Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research that advances our understanding of whole systems of the brain, including those involved in sensation, movement, learning and memory, attention, reward, decision-making, reasoning, executive functions, and emotions.

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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, 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.

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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, 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.

• Representational similarity analysis – connecting the branches of systems neuroscience

  Citation: 1121

  Authors: Nikolaus

• DPARSF: a MATLAB toolbox for “pipeline” data analysis of resting-state fMRI

  Citation: 1061

  Authors:

• A Baseline for the Multivariate Comparison of Resting-State Networks

  Citation: 994

  Authors: Elena A., Erik B., Eswar, William, Judith M., Rogers F., Martin, Srinivas, Jill, Ravi, Andrew M., Arvind, Jessica A., Tom, Steven, Angela D., Juan, Vincent P., Sarah W., Francesca, Corey C., Kent, Rex E., Kent A., Piyadasa, Yuko M., Andrew R., Godfrey D., John P., Joseph R., Michael, Ursina, Robert J., Vince D.

• A Tutorial Review of Functional Connectivity Analysis Methods and Their Interpretational Pitfalls

  Citation: 918

  Authors: André M., Jan-Mathijs

• The Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) model: theoretical, empirical, and clinical advances

  Citation: 692

  Authors: Jerker, Thomas, Adriana, Patrik, Henrik, Björn, Örjan, Carine, Stefan, M. Kathleen, Mary

• The Neural Architecture of the Language Comprehension Network: Converging Evidence from Lesion and Connectivity Analyses

  Citation: 591

  Authors: And U., Nina F.

• Cortico-Striatal-Thalamic Loop Circuits of the Salience Network: A Central Pathway in Psychiatric Disease and Treatment

  Citation: 472

  Authors: Sarah K., Katharine, Jonathan

• The mechanisms for pattern completion and pattern separation in the hippocampus

  Citation: 396

  Authors: Edmund T.

• A role of right middle frontal gyrus in reorienting of attention: a case study

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Shruti, Kelsey, Maureen D., Ikuko, Leslie G.

• A High-Light Sensitivity Optical Neural Silencer: Development and Application to Optogenetic Control of Non-Human Primate Cortex

  Citation: 384

  Authors: Xue, Brian Y., Huihui, Nathan C., Amy, Reza, Aimei, Michael V., Jonathan, Robert, Edward S.