OXFORD, England, August 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Elsevier, world-leading provider of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, is pleased to announce
the launch of a new open access journal: Neurobiology of
Stress.
The journal will serve as a forum for original research and
review articles focusing on the impact of stress on the brain,
covering cellular, behavioral functions and stress-related
neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, trauma and anxiety.
The translation of basic research findings into real-world
applications will be a key aim of the journal.
Stress affects everyone at some point in their lives and is
increasingly becoming an issue in today's society. More people are
coming under mounting pressures at work, at home and in their
social lives.
As a result increasing funding is being made available to
conduct research in these areas and therefore the volume of
publications dealing with stress is likely to continue to grow in
the years to come. We intend that Neurobiology of Stress
will help to progress basic research and ultimately develop
targeted treatment opportunities for stress-related mental health
disorders.
Co-Editor-in-Chief Rita
Valentino, Research Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical
Care and Director of the Division of Stress Neurobiology at the
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia commented: "Recognizing the broad
impact of stress on neurobehavioral processes and diseases,
research from diverse disciplines has converged on stress
neurobiology in recent years. This journal will serve as a forum
for timely research and conceptual perspectives in basic and
clinical stress neuroscience."
"We are very excited about the launch of the journal. It will
provide a home for high quality original research and review papers
in this growing field," said Co-Editor-in-Chief, Yvette Sheline, Professor of Psychiatry at the
Perelman School of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Toby Charkin, Executive Publisher
for behavioral and cognitive neuroscience journals at Elsevier,
added: "I believe Neurobiology of Stress will fill an
important niche because of the tremendous growth in stress research
in recent years. Clinical awareness of the influence of different
types of stress on disease development and recovery is increasing
and research being conducted today will have the potential to
underpin new treatment paradigms. Also publishing it open access
will ensure that the information is freely available for the widest
possible audience, which may bring added benefits due to the
multidisciplinary nature of research in the field."
For more information or to submit an article, go to:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/neurobiology-of-stress
First articles will be published and available through
ScienceDirect by November
2014.
About Open Access Publishing at Elsevier
Elsevier has been providing open access publishing options since
2005. Today, researchers can choose to publish open access in over
1,600 established peer-reviewed journals as well as over 100 full
open access journals and these numbers will continue to grow
rapidly. All of Elsevier's open access publications have been peer
reviewed, ensuring that the broader community not only reads the
latest research but that it is factual, original and of the highest
quality and ethical standards. For more information about
Elsevier's open access program, visit
http://www.elsevier.com/openaccess.
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