Visual Neuroscience

Visual Neuroscience is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to experimental and clinical research on the biology and disease mechanisms of the visual system, founded by Cambridge University Press in 1988 and published by Maximum Academic Press since 2025, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.5.（Visual Neuroscience）（《视觉神经科学》）是刊载视觉系统生物学与疾病机制实验与临床研究的同行评审期刊，1988 年由（Cambridge University Press）创办，2025 年起改由（Maximum Academic Press）出版，2025 年 JIF 为 6.5。

Scope

• The journal is devoted to the publication of experimental and clinical research on the biology and disease mechanisms of visual neuroscience, bringing together original studies that reflect the diversity and breadth of neuroscience research focused on the visual system.本刊聚焦视觉神经科学的生物学与疾病机制，刊登实验与临床研究，汇集反映视觉系统神经科学研究多样性与广度的原创成果。
• Contributions may address molecular, cellular or systems-level processes in vertebrate and invertebrate species, spanning photoreception and transduction, subcortical visual pathways, retinal structure and function, cortical mechanisms, developmental processes and oculomotor control.稿件可涉及脊椎动物与无脊椎动物的分子、细胞或系统层面过程，涵盖光感受与信号转导、皮层下视通路、视网膜结构与功能、皮层机制、发育过程及眼动控制。
• A wide range of technical approaches is welcomed, including molecular genetics, anatomy, physiology, psychophysics and imaging, as well as comparative, developmental, theoretical and computational approaches to the biology of vision.欢迎分子遗传学、解剖学、生理学、心理物理学与成像等多种技术路线，以及理解视觉生物学的比较、发育、理论与计算方法。
• Studies based on clinical, psychophysiological or behavioral data are published when they address neural mechanisms of vision or provide insight into visual dysfunction and strategies for preventing, treating and curing it.基于临床、心理生理学或行为数据的研究，凡涉及视觉神经机制或有助于理解视觉功能障碍及其防治策略者均可刊用。
• Under Maximum Academic Press the journal accepts Articles, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Perspectives, Letters, Editorials and Expert Consensus documents, all published open access.在（Maximum Academic Press）旗下，本刊接收研究论文、综述、小综述、观点、快讯、社论及专家共识类稿件，均以开放获取方式出版。
• The journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed, MEDLINE and Scopus, and appears continuously online with one volume per year.本刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（PubMed）、（MEDLINE）与（Scopus）收录，以连续出版方式在线发行，每年一卷。

History

• Visual Neuroscience was established in 1988 by Cambridge University Press, with Katherine V. Fite of the University of Massachusetts Amherst serving as founding editor from 1988 to 1991.本刊于 1988 年由（Cambridge University Press）创办，创刊主编为（University of Massachusetts Amherst）的 Katherine V. Fite（1988—1991 年在任）。
• Volume 1 appeared in quarterly issues, moved to bimonthly production in 1989 and to monthly release from 1990 through 1992, before returning to bimonthly publication in 1993.第 1 卷按季刊出版，1989 年改为双月刊，1990—1992 年改为月刊，1993 年又恢复为双月刊。^[1]
• Successive editors included James T. McIlwain (1992-1996), Peter D. Spear (1996-2001) and Laura J. Frishman (2002-2007), followed by Benjamin E. Reese and Peter D. Lukasiewicz under Cambridge University Press.历任主编包括 James T. McIlwain（1992—1996 年）、Peter D. Spear（1996—2001 年）与 Laura J. Frishman（2002—2007 年），此后 Benjamin E. Reese 与 Peter D. Lukasiewicz 相继接任。
• In 2013 the journal moved to online-only publication in five parts, and it remained a hybrid journal under Cambridge University Press until the end of 2024.2013 年起本刊转为纯在线出版（当年分五部分发行），并在（Cambridge University Press）旗下以混合模式出版至 2024 年底。
• From January 2025 Visual Neuroscience has been published by Maximum Academic Press, which relaunched it as a fully open access journal with continuous publication, with Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital as the supporting association.自 2025 年 1 月起，本刊改由（Maximum Academic Press）出版，转为完全开放获取并实行连续出版，由广东省人民医院担任支持单位。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 6.5, up from 2.3 in 2024 and 1.895 in 2022, and the journal now ranks Q1 in the JCR categories Neurosciences and Ophthalmology.2025 年 JIF 为 6.5，高于 2024 年的 2.3 与 2022 年的 1.895，在 JCR 神经科学与眼科学两个类别均居 Q1。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Honghua Yu, professor at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Southern Medical University and dean of the Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.现任主编 Honghua Yu 为广东省人民医院与南方医科大学教授、汕头大学和香港中文大学联合汕头国际眼科中心院长。
• His research focuses on retinal neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, artificial intelligence and telemedicine in ophthalmology, and multimodal ocular imaging analysis.其研究领域包括视网膜神经变性与神经炎症、人工智能与远程医疗在眼科中的应用以及多模态眼成像分析。
• The Associate Editors number eighteen, drawn from China, the United States, Australia, Japan, Poland and Singapore, including Haoyu Chen, Ying Cui, Andrzej Grzybowski, Guei-Sheung Liu, Yan Luo, Yusuke Murakami and Yi Shao.副编辑共 18 位，来自中国、美国、澳大利亚、日本、波兰与新加坡等地，包括 Haoyu Chen、Ying Cui、Andrzej Grzybowski、Guei-Sheung Liu、Yan Luo、Yusuke Murakami 与 Yi Shao 等。
• The editorial office is operated by Maximum Academic Press in Fayetteville, Georgia, USA, under managing editor Lily Wang.编辑部由（Maximum Academic Press）设于美国佐治亚州费耶特维尔，由管理编辑 Lily Wang 负责运营。
• All manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two independent experts under a single-blind process, with an iThenticate similarity check before review.全部稿件均由至少两位独立专家以单盲方式评审，送审前经（iThenticate）查重。
• Submissions are made through the ScholarOne Manuscripts site, and authors receive the peer review reports together with the editorial decision.投稿经（ScholarOne Manuscripts）系统进行，作者可随编辑决定一并收到评审报告。