Journal Title：Frontiers In Neural Circuits

Frontiers in Neural Circuits publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on the emergent properties of neural circuits - the elementary modules of the brain. Specialty Chief Editors Takao K. Hensch and Edward Ruthazer at Harvard University and McGill University respectively, are supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics and the public worldwide.

Frontiers in Neural Circuits launched in 2011 with great success and remains a "central watering hole" for research in neural circuits, serving the community worldwide to share data, ideas and inspiration. Articles revealing the anatomy, physiology, development or function of any neural circuitry in any species (from sponges to humans) are welcome. Our common thread seeks the computational strategies used by different circuits to link their structure with function (perceptual, motor, or internal), the general rules by which they operate, and how their particular designs lead to the emergence of complex properties and behaviors. Submissions focused on synaptic, cellular and connectivity principles in neural microcircuits using multidisciplinary approaches, especially newer molecular, developmental and genetic tools, are encouraged. Studies with an evolutionary perspective to better understand how circuit design and capabilities evolved to produce progressively more complex properties and behaviors are especially welcome. The journal is further interested in research revealing how plasticity shapes the structural and functional architecture of neural circuits.

《神經(jīng)回路前沿》發(fā)表經(jīng)過嚴格同行評審的關(guān)于神經(jīng)回路（大腦的基本模塊）新興特性的研究。專業(yè)主編分別是哈佛大學(xué)的 Takao K. Hensch 和麥吉爾大學(xué)的 Edward Ruthazer，他們得到了由國際專家組成的杰出編輯委員會的支持。這本多學(xué)科開放獲取期刊處于向全世界的研究人員、學(xué)者和公眾傳播和交流科學(xué)知識和有影響力的發(fā)現(xiàn)的前沿。

《神經(jīng)回路前沿》于 2011 年推出，取得了巨大成功，至今仍是神經(jīng)回路研究的“中心水源”，為全世界的社區(qū)提供數(shù)據(jù)、想法和靈感的分享。歡迎發(fā)表揭示任何物種（從海綿到人類）任何神經(jīng)回路的解剖學(xué)、生理學(xué)、發(fā)育或功能的文章。我們的共同點在于尋求不同電路使用的計算策略，以將其結(jié)構(gòu)與功能（感知、運動或內(nèi)部）聯(lián)系起來，它們運行的??一般規(guī)則，以及它們的特定設(shè)計如何導(dǎo)致復(fù)雜屬性和行為的出現(xiàn)。我們鼓勵使用多學(xué)科方法（尤其是較新的分子、發(fā)育和遺傳工具）專注于神經(jīng)微電路中的突觸、細胞和連接原理的投稿。我們特別歡迎具有進化視角的研究，以便更好地了解電路設(shè)計和能力如何進化以產(chǎn)生越來越復(fù)雜的屬性和行為。該期刊還對揭示可塑性如何塑造神經(jīng)電路的結(jié)構(gòu)和功能架構(gòu)的研究感興趣。

Frontiers In Neural Circuits創(chuàng)刊于2007年，由Frontiers Media S.A.出版商出版，收稿方向涵蓋NEUROSCIENCES全領(lǐng)域，此刊是中等級別的SCI期刊，所以過審相對來講不是特別難，但是該刊專業(yè)認可度不錯，仍然是一本值得選擇的SCI期刊 。平均審稿速度 偏慢,4-8周 ，影響因子指數(shù)3.4，該期刊近期沒有被列入國際期刊預(yù)警名單，廣大學(xué)者值得一試。