Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Title	Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Discipline	Neuroscience
Abbreviation	Nat. Rev. Neurosci.
Publisher	Springer Nature
Country	United Kingdom
History	2000–present
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	(see Impact and Reception)

Contents

Nature Reviews Neuroscience is a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing review articles in the field of neuroscience. It is produced by the publisher Springer Nature and is aimed at researchers, clinicians, and policymakers interested in advances across subfields such as neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. The journal synthesizes findings from laboratories and institutions worldwide, including work associated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Max Planck Society, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University College London.

History

Launched at the turn of the 21st century, the journal emerged amid developments led by organizations such as Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, and European Research Council that shaped funding landscapes for neuroscience research. Early editorial leadership included figures connected to institutions like University of Oxford, Harvard University, and University of California, San Francisco, reflecting networks that also involve societies such as the Society for Neuroscience and conferences like Neural Information Processing Systems. Over time the journal paralleled initiatives at Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Salk Institute, and Rockefeller University and responded to milestones such as the launch of the Human Brain Project and the announcement of the BRAIN Initiative.

The journal covers a broad range of topics, drawing on work from laboratories at Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, and University of Cambridge. Review subjects commonly include cellular and molecular studies tied to groups at Karolinska Institutet, systems neuroscience linked to research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, developmental neuroscience represented by University of Toronto, and computational models associated with ETH Zurich and California Institute of Technology. Clinical and translational themes often cite centers such as Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, and University of California, Los Angeles, and they intersect with research from brain-imaging facilities like National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and regional hubs such as Institut Pasteur.

Editorial governance is organized under an in-house editorial office at Springer Nature with advisory boards composed of academics from institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, and Harvard Medical School. Associate editors and commissioned authors frequently include investigators affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, Karolinska Institutet, ETH Zurich, and University of Michigan. The journal uses invited review commissioning and editorial peer review processes similar to practices at journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Neuroscience, and Neuron; manuscripts are assessed by external referees drawn from departments like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Salk Institute, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, and national academies including the National Academy of Sciences. Editorial policies reflect standards endorsed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics.

The journal is widely cited within the community and is tracked alongside titles like Nature, Science, Cell, and Neuron in citation databases maintained by entities such as Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier. It has been discussed in the context of initiatives led by funders including the Wellcome Trust and the European Research Council and referenced in policy dialogues at institutions such as World Health Organization when summarizing neuroscientific evidence relevant to public health. Lists of highly cited reviews often feature authors from Harvard University, Stanford University, University College London, Karolinska Institutet, and University of California, San Francisco.

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services and citation indices managed by organizations such as Clarivate Analytics (including the Science Citation Index), Elsevier (including Scopus), and abstracting services used by libraries like the British Library and the Library of Congress. It is discoverable through platforms used by research institutions such as PubMed Central partner repositories, university libraries at University of Cambridge and Yale University, and consortia including HINARI and JSTOR for archival access.

Notable commissioned reviews and special issues have featured leading authors affiliated with Max Planck Society, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute, Broad Institute, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Topics have ranged from synaptic plasticity studies citing work by labs connected to University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to computational psychiatry drawn from groups at Princeton University and University College London. Special issues have coincided with thematic initiatives such as the Human Brain Project, the BRAIN Initiative, and landmark consensus reports produced by panels including representatives from National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, and the European Research Council. The journal’s commissioned retrospectives and perspectives frequently involve contributors who hold appointments at institutions like Harvard Medical School, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Oxford, and Imperial College London.

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