期刊名称：NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
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Neurobiology of Learning and Memory publishes articles concerned with neural and behavioral plasticity, including learning and memory and related aspects of neural adaptation, at all levels of analysis from molecular biology through behavior.
Research areas include all areas of the neurobiology of learning and memory.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory includes major theoretical, research, and review papers; research reports; brief reports; rapid communications; and notes. |
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In addition, the following two categories are featured:
Minireviews that succinctly survey appropriate areas of current research or theory
Commentaries that serve as vehicles for brief presentations of new theories, hypotheses, points of view, or critiques of current research
Instructions to Authors
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory publishes articles concerned with neural and behavioral plasticity, including learning and memory and related aspects of neural adaptation, at all levels of analysis from molecular biology through behavior. Manuscripts must be written in English and should be submitted electronically or on disk, as described below. Manuscripts other than Rapid Communications should be submitted to the Editorial Office at the following mail or e-mail address:
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Editorial Office
525 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA
Telephone: (619) 699-6393; Fax: (619) 699-6700
E-mail: nlm@elsevier.com
For Rapid Communications, the manuscript should be sent as an e-mail attachment directly to Paul E. Gold (pgold@uiuc.edu) or William T. Greenough (wgreenou@uiuc.edu). These files should be copied at the same time to the Editorial Office (nlm@elsevier.com).
There are no submission fees or page charges. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance.
Electronic submission. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory manuscripts may be submitted using the Elsevier electronic submission tool, located on the Elsevier Author Gateway. To use this submission route, please go to the Web site and upload your article and its associated artwork. A PDF is generated and the reviewing process is carried out using that PDF. All correspondence between editor and author is performed by e-mail, and paper copies are not required at the original submission stage. To submit your paper online, please click here..
Submission as an e-mail attachment is also acceptable provided that all files are included in a single archive the size of which does not exceed 2 megabytes (nlm@elsevier.com). Hard-copy printouts of the manuscript and art that exactly match the electronic file must then be supplied. The manuscript will be edited according to the style of the journal, and authors must read the proofs carefully. Complete instructions for electronic artwork submission can be found on the Author Gateway, accessible through the journal home page (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ynlme).
Papers submitted for publication in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory should be original contributions to the scientific literature. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editors' discretion. Papers are accepted on the understanding that they are subject to minor editorial revision. Articles and any other material published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editors or the Publisher. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher. The Publisher will not refuse any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce any of his or her contributions to the journal. The Copyright Transfer Agreement should be signed by the appropriate person.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions to reprint previously published figures, tables, and other material.
Types of Papers
1. Major Theoretical, Research, or Review Papers, or Monographs ordinarily not exceeding 50 typed manuscript pages in length.
2. Standard Research Reports presenting results of original research.
3. Brief Reports are reports of original research limited to 2000 words, three tables or figures, and 20 references. Omit section headings.
4. Rapid Communications present original research findings of high current interest that should be made known to other researchers as quickly as possible. These reports will be evaluated by reviewers within one week of receipt and, if accepted, will be published in the next available issue. Rapid Communications are limited to 1500 words, three tables or figures, and 10 references. Omit section headings. Minor editing may be done in the editorial office.
5. Minireviews are brief (10-20 typed pages) surveys of current research and theory written to update nonspecialist readers to new developments and are not necessarily comprehensive; sources of more extensive background reading should be provided. Appropriate topics for minireviews are well-defined, focal research areas. Minireviews should include a brief abstract.
6. Commentaries are similarly brief presentations of new views, hypotheses, or critiques of current research. Commentaries should include a brief abstract.
7. Notes should not exceed 800 words including references and should consist of comments dealing with technical, methodological, and/or theoretical issues raised by articles published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Omit abstract and section headings.
Preparation of Manuscript. Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced throughout on one side of 8.5 x 11-inch or A4 white paper. All pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:
The Title Page (p. 1) should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers).
The Abstract (p. 2) must include the species and strain used, type of preparation (chronic, acute, decerebrate, etc.), drugs and doses employed, research methods, major findings, conclusions, and interpretation of results. Appropriate lengths of abstracts are major papers, 350 words; standard research reports, minireviews, and commentaries, 250 words; rapid communications and brief reports, 150 words. In addition, a list of keywords, descriptive phrases, and terms suitable for indexing should be typed on this page.
The Introduction should be as concise as possible, without subheadings.
Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments to be reproduced.
Results and Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.
References. Journal titles should not be abbreviated. Literature citations in the text consist of the surname(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication. If a work has two authors, both names are cited each time the reference occurs. When there are more than two authors, all authors are cited the first time the reference occurs and only the first author's name followed by "et al." (not italicized) and the date is used in subsequent citations. Multiple author citations that occur in running text are connected by "and," whereas in tabular and parenthetical material the names are joined by an ampersand (&). Multiple citations referencing a given point should be alphabetized by the names of the first author of each article. In instances where there are several publications by the same author(s) in a given year, the designations a, b, c, etc. should be used. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. References should be listed alphabetically and typed double-spaced as follows:
Conrad, C. D., Lupien, S. J., & McEwen, B. S. (1999). Support for a bimodal role for type II adrenal steroid receptors in spatial memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 72, 39-46.
Heimer, L., Zahm, D. S., & Alheid, G. F. (1995). Basal ganglia. In G. Paxinos (Ed.), The rat nervous system (pp. 579-628). San Diego: Academic Press.
Paxinos, G., & Watson, C. (1997). The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates (3rd ed.). San Diego: Academic Press.
Figures should be in a finished form suitable for publication. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals, and indicate the top and the authors on the back of each figure. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality or generated by high-resolution computer graphics and must be large enough to withstand appropriate reduction for publication.
Color Figures. Illustrations in color can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. Mounted color figures must be submitted on paper or flexible board due to the nature of the reproduction process.
Tables should be consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals in order of their appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below. Authors should submit complex tables as camera-ready copy.
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made, and proofs should be returned promptly. Authors will be charged for alterations that exceed 10% of the total cost of composition.
Reprints
Twenty-five (25) reprints will be provided free of charge. Additional reprints may be ordered.
All research reported in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory must have been conducted in accord with the U.S. Public Health Service "Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" and the National Institutes of Health "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," as well as with national, state, and local laws and regulations that apply to the use of animals in research. Where the USPHS and NIH regulations are not mandated, authors must specify that equivalent procedures have been used. Copies of the above documents are available from the Editorial Office or from The Office for Protection from Research Risks, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 4B09, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 (OPRR PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals), and NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals).
Editorial Board
Editors
P.E. Gold, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapign, 603 East Daniel Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA
W.T. Greenough, Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, University of llinois, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Founding Editor
J.L. McGaugh
Editorial Board
D.L. Alkon, Bethesda
C.A. Barnes, Tucson
M. Baudry, Los Angeles
M.F. Bear, Providence
T.V.P. Bliss, London
J. Bures, Prague
T.J. Carew, New Haven
N.J. Cohen, Urbana
M. Davis, Atlanta
Y. Dudai, Rehovot
H. Eichenbaum, Boston
M.S. Fanselow, Los Angeles
H.C. Fibiger, Indianapolis
F.H. Gage, San Diego
M. Gallagher, Baltimore
P.S. Goldman-Rakic, New Haven
G. Hatton, Riverside
I.A. Izquierdo, Porto Alegre
R.P. Kesner, Salt Lake City
J. LeDoux, New York
G. Lynch, Irvine
B.L. McNaughton, Tucson
R. Menzel, Berlin
M. Mishkin, Bethesda
R.G.M Morris, Edinburgh
E.T. Rolls, Oxford
S. Rose, Milton Keynes
A. Routtenberg, Evanston
D.L. Schacter, Cambridge
H. Scheich, Magdeburg
T.J. Sejnowski, San Diego
W. Singer, Frankfurt
N.E. Spear, Binghamton
O. Steward, Irvine
R.F, Thompson, Los Angeles
L. Weiskrantz, Oxford
N.M. White, Montreal
S. Zola, La Jolla
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