Annual Review of Neuroscience

Annual Review of Neuroscience is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, covering significant developments in neuroscience. Founded in 1978, it is one of the most influential review journals in neuroscience, with a 2025 impact factor of 13.8, indexed in SCIE.《神经科学年度评论》（Annual Review of Neuroscience）是由 Annual Reviews 出版的年度同行评审期刊，涵盖神经科学的重要进展。该刊创刊于 1978 年，是神经科学领域最具影响力的综述期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 13.8，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to cover the significant developments in the field of neuroscience, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为涵盖神经科学领域的重要进展，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Cellular and molecular neuroscience: reviews on the cellular and molecular basis of nervous system function, including ion channels, synaptic transmission, neural signalling, and the molecular biology of neurons.细胞与分子神经科学： 关于神经系统功能的细胞与分子基础的综述，涵盖离子通道、突触传递、神经信号传导与神经元分子生物学等。
• Systems and cognitive neuroscience: reviews on neural circuits, systems neuroscience, sensory and motor systems, learning and memory, and the neural basis of cognition and behaviour.系统与认知神经科学： 关于神经回路、系统神经科学、感觉与运动系统、学习与记忆以及认知与行为神经基础的综述。
• Developmental and evolutionary neuroscience: reviews on the development of the nervous system, neural plasticity, and the evolution of nervous systems across species.发育与进化神经科学： 关于神经系统发育、神经可塑性以及跨物种神经系统进化的综述。
• Clinical and translational neuroscience: reviews on neurological and psychiatric disorders, the mechanisms of disease, and the translation of neuroscience research to clinical medicine and therapeutics.临床与转化神经科学： 关于神经与精神疾病、疾病机制以及神经科学研究向临床医学与治疗转化的综述。
• Article types: annual comprehensive review articles, each providing an authoritative synthesis of significant developments in a specific area of neuroscience over the preceding years.栏目设置： 每年发表综合性综述文章，每篇对神经科学某一特定领域近年来的重要进展进行权威综述。

History

• Founding: the Annual Review of Neuroscience was founded in 1978 by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesising and integrating knowledge for the progress of science.创刊： 《神经科学年度评论》于 1978 年由非营利出版机构 Annual Reviews 创办，该机构致力于为科学进步综合与整合知识。
• Annual Reviews publication: the journal is part of the Annual Reviews series, applying the consistent model of annual, authoritative, invited review articles across scientific disciplines.Annual Reviews 出版： 该刊是 Annual Reviews 系列的一部分，采用各科学领域每年发表权威特邀综述的统一模式。
• Long publication history: with nearly five decades of continuous publication, the journal has grown alongside the field of neuroscience, reflecting advances from molecular neuroscience to cognitive and systems neuroscience.悠久出版史： 该刊已连续出版近五十载，与神经科学领域共同发展，反映了从分子神经科学到认知与系统神经科学的进步。
• High impact: the journal has become one of the most highly cited and influential journals in neuroscience, consistently ranking among the top neuroscience journals by impact factor.高影响力： 该刊已成为神经科学领域被引最高、最具影响力的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居神经科学期刊前列。

Editors

The journal is led by co-editors supported by an editorial committee:该刊由联合编辑领导，编辑委员会协助工作：

• Co-editors: Mary E. Hatten, the Frederick P. Rose Professor at The Rockefeller University, and Botond Roska, Director of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, serve as the co-editors.联合编辑： 洛克菲勒大学弗雷德里克·P. 罗斯教授玛丽·E. 哈滕（Mary E. Hatten）与巴塞尔分子与临床眼科研究所所长博通德·罗斯卡（Botond Roska）担任联合编辑。
• Editorial committee: the journal is guided by an editorial committee comprising leading neuroscientists from major subfields of neuroscience worldwide.编辑委员会： 该刊由涵盖神经科学主要子领域的全球顶尖神经科学家组成的编辑委员会指导。
• Invited reviews: all review articles are invited by the editors and editorial committee, ensuring comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each topic.特邀综述： 所有综述文章均由编辑与编辑委员会特邀，确保对各主题的全面与权威覆盖。
• Review process: invited manuscripts undergo editorial review and revision, with the editors working closely with authors to ensure the highest quality and comprehensiveness of each review.评审流程： 特邀稿件经过编辑评审与修改，编辑与作者密切合作以确保每篇综述的最高质量与全面性。