Journal of Pineal Research

Journal of Pineal Research is a Wiley journal published since 1984, covering the pineal gland, melatonin and biological rhythms in vertebrates, invertebrates, plants and microorganisms, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.5 and a rank of fourth among 89 physiology journals《松果体研究杂志》（Journal of Pineal Research）由（Wiley）出版，1984 年创刊，覆盖脊椎动物、无脊椎动物、植物与微生物的松果体、褪黑素与生物节律，2025 年影响因子为 7.5，在 89 种生理学期刊中列第四位。

Scope

• Basic, applied and clinical research on the pineal gland and its hormonal products in all vertebrate species is the journal's defining remit所有脊椎动物松果体及其激素产物的基础、应用与临床研究是该刊的核心职责。
• Melatonin biology in non-vertebrate species, plants and microorganisms is fully considered rather than treated as a side interest无脊椎动物、植物与微生物中的褪黑素生物学被完整纳入，而非视为边缘兴趣。
• Circadian rhythm, sleep and seasonal timing research connects the journal to chronobiology and sleep medicine昼夜节律、睡眠与季节性时序研究把该刊与时间生物学及睡眠医学连接起来。
• Endocrinology and neuroendocrinology provide the physiological frame, including pineal hormone regulation and feedback内分泌学与神经内分泌学提供生理框架，包括松果体激素调控与反馈。
• Molecular and cell biology, anatomy and morphology of pineal tissue are covered at the tissue and single-cell level松果体组织的分子与细胞生物学、解剖学与形态学在组织与单细胞层面被覆盖。
• Case reports are accepted only when the findings contribute significantly to understanding the pineal gland or melatonin病例报告仅在结果对理解松果体或褪黑素有显著贡献时被接受。
• Scientific importance, novelty, timeliness and clarity of presentation are stated as the essential acceptance criteria科学重要性、新颖性、时效性与表述清晰度被列为基本录用标准。

History

• The journal was founded in 1984, with Russel Reiter of San Antonio recorded as founding editor该刊于 1984 年创刊，（Russel Reiter）被列为创刊编辑，常驻圣安东尼奥。
• It was first published in New York by Alan R. Liss and is now published from Oxford by Wiley该刊最初由（Alan R. Liss）在纽约出版，现由（Wiley）在牛津出版。
• Print issues ceased with Volume 49 in 2010, and the journal has since been delivered online纸本于 2010 年第 49 卷停刊，此后该刊以在线形式发行。
• It publishes eight issues a year, a rhythm it has kept while remaining a subscription title with a hybrid open access option该刊每年出版八期，保持这一节奏，同时仍为订阅刊并提供混合开放获取选项。
• Its impact factor moved from 13.007 in 2021 to 12.081 in 2022, then 6.3 in 2024 and 7.5 in 2025该刊影响因子由 2021 年的 13.007 降至 2022 年的 12.081，2024 年为 6.3，2025 年为 7.5。
• The journal is indexed in MEDLINE, Science Citation Index and a long list of CABI abstracting services covering plant, veterinary and tropical medicine该刊被（MEDLINE）、（Science Citation Index）以及涵盖植物、兽医与热带医学的多个（CABI）文摘库收录。

Editors

• Gianluca Tosini of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta is editor-in-chief, working on circadian rhythms and melatonin signalling主编（Gianluca Tosini）任职于亚特兰大莫尔豪斯医学院，研究昼夜节律与褪黑素信号。
• Four associate editors cover Spain, France, China and the United States, giving the journal a distributed editorial base四位副编辑分别覆盖西班牙、法国、中国与美国，使编辑部构成较为分散。
• Germaine Escames works in Granada, Ralf Jockers in Paris, Haitao Shi in Haikou and Paula Witt-Enderby in Pittsburgh（Germaine Escames）在格拉纳达工作，（Ralf Jockers）在巴黎，（Haitao Shi）在海口，（Paula Witt-Enderby）在匹兹堡。
• The board has about 45 members from roughly twenty countries, with clusters in Strasbourg, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt and Melbourne编委会约 45 人，来自约二十个国家，在斯特拉斯堡、圣保罗、法兰克福与墨尔本形成集群。
• Russel Reiter remains listed as founding editor, and the journal keeps a single editorial office managed by Wiley（Russel Reiter）仍列为创刊编辑，该刊保留由（Wiley）管理的单一编辑部。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed externally, and the journal requires that submitted papers be complete in themselves稿件经外部同行评议，该刊要求投稿论文自身完整。