Journal of Neuroscience
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| Journal of Neuroscience | |
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| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Neurosci. |
| Discipline | Neuroscience |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Society for Neuroscience (United States) |
| Publication history | 1981–present |
| Impact factor (2010) |
7.271 [1] |
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| ISSN | 0270-6474 (print) 1529-2401 (web) |
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The Journal of Neuroscience is a weekly scientific journal published by the Society for Neuroscience. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical research articles in the field of neuroscience. Its editor-in-chief is John Maunsell, a Boston-based neuroscientist specializing in the visual cortex.
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[edit] History
Volume 1 appeared in 1981 and issues appeared monthly; as its popularity grew it switched to a bimonthly in 1996 and then to a weekly in July, 2003.
[edit] Themes
[edit] Main themes
Articles appear within one of the following four sections of the journal:
- Cellular/Molecular
- Development/Plasticity/Repair
- Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive
- Neurobiology of Disease
[edit] Features
In addition, some issues of the journal contain articles in the following sections:
- Brief Communications
- Journal Club (brief reviews of articles that appeared in the Journal, written by graduate students or postdoctoral fellows; first published in September, 2005)
[edit] References
- ^ "Impact Factor Trend Graph: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENE". Journal Citation Reports. ISI Web of Knowledge. http://admin-apps.webofknowledge.com/JCR/JCR?issn=0270-6474&PointOfEntry=Impact&SID=R2JGHN81o3hdO79Nimj&SID=R2JGHN81o3hdO79Nimj. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
