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BRAIN AND COGNITION AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Impact Factor p.1 • Abstracting and Indexing p.2 • Editorial Board p.2 • Guide for Authors p.3 ISSN: 0278-2626 DESCRIPTION . Brain and Cognition is a forum for the integration of the neurosciences and cognitive sciences. B&C publishes peer-reviewed research articles, theoretical papers, case histories that address important theoretical issues, and historical articles into the interaction between cognitive function and brain processes. The focus is on rigorous studies of an empirical or theoretical nature and which make an original contribution to our knowledge about the involvement of the nervous system in cognition. Coverage includes, but is not limited to memory, learning, emotion, perception, movement, music or praxis in relationship to brain structure or function. Published articles will typically address issues relating some aspect of cognitive function to its neurological substrates with clear theoretical import, formulating new hypotheses or refuting previously established hypotheses. Clinical papers are welcome if they raise issues of theoretical importance or concern and shed light on the interaction between brain function and cognitive function. We welcome review articles that clearly contribute a new perspective or integration, beyond summarizing the literature in the field; authors of review articles should make explicit where the contribution lies. We also welcome proposals for special issues on aspects of the relation between cognition and the structure and function of the nervous system. Such proposals can be made directly to the Editor-in-Chief from individuals interested in being guest editors for such collections. Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services. Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center IMPACT FACTOR . 2020: 2.310 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2021 AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 2 Oct 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/b&c 1 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . Scopus Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences Index to Scientific Reviews PsycINFO Social Sciences Citation Index EDITORIAL BOARD . Editor-in-Chief H. Cohen, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Associate Editor B. Stemmer, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada A. Mecklinger, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany U. Ettinger, University of Bonn Department of Psychology, Bonn, Germany Action Editors C. Amiez, Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, Bron, France C. Antoniades, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom E. Franz, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand C. Gurvich, Monash University, Clayton, Australia R. Huster, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany R.J. Itier, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada V. Kumari, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom J.H.P. Kwisthout, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands V. Samar, RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, United States of America R. Tibon, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom M. Zhang, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Founding Editor H.A. Whitaker Advisory Board S. Christman, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America A. Friederici, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany R.C. Gur, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America G.B.C. Hall, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada M. Hausmann, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom F. Isel, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Department of Language Science, Paris, France M. Luciana, University of Minnesota Department of Psychology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America S.M. Resnick, National Institute on Aging Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America R. Rumiati, International School for Advanced Studies Neuroscience, Trieste, Italy P. Scherzer, University of Quebec in Montreal Department of Psychology, Montréal, Canada L. Trainor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 2 Oct 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/b&c 2 GUIDE FOR AUTHORS . Types of contributions Brain and Cognition publishes original research articles, registered reports, theoretical papers, case histories that address important theoretical issues, and historical articles relevant to neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Submitted papers must address issues relating some aspect of cognitive function to its neurological substrates with clear theoretical import. The interdisciplinary focus of Brain and Cognition includes areas in cognitive science as they relate to brain function. We do not publish papers on clinical assessment issues, scales or cases that describe syndromes without a theoretical base. Similarly, we do not publish papers examining neurobiological or neurochemical mechanisms in animals or humans without an explicit link to cognitive or behavioral neuroscience. Contact details If you are not able to submit an electronic version, please contact the BRCG Editorial Office at: Brain and Cognition Editorial Office 525 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA Telephone: (619) 699-6535 Fax: (619) 699-6211 E-mail: [email protected] Submission checklist You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details. 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BEFORE YOU BEGIN Ethics in publishing Please see our information on Ethics in publishing. AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 2 Oct 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/b&c 3 Studies in humans and animals If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed. All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study. Declaration of competing interest All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/ registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of competing interest statement using this template and upload to the submission system at the Attach/Upload Files step. Note: Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required. If there are no interests to declare, please choose the first option in the template. More information. Submission declaration and verification Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis, see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information), that it is not under consideration