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Outgoing Editor: Ann E. Kelley, PhD
Acting Outgoing Editor: John F. Disterhoft, PhD
Incoming Editor: Mark S. Blumberg, PhD
ISSN: 0735-7044
Published Bimonthly, beginning in February
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Behavioral Neuroscience is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles in the broad field of the biological bases of behavior. A detailed description of the editorial coverage policy appears on the inside of the front cover of each issue.
The journal also publishes a "Brief Communications" section. Articles for this section should be so labeled and must not exceed 3,250 words of text, with no more than two figures or tables. The text count does not include references or figure captions. "Technical Comments" concerning articles previously published in the journal will also be considered for publication. Articles for this section must not exceed 800 words of text.
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