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Q. What is ASN NEURO?
ASN NEURO is an open-access journal published by Portland Press on behalf of the American Society for Neurochemistry. ASN NEURO was launched in March 2009. ASN NEURO aims to publish recent advances across the breadth of the cellular and molecular neurosciences.
Q. What is the current impact factor of the journal?
1-year Impact Factor of 3.833 (puts ASN NEURO 68/237 of the Neuroscience category of Thomson Journal Citation Reports).
Q. What benefits does the journal provide for authors?
The journal offers the following benefits (among others):
- (i) A competitive Open-Access Publication Fee ($950 for ASN members, $1200 for non-members)
- (ii) No submission or page charges, and FREE colour
- (iii) Immediate publication - papers are published online in PDF format as soon as the Open-Access Publication Fee has been paid
- (iv) Fast decision, and a reviewing process that is thorough and fair
- (v) "asap" publishing - the Version of Record is published as soon as possible (approx. 3 weeks after acceptance)
- (vi) Embedded videos - videos associated with your submission can be embedded within your paper, rather than being submitted as supplementary material
- (vii) Publisher deposits your manuscript in PubMed Central
- (viii) Journal is in MEDLINE and PubMed
- (ix) Member of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium.
Q. Please summarize how the peer-review process works for ASN NEURO?
Papers are assigned to a Senior Editor (authors can suggest a suitable Senior Editor during the submission process). The Senior Editor suggests a list of suitable reviewers. Papers are reviewed by two independent reviewers (blinded to one another); these may be members of the Editorial Board (currently approx. 50 members), or be taken from outside of the Editorial Board if necessary. The independent reviewer reports are reviewed by the Senior Editor, and the Senior Editor, based on the reviewer reports and their own assessment of the paper, provide a recommendation (accept, return for minor revision, decline with interest in new version, decline outright) to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief writes the decision letter to the authors including the two independent reviewer reports (and if necessary comments from the Senior Editor).
Q. What are the handling times for the journal?
For regular research papers the average time to first decision is approx. 4 weeks.
Q. What is the composition of the Editorial Board?
The Editorial Board comprises renowned scientific experts from across the neurosciences. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Anthony Campagnoni (UCLA), the Deputy Editor-in-Chief is Dr Christopher Colwell (UCLA) and the Reviews Editor is Dr Scott Brady (Chicago). There are nine Senior Editors, and an international Editorial Board of approximately 50 members.
Q. What types of articles does the journal publish?
The journal publishes reviews (commissioned and non-commissioned), research articles and commissioned commentaries.
Q. What is the rejection rate for the journal?
The journal aims to publish only those research articles which are rated to be in the top 25% of their respective fields.
Q. How may I submit a paper to the journal?
The online submission process for the journal is very straightforward and easy - simply visit www.asnneuro.org
Q. What happens about copyright?
You retain the copyright in your article. On acceptance we will ask you to sign an Open Access Licence to Publish to allow your article to be distributed by Portland Press Limited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence. This means that your article can be freely distributed by yourself and others, provided that ASN NEURO and Portland Press Limited are attributed as the original place of the publication of the article and the correct citation details are given.
Once your Licence to Publish has been received and payment of the Open Access publication fee has been made, the final Version of Record of your article will be made freely available upon publication.
Q. Could you explain a bit more about the reviews?
Reviews in ASN NEURO are usually commissioned from highly reputed scientists in their respective fields by the Reviews Editor, who at the present time is Dr Scott Brady (Chicago). Proposals for non-commissioned review articles will be considered, and proposals should be sent to production@asnneuro.org, where the proposal will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief and the Reviews Editor. ASN NEURO reviews can also be enhanced by value-added features: (i) animations for appropriate figures, (ii) 3D-interactive figures (for papers with a structural component) and (iii) videos embedded within the paper (rather than as supplementary material).
Q. What are commentaries?
Commentaries, written by respected leaders in the field, highlight Editor-selected papers which are predicted to have an especially significant and far-reaching impact at the time of publication. The commentary aims to highlight the importance of the paper in the field and to put the paper in the context of other papers in the research field.
Q. Who publishes ASN NEURO?
ASN NEURO is published by Portland Press on behalf of the American Society for Neurochemistry. Portland Press Limited, the wholly owned publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, is a not-for-profit publisher of journals and books in the cellular and molecular life sciences.
Q. What are Knowledge Environments?
The creation of Knowledge Environments affords ASN NEURO the opportunity to organize its content in a way which is more fitting to the demands of the user. Papers will be grouped according to common subject areas, drawing attention to the broad range of research topics that the journal aims to encompass.
The current Knowledge Environments are:
- NEURO Biochemistry
- NEURO Development - LIVE!
- NEURO Degeneration - LIVE!
- NEURO Genetics
- NEURO Glia - LIVE!
- NEURO Immunity - LIVE!
- NEURO Metabolism
- NEURO Modulation
- NEURO Repair
- NEURO Signalling
- NEURO Structure (which includes neuroimaging)
Q. What impact will introducing Knowledge Environments have on the journal?
Introducing Knowledge Environments helps to increase the overall visibility of articles published in ASN NEURO. Readers will be able to locate and identify more easily the papers that are specific to their own research needs within their own preferred area of research. Individual scientific communities will be built around the Knowledge Environments.
Q. How much is the Open-Access Publication Fee?
The Open-Access Publication Fee is very competitive. For ASN members the cost is $950, for non-members the cost is $1200. For individuals at institutions holding an institutional membership, the Open-Access Publication Fee is also the reduced rate of $950.
Q. Are there any additional fees?
No- there are no additional fees for submission or reviewing
Q. Is the journal fully compliant with all funding body mandates?
Yes, the open-access nature of the journal ensures that the journal is fully compliant with all funding body mandates.
Q. What is ' My ASN NEURO' ?
' My ASN NEURO' enables users of the website to set up for themselves a whole series of personalization features to suit their own needs. These features include search strategies (using keywords and knowledge environments of their choice) and content alerts, the ability to store links to favourite articles in a user's own personal filing cabinet, seeing the last 10 papers viewed, and setting up distribution lists to email papers to friends and colleagues.
Q. How can I recommend that my institution take out a membership?
A recommendation form for your librarian or information specialist is available here
Q. Where can I find Instructions to Authors?
The Instructions to Authors are available here
Q. Can I order offprints or reprints of my article?
Yes-full details on how to order offprints or reprints are provided here
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