Behavioural Brain Research

Behavioural Brain Research is an international peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier since 1980 and concerned with the neural mechanisms of behaviour, spanning neuroscience, behavioural science and cognitive science, with a 2024 impact factor of 2.6（Behavioural Brain Research，简称 Behav. Brain Res.）是 Elsevier 于 1980 年创办的国际同行评审期刊，研究行为的神经机制，涉及神经科学、行为科学与认知科学，2024 年影响因子为 2.6。

Scope

• Studies in neuroscience, behavioural science and cognitive science are all within scope provided the aim is to elucidate the neural mechanisms of behaviour以阐明行为的神经机制为目标，神经科学、行为科学与认知科学各学科的研究均在收录范围。
• The neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, neurochemical and neuropharmacological analysis of brain-behaviour relations, including molecular genetic and behavioural genetic approaches神经生理、神经解剖、神经化学与神经药理等对脑与行为关系的分析，包含分子遗传与行为遗传途径。
• Studies of brain and behaviour using brain imaging techniques运用脑成像技术的脑与行为研究。
• Neuroethological studies神经行为学研究。
• Research is not restricted by species and may involve invertebrates, vertebrates and humans研究对象不限物种，可涵盖无脊椎动物、脊椎动物与人类。
• Original research, significant methodological advances and novel conceptual approaches are accepted, along with critical reviews and meta-analyses接收原创研究、重大方法学进展与新颖概念性研究，也接收批判性综述与元分析。

History

• Founded in 1980 and published continuously by Elsevier ever since该刊 1980 年创刊，由 Elsevier 连续出版至今。
• It began with six issues a year and was later expanded to twenty issues a year as submissions grew创刊时为每年六期，后随稿源增长加密至每年二十期。
• The journal has never changed its name该刊无更名史。
• Open-access publication carries an article processing charge of 3520 US dollars, while authors may also publish free of charge under the subscription model开放获取的文章处理费为 3520 美元，作者亦可选择订阅制免费发表。
• Official processing times are about seven days from submission to first decision and about 118 days from submission to acceptance官方公布的处理速度约为投稿至首次决定七天，投稿至录用一百一十八天。
• Its 2024 impact factor is 2.62024 年影响因子为 2.6。

Editors

• The journal has two editors-in-chief, Christian Müller of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany and Christine Rabinak of Wayne State University in the United States该刊采用双主编制，现任主编为德国埃朗根-纽伦堡大学的（Christian Müller）与美国韦恩州立大学的（Christine Rabinak）。
• Christine Rabinak works on the neurobiology of fear and memoryChristine Rabinak 的研究方向为恐惧与记忆的神经生物学。
• The editorial board comprises 37 editors and board members from 13 countries and regions编委会由三十七名编辑与编委组成，覆盖十三个国家与地区。
• Sixteen board members are based in the United States, four in the United Kingdom and three each in Canada and Germany编委中美国十六人、英国四人、加拿大与德国各三人。
• The journal has published special issues on topics such as the pharmacology and abuse potential of ketamine该刊曾出版以氯胺酮的药理作用与滥用潜力等为主题的专题特刊。^[1]