1. The purpose of the Journal is to review in an informative and critical manner recent advances in different aspects of Neurobiology. The range of topics covered varies from year to year.
Although most reviews are invited by the Editor-in-Chief, individuals who would like to write a review for this journal are welcome to propose a topic for the Editor's consideration.
2. Online submission procedure.It is now possible to submit your manuscript to the Progress in Neurobiology Editorial office electronically.
Before submitting, it is essential that you refer to the Elsevier Artwork Guidelines: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/authorartwork
Once you are ready to submit:
1. Select 'Submit online to this journal' option from the 'Journal Services' on the 'Author Gateway'.
2. Follow prompts online. Please note that at each stage of the submission process it is possible to go back a step, save the submission to continue later or remove/change any information already entered.
3. The submission tool will generate a PDF file to be used for the reviewing process.
4. You will receive confirmation of your submission, and further progress of your paper at every stage of its review period thereafter, via e-mail.
3. Hardcopy Submission procedure. Manuscripts should be submitted to: M.J. Zigmond (Editor-in-Chief), Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, S-526 Biomedical Science Tower, 3500 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Fax: +1 412 624 7327, Email: zigmond+@pitt.edu
4. Style. As the subject matter of Neurobiology is so wide, the pattern of the review should be such that its general content can be grasped, without reading all the details, by the reader with a general interest in neurobiology, who is not a specialist in the subject being discussed. The introductory and concluding portions of the review can be used to give the reader an overall perspective which should be of value to the specialist and non-specialist alike. Nothing in these remarks should discourage contributors from presenting detailed and critical discussions of special problems within their fields, although it is desirable that such problems be presented within a general framework that indicates their major significance.
5. Outline. Each author is requested to prepare a detailed outline of his contribution to be submitted in duplicate within two months of acceptance of the Editor-in-Chief's invitation.
6. Preparation of Manuscripts. Manuscripts will usually be required within six months of acceptance of the Editor-in-Chief's invitation. Manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate, typewritten (double-spaced for text, tables, footnotes, and figure legends; triple-spaced for references) on good quality paper, size about 8.5x11 inches (215x280 mm). Margins, both left and right, should be at least one inch wide. One of the three copies submitted to the Editor-in-Chief should be an original. Where the article is available on disk this should be supplied, with the manuscript, to the Editor-in-Chief.
When using a word processor to prepare a manuscript the following should be noted:
Page design will be handled by the Publisher. There is therefore no need to use formatting commands such as centring, justifying text, indenting etc.
Use the word processor's facilities to indicate the following text attributes: bold; underline; italic; subscript; superscript; strikeout.
Do not use the hyphenation facilities of your word processor.
When preparing tables use tabs, not spaces, to align columns.
When using symbols to denote special characters, please supply a list of all codes used.
Use "hard returns" (i.e. using the enter key) only at the end of paragraphs. Use your word processor's "word-wrap" feature within paragraphs.
It is essential that the printed versions supplied are produced directly from the submitted electronic version.
Disks should preferably be IBM-PC compatible, using Word Perfect or Microsoft Word word processing programmes or alternatively ASCII text files in IBM-PC/MS-DOS format. For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission), please consult http://www.elsevier.com/locate/authors.
7. Authorship should be limited to those individuals who have played a substantive role in the preparation of the review. Others may be acknowledged in the sections set aside for this purpose (see point 19).
8. Affiliations of authors should be given on the title page under the authors' names. If an author changes his affiliation during the time when the work is being published this information should be given in a footnote. Authors should also provide current phone, fax and e-mail numbers.
9. Subdivisions of Chapters. Chapters should be divided into sections and where desirable into subsections, each having a short descriptive title. Cross references to other parts of the same chapter should refer to section numbers (e.g., Section 1, 1.1, 1.11). A suggested scheme for the designation of the subdivisions is the following:
1. 1.1. 1.1.1. 1.1.2. 1.1.1.1. 1.1.1.2.
All headings should be typed on separate lines not run into the paragraph.
10. Abstract. Please include an abstract of about 250 words that can be used by MEDLINE, Current Contents, etc.
11. Abbreviations. Please supply a list of Abbreviations.
12. Table of Contents. Each article is to be preceded by a Table of Contents which should include all the grades of headings numbered according to the scheme followed in the text.
13. Illustrations are to be submitted in a form suitable for reduction by the photoengraver without retouching or redrawing. Original inked drawings make the best reproductions. If original drawings are not available reprints can be submitted; these are preferable to photocopies. The print area adopted will be 5.3"x 7.82" (135x198 mm) and if possible illustrations should be submitted TWICE the required final size. However, a convenient size for the drawings would be 8"x11" (215x280 mm). Lettering should be large enough so that is is completely legible after reduction. Graph paper, if used, should be ruled in feint blue. Grid lines that are to show in the final engraving should be inked in black. If photographs must be included, enlargements on glossy paper should be submitted; however the number of photographs must be kept to a minimum. Place overlays on all halftone photos to prevent scratches and damage from handling. On these overlays indicate which areas are of great importance or should show greater contrast. Also indicate on the halftone a micron line scale.
14. Colour Figures. A charge will be made to all authors for the reproduction of figures in colour. This will be at $345/NLG 600 per final printed page of colour. The typesetters will aim to maximise the number of colour figures on a page during page make-up.
15. Numbering and Preparation of Figures and Tables. Each figure should be mentioned in the text and all should be numbered in one sequence, using arabic numerals, in order of their mention. Please indicate in the margins of the text pages approximately where you wish each figure to be placed. Every figure should be identified on the back or in a margin with the number, the name of the author, and the title Progress in Neurobiology. A brief descriptive legend should be provided in duplicate for every figure; these legends should be typed (double-spaced) in sequence on manuscript paper---not on the figures. Tables should be numbered, using arabic numerals, in order of their mention in the text, a brief title should be typed directly above each table. Any explanatory material essential to the understanding of the table should be placed in footnotes to the table.
16. Equations if included, should be numbered, using arabic numbers enclosed in parentheses, in sequence throughout the chapter. In the text they should be referred to as Eqn. (1), Eqns (3)--(5); if the word Equation begins a sentence it should be written out in full.
17. Symbols, Nomenclature and Units. Where possible, SI units should be employed, but if non-metric units are used the metric equivalent must also be given or at least the dimensionally correct conversion factors as a footnote. Where the ordinates of a graph are not described in metric units this should be remedied, wherever practicable. Where units of measurement are referred to in the text in general terms with no specific numeral attached, they should be written out, not abbreviated. Contributors are directed to the following publications (others exist) for help in resolving problems over symbols, nomenclature and units.
IUPAC (1970) Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units. Ed. M. L. McGlashan, Butterworths: London.
Royal Society (1971) Quantities, Units and Symbols. Royal Society: London.
18. Spelling and Terminology. Contributors should use either British (the Oxford English Dictionary) or United States (Webster's New International Unabridged Dictionary) spelling.
19. Copyright. All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microform or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations, and includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
20. References: In general, authors should include primary sources rather than relying exclusively on review articles. Moreover, an effort should be made to identify the earliest possible reference that can be used to support a particular point. Authors should take full responsibility for checking references as to position in text, style as given below, spellings, and numerical data. The reference list is arranged alphabetically according to surname, followed by the initials of the first names. Year of publication should be given directly after the author(s). The order should be as follows:
(a) Single authors: Where more than one reference is given for a single author the publications should be listed chronologically.
(b) Two authors: References for which there are two authors should be arranged first alphabetically, then chronologically, within each alphabetical group. For text citations, use both authors' names and the year. (Do not use et al. for two-author references.)
(c) Three or more authors: For references with more than two authors disregard alphabetization within this group (except for the first surname which determines the position in the list) and arrange the references chronologically. This is done because for such references all text citations use the surname of the first author only, followed by et al., or "and co-workers", or "and associates."
If more than one reference by the same author or authors, published in the same year is citeduse a, b, or c etc., after the year in both text and list. Text citations can be given in either of two ways; (a) with date only in parentheses, e.g. as demonstrated by Vickery (1996) or (b) with name and date in parentheses e.g. according to recent findings (Vickery et al., 1996).
(d) Abbreviations should follow those of the world list of scientific periodicals.
Examples of the particular style for journal articles, books and edited (multi-author) books are cited below.
Karlin, A. and Akabas, M. H. (1995) Toward a structural basis for the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and their cousins. Neuron 15, 1231--1244.
Ito, M. (1984) The Cerebellum and Neuronal Control. Raven Press: New York.
Steriade, M. (1994) Coherent activities in corticothalamic networks during resting sleep and their development into paroxysmal events. In: Temporal Coding in the Brain, pp. 115--128. Eds G. Busz¨¢ki, R.Llin¨¢s, W. Singer, A. Berthoz, Y. Christen. Springer-Verlag: Berlin.
21. Acknowledgments. Authors should acknowledge any source of financial assistance used in the preparation of the review. They may also wish to acknowledge the assistance of colleagues where relevant. In such cases, authors should first obtain the permission of such colleagues. | 
