Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience is a leading journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research that advances our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavior.

Field Chief Editor Nuno Sousa at the Instituto de Pesquisa em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS) is 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, clinicians and the public worldwide.

This journal publishes major insights into the neural mechanisms of animal and human behavior, and welcomes articles studying the interplay between behavior and its neurobiological basis at all levels: from molecular biology and genetics, to morphological, biochemical, neurochemical, electrophysiological, neuroendocrine, pharmacological, and neuroimaging studies.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Neuroscience and Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,150.00 CHF. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Comprehensive Overview on Stress Neurobiology: Basic Concepts and Clinical Implications

  Citation: 593

  Authors: Lívea Dornela, Matheus Teixeira, Polianna, Norberto, Eduardo Henrique

• Early-life programming of later-life brain and behavior: a critical role for the immune system

  Citation: 500

  Authors: Staci D.

• Prenatal stress, glucocorticoids and the programming of adult disease

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Elizabeth C.

• Understanding resilience

  Citation: 453

  Authors: Gang, Adriana, Hagit, Joanna J., Solara, Dennis S., Aleksander A.

• The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in the Conditioning and Extinction of Fear

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Thomas F., Stephen

• Treating PTSD: A Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Interventions

  Citation: 407

  Authors: Laura E., Kelsey R., Barbara O.

• Representation of Non-Spatial and Spatial Information in the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Sachin S., James J.

• Immediate Early Genes, Memory and Psychiatric Disorders: Focus on c-Fos, Egr1 and Arc

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Francisco T., Cynthia, Juan F., Jorge H., Noelia V.

• The Role of Early Growth Response 1 (EGR1) in Brain Plasticity and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Florian, Mohamed

• Neural control of chronic stress adaptation

  Citation: 286

  Authors: James P.