EJSIR Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Science
Brings together neuroscience, cognition, psychology and behavioural research across biological, clinical and social levels. Submissions should specify constructs and measures, describe participant or specimen characteristics and keep the level of inference aligned with study design.
Journal focus
Research topics and contribution standards
These subject areas and editorial expectations help authors judge fit and show readers how each contribution is supported.
Research and evidence
A suitable contribution makes its research question and methods clear, then supports its conclusions with evidence appropriate to the work.
Research with a clear disciplinary contribution
Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Science is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Science. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Human Factors, Computational Neuroscience and Behavioral Data Science. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.
Read the journal overview →Choose the section that fits the work
Section scopes describe the topics covered and the contribution expected from submissions.
Neuroscience
This section covers neuroscience within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeCognitive Science
This section covers cognitive science within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeBehavioral Neuroscience
This section covers behavioral neuroscience within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeExperimental Psychology
This section covers experimental psychology within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeCognitive Psychology
This section covers cognitive psychology within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeSocial Psychology
This section covers social psychology within neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Review section scopeForms of scholarly contribution
The journal considers the following types when the manuscript is appropriate to the section and meets the relevant methodological, reporting and ethics requirements.
Presents a distinct scholarly question and original findings, with methods, analysis and evidence reported in enough detail for critical assessment.
Synthesizes relevant scholarship to clarify the state of knowledge, compare interpretations and identify well-supported questions for further study.
Uses a clearly defined question and reproducible search, selection and synthesis methods, with the evidence base and limitations reported transparently.
Reports a focused result, observation or method whose concise presentation is useful to the field and supported by appropriate evidence.
Describes a practical method, instrument, workflow or technical refinement, explaining its operation, context and performance or validation.
Develops a reasoned scholarly interpretation of an important topic, distinguishing evidence from opinion and acknowledging relevant uncertainty.
Introduces a research dataset, software or other scholarly resource, documenting its provenance, structure, access conditions and quality checks.