期刊名称：CEREBRAL CORTEX ISSN： 1047-3211 版本： SCI-CDE 出版频率： Monthly 出版社： OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, USA, NC, 27513   出版社网址： http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ 期刊网址： http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/ 影响因子： 5.357 主题范畴： NEUROSCIENCES 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal   Cerebral Cortex publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus. Studies with clear relevance to the cerebral cortex, such as the thalamocortical relationship or cortico-subcortical interactions, are also included. The journal is multidisciplinary and covers the large variety of modern neurobiological and neuropsychological techniques, including anatomy, biochemistry, molecular neurobiology, electrophysiology, behavior, artificial intelligence, and theoretical modeling. In addition to research articles, special features such as brief reviews, book reviews, and commentaries are included.   Instructions to Authors   All material to be considered for publication in Cerebral Cortex must be submitted in electronic form via the journal's online submission system at http://cercor.manuscriptcentral.com. Once you have prepared your manuscript according to the instructions below, instructions on how to submit your manuscript online can be found by clicking here. Scope The journal publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus as well as the thalamocortical relationship and cortico-subcortical interactions. The journal is multidisciplinary and welcomes studies which address major issues of general significance using modern neurobiological and neuropsychological techniques, including neuroanatomy, biochemistry, molecular neurobiology, electrophysiology, behavior, theoretical modeling, and brain imaging and/or electroencephalographic studies on developing and adult humans. In addition to research articles, the journal publishes special features and occasional special issues dedicated to well defined subjects. PLEASE NOTE the following changes to the Instructions for Authors: Cerebral Cortex now requires keywords to be supplied. Page charges (?0 per page) will be applied to all papers. Submission of Manuscripts Cerebral Cortex accepts submissions online http://cercor.manuscriptcentral.com For instructions on how to submit your manuscript online please click here. For any queries please contact the editorial office: P. Rakic, Editor-in-Chief, Cerebral Cortex, Department of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, SHM, C303, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. Editorial Assistant, Lois Angelo Email: lois.angelo@yale.edu Feature Articles Feature articles can range in length from 2- to 3-page commentaries to full-size review articles of 15 - 20 pages. Feature articles are meant to showcase new and exciting developments, to serve as a vehicle for addressing controversial issues (two opposing views can be presented in a 'point-counterpoint' format), to present brief focused reviews on selected topics, or to introduce new technical developments in other fields that can benefit research on the cerebral cortex or bring forward new developments in the relationship between clinical and basic science. Potential contributors are advised to discuss their ideas with Dr Rakic before submission. Organization of Manuscripts Manuscripts must be in English, typewritten with wide margins and double-spaced throughout (including figure legends and references), with the sections assembled in the following order: The Title Page (page 1) should include the title; the name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s); the full address, telephone and facsimile numbers and e-mail address of the corresponding author and a brief running title. The Abstract should be no more than 200 words. Up to six Keywords should be provided, in alphabetical order, which characterize the scope of the paper, the principal materials and main subject of work. (Keywords are important for your paper to be found through Internet searching, and therefore, should be selected carefully and should not repeat words that appear in the title.) The Introduction (without a separate heading) should indicate the objectives, significance or hypothesis, when applicable, and a concise summary of the background of the study. Lengthy reviews of the status of the field are discouraged in research articles. The Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion sections should be further subdivided by appropriate headings. Acknowledgements, including any grants, disclaimers or sources of support (along with the address of the author handling offprints), a list of References used, Legends to figures, Tables and Figures should appear on separate pages. Endnotes are allowed but discouraged. References References should be cited in the text as 'Experiments by Author (Author 1989) have demonstrated...' or '...as reported earlier (Author and Author, 1985; Author et al., 1986)' and should be listed chronologically when multiple citations are grouped. Do not place text other than the author and the date within the parentheses. In the list of references, works cited should be ordered alphabetically according to authors and chronologically where several papers by the same author are cited. In the list of references, journal articles should be listed as follows: Author A, Author B (1989) Title. Journal 21:100-131. Books should be listed as: Author B (1911) Title. City: Publisher. or: Author CD (1984) Title of the chapter. In: Title of the book (Author E, ed.), pp. 1-21. City: Publisher. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the Index Medicus or the Bibliographic Guide for Editors and Authors . Illustrations Illustrations should be used sparingly to document the results or make certain points more explicit. All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) should be referred to in the text as Figure 1 etc. The figures should be numbered in the order in which they are referred to in the text. For initial online submission, you will be required to submit images electronically in one of the following formats: .jpg, .gif, .tif, or .eps. Upon acceptance, you will be required to supply high-resolution Tiff files, together with publication quality hard copies, by express mail. Publication quality hard copies of all figures are still essential, as they will be scanned for reproduction in the event of problems with the electronic files. Each figure should be on a separate sheet. Write the title of the paper, the name of the first author and the figure number in pencil on the back of each figure. On the back also indicate clearly the top margin of each figure. In the manuscript indicate with an arrow the most appropriate position for the figure. Photographs. These should be submitted in the desired final printed size so that reduction can be avoided. The type area of a printed page is 240 (height) x 180 mm (width) and photographs, including their legends, should not exceed this area. A single column is 86 mm wide; a double column is 180 mm wide. Ideally photographs should fit either a single or a double column. Photographs should be of sufficiently high quality with respect to detail, contrast and fineness of grain to withstand the inevitable loss of contrast and detail inherent in the printing process. Please indicate the magnification by a rule on the photograph. Color photographs. The cost of printing one color figure is $750 and $350 for each subsequent color figure. Authors ordering offprints will incur an additional charge for those including color reproduction. (For cost purposes, the definition of a single figure is a figure/a composite of figures that can be processed as a unit and printed on a single page without intervening type. Authors should note the potential cost savings inherent in this definition; for example, two consecutive half-page color figures mounted as a composite and printed on one page, with both legends below or on the facing page, would be treated as one figure.) Line drawings. Please provide these as clear sharp prints, suitable for reproduction as submitted. No additional artwork, redrawing or typesetting will be done; therefore, all labeling should be on the original line drawing. Faint and gray lines, shading or stippling will be lost upon reproduction and should be avoided. Where various shadings are used within one figure please ensure that it is easy to differentiate between them using shadings such as (please refer to hard copy in the journal). There should be sufficient white space between lines and dots to ensure the areas will not fill in and look grey. If stippling is used, this should be made up of clear black dots with visible white space between them. Ensure that the size of the lettering is in proportion with the overall dimensions of the drawing. Ideally the drawings should be submitted in the desired final printed size to avoid reduction (maximum dimensions 240 x 180 mm including legends) and should fit either single (86 mm) or double column width (180 mm). If submitting line drawings which require reduction, please check that the lettering will be clearly legible after the drawing has been reduced to the size at which it will be printed. After reduction, letters should not be smaller than 2 mm in height. Electronic submission of figures. At the acceptance stage, figures must be saved in TIFF format at a resolution of at least 300 pixels per inch at the final printed size for colour figures and photographs, and 1200 pixels per inch for black and white line drawings. Although some other formats can be translated into TIFF format by the publisher, the conversion may alter the tones, resolution and contrast of the image. Digital colour art should be submitted in CMYK rather than RGB format, as the printing process requires colours to be separated into CMYK and this conversion can alter the intensity and brightness of colours. Therefore authors should be satisfied with the colours in CMYK (both on screen and when printed) before submission. Please also keep in mind that colours can appear differently on different screens and printers. Failure to follow these guides could result in complications and delays. At the peer review stage, we recommend that figures are saved in TIFF format at a resolution of 150 pixels per inch unless the content requires higher resolution. This is to ensure faster online file transfer during the peer review process. Tables Because tables are expensive and difficult to set, only data essential in illustrating important points should be included. They should be typed double-spaced, each on a separate page, and numbered using Arabic numerals; do not use vertical rules and use only those horizontal rules absolutely necessary for clarity. Table titles should be concise. Explanatory material, notes on measurements and other general information that applies to the whole table should be included as the first, unnumbered footnote and not in the table title. Consult a recent issue for the journal's table style. Indicate the most appropriate position for the table in the margin of the manuscript. Page Charges The page charge is ?0 (approx. $30) per published page. Supplementary Data Supporting material that is not essential for inclusion in the full text of the manuscript, but would nevertheless benefit the reader, can be made available by the publisher as online-only content, linked to the online manuscript. The material should not be essential to understanding the conclusions of the paper, but should contain data that is additional or complementary and directly relevant to the article content. Such information might include more detailed methods, extended data sets/data analysis, or additional figures (including color). All text and figures must be provided in suitable electronic formats (instructions for the preparation of Supplementary Data can be viewed here). All material to be considered as Supplementary Data must be submitted at the same time as the main manuscript for peer review. It cannot be altered or replaced after the paper has been accepted for publication. Please indicate clearly the material intended as Supplementary Data upon submission. Also ensure that the Supplementary Data is referred to in the main manuscript where necessary. Experimental Subjects When human subjects are used, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written consent of each subject. Authors should be aware of the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki), which has been printed in the British Medical Journal (July 18, 1964). When experimental animals are used, the methods section must clearly indicate that adequate measures were taken to minimize pain or discomfort. Experiments should be carried out in accordance with the guidelines published in the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH publication no. 86-23, revised 1987) or the European Communities Council Directive of November 24, 1986 (86/609/EEC). Copyright It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.   Editorial Board     Founding Editors Patricia S Goldman-Rakic Pasko Rakic Editor-in-Chief Pasko Rakic Yale, New Haven Advisory Board Jean-Pierre Changeux, Paris David Hubel, Cambridge Vernon Mountcastle, Baltimore Torsten Wiesel, New York Editorial Assistant Lois Angelo Cerebral Cortex Dept Neurobiology Yale University School of Medicine 333 Cedar St New Haven, CT 06510 USA Tel: 001-203-785-5288 Fax: 001-203-785-5263 Reviewing Editors Genetic/Molecular/Development Pasko Rakic Yale University, New Haven Cellular/Neuroanatomy/Neurophysiology Peter L Strick University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Cognitive/Neuroimaging/Human Steven Petersen Washington University, St Louis Associate Editors G K Aghajanian, USA D Amit, Israel N C Andreasen, USA M A Arbib, USA V Caviness, USA B Connors, USA J Coyle, USA R Eckhorn, Germany J Fuster, USA J Gabrieli, USA M Gazzaniga, USA A Georgopoulos, USA S Hendry, USA G Innocenti, Sweden E Jones, USA C Koch, USA C Leonard, USA P Levitt, USA J Lund, USA D McCormick, USA M Merzenich, USA J Morrison, USA T Pasternak, USA A Peters, USA D Price, USA J Price, USA M Raichle, USA T Robbins, UK P Roland, Sweden J Rubenstein, USA T Sejnowski, USA W Singer, Germany P Somogyi, UK E Soriano, Spain M Sur, USA K Tanaka, Japan J Tanji, Japan A Thomson, UK L G Ungerleider, USA X-J Wang, USA R M Yuste, USA S Zeki, UK