxiety
• Stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders (including depression, PTSD, substance abuse)
• Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuroendocrinology publishes original research covering all aspects from basic to clinical neuroendocrinology. The journal explores the complex bidirectional interactions between the nervous systems and the endocrine systems in both physiological and pathological conditions.

The journal reports on the latest contributions elucidating roles of the peptidic and steroidal hormones and other substances in the control of reproduction, development, sex/gender, degeneration, energy balance, stress responses, inflammation, rhythms, cognition, behavior, tumors and aging. In addition to basic or clinical research, published articles appeal to cutting edge omics approaches and imaging methods to address the molecular functioning and neuroanatomy of neuroendocrine systems in this rapidly expanding field.

Neuroendocrinology seeks scientific excellence. The journal regularly publishes special/focus issues of topical interest and contemporary review articles by renowned experts to address hot topics in current research.

The rapidly expanding field of neuroimmunomodulation explores the way in which the nervous system interacts with the immune system via neural, hormonal, and paracrine actions. Encompassing both basic and clinical research, Neuroimmunomodulation reports on all aspects of these interactions. Basic investigations consider all neural and humoral networks from molecular genetics through cell regulation to integrative systems of the body. The journal welcomes reports on the basic mechanisms involved in the CNS pathology of various neurodegenerative diseases. Although primarily devoted to research articles, timely reviews are published on a regular basis.

The aim of Neuropeptides is the rapid publication of original research and review articles, dealing with the structure, distribution, actions and functions of peptides in the central and peripheral nervous systems. The explosion of research activity in this field has led to the identification of numerous naturally occurring endogenous peptides which act as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, or trophic factors, to mediate nervous system functions. Increasing numbers of non-peptide ligands of neuropeptide receptors have been developed, which act as agonists or antagonists in peptidergic systems.The journal provides a unique opportunity of integrating the many disciplines involved in all neuropeptide research. The journal publishes articles on all aspects of the neuropeptide field, with particular emphasis on gene regulation of peptide expression, peptide receptor subtypes, transgenic and knockout mice with mutations in genes for neuropeptides and peptide receptors, neuroanatomy, physiology, behaviour, neurotrophic factors, preclinical drug evaluation, clinical studies, and clinical trials.Original papers predominate. Manuscripts may be of any length, but must be complete studies; preliminary communications are not accepted. Review articles and hypothesis papers are welcomed, and will be evaluated in the same way as experimental papers. Authors intending to submit a review are advised to communicate their intentions to the Editor, to avoid possible duplication.

Psychoneuroendocrinology publishes papers dealing with the interrelated disciplines of psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology, neurology, and psychiatry, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary studies aiming at integrating these disciplines in terms of either basic research or clinical implications. One of the main goals is to understand how a variety of psychobiological factors interact in the expression of the stress response as it relates to the development and/or maintenance of neuropsychiatric illnesses. The journal is international and comprises original research papers, reviews of an area of the literature, or at an appropriate stage in the development of the author's own work, commentaries in areas of current interest, short communications and book reviews. Although reviews, editorials and commentaries are usually by invitation, interested authors can contact one of the Co-Editors-in-Chief to discuss the suitability of topics for either category of manuscripts.Electronic usage:An increasing number of readers access the journal online via ScienceDirect, one of the world's most advanced web delivery systems for scientific, technical and medical information.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com