Presents a distinct scholarly question and original findings, with methods, analysis and evidence reported in enough detail for critical assessment.
Aims & Scope
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 aim and scope
The journal aims to publish research that advances understanding of neural function, cognition, psychological processes and behavior. It welcomes work spanning biological, individual and social levels when the contribution is clearly situated and methods support the stated conclusions. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science.
Research may use experimental, observational, clinical, behavioral, psychometric, neuroimaging, computational or qualitative approaches. Authors should describe recruitment, instruments, protocols, analysis and ethical safeguards, and address measurement validity, uncertainty and potential confounds where relevant. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.
Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.
Psychological or behavioral claims based on unsuitable measures, neurobiological interpretations beyond the data, and clinical implications unsupported by the study design fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.
Academic sections
The scope is organized into named sections so authors can identify the closest disciplinary route. Review each section description before selecting a journal.
NeuroscienceCognitive ScienceBehavioral NeuroscienceExperimental PsychologyCognitive PsychologySocial PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyHuman FactorsComputational NeuroscienceBehavioral Data Science
Article types
Article type does not by itself determine suitability. The manuscript must fit the journal’s subject scope and meet the relevant standards for evidence, reporting, ethics and transparency.
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.