Journal Guide

The Lancet Neurology is recognized for providing a global, authoritative, and independent forum for the highest quality clinical neurology research, reviews, and news covering all areas of global clinical neurology with a particular focus in the research and treatment of stroke, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, epilepsy, dementia, and headache.The Lancet Neurology publishes original research, reviews, personal views, commentaries, and news across the global field of clinical neurology. The journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. All original research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks of submission and published first online on TheLancet.com before the print issue.With an impact factor of 23.917*, the journal ranks highest among the world's leading clinical neurology journals and has maintained this leading position in the Journal Citation Reports® since 2004.Visit www.TheLancet.com to find out more about The Lancet Neurology.* 2012 Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters© 2013.

The Lancet Oncology is recognized for providing a global, authoritative, and independent forum for the highest quality clinical oncology research and opinion. With an impact factor of 25.12, the journal ranks third out of 194 oncology journals worldwide, is the leading clinical research journal in oncology, and is in the top 0.5% of all scientific journals, of any discipline, globally (2012 Journal Citation Reports®, © Thomson Reuters 2013).The Lancet Oncology publishes original research, reviews, personal views, commentaries, and news across the global field of oncology. The journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. All original research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks of submission and published first online on TheLancet.com before the print issue. Articles published in The Lancet Oncology regularly receive coverage in the mainstream print, online, and broadcast media.Visit www.TheLancet.com to find out more about The Lancet Oncology.

BMC Veterinary Research is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health.

Cancer Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary journal providing rapid publication of research from global biomedical researchers across the cancer sciences, in the areas of, but not limited to, cancer biology, clinical cancer research, and cancer prevention.

Economies (ISSN 2227-7099) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal for the field of development economics and macroeconomics. It publishes regular research papers, original reviews, and short notes for communications. Emphasis is on applied empirical and analytical work. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their research in as much detail as possible. Full data and/or methodical details must be provided for research articles.

ENGINEERING Energy, formerly known as Frontiers in Energy, is an international journal that presents frontiers, innovation, and interdisciplinary research in energy science and engineering.

• Covers all main branches of energy science and engineering.
• Publishes a variety of article types including review, original research articles, perspectives, news & highlights, and viewpoints.
• Promotes interchanges of ideas between energy scientists and engineers globally.
• Established platform for energy technology research and strategic thinking.

The leading journal in its field, FEMS Yeast Research bridges the gap between pure and applied research on conventional and non-conventional yeasts and yeast-like organisms.

Educational Research Review is a new international journal aimed at researchers and various agencies interested to review studies in education and instruction at any level. The journal will accept meta-analytic reviews, narrative reviews and best-evidence syntheses.Diverse types of reviews can be accepted:• Research reviews: Reviews aimed at comparing research on similar or related topics.• Theoretical reviews: Reviews able to critically describe the evolution of theories and the way they are understood in different contexts.• Methodological reviews: Reviews devoted to methods and methodologies used in education.• Thematic reviews: Reviews based on description of particular areas of the literature, or particular educational approaches or learning models.• Theoretical contributions - state-of-the-art papers relating issues, comparisons, and analyses to the application of methods and models to the educational process.• Research critiques - reviews on selected educational topics reflecting implications for the field of education.• Forum Papers - shorter articles presenting new ideas, or responses to published material stimulating debate, but well founded in the existing literature.• Instructional techniques - reports on instructional techniques when the use of adequate controls demonstrates the validity of the findings.Membership Benefits:Members of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) receive online access to Educational Research Review for free as a member benefit.

Studies in Higher Education welcomes research-based empirical, reflective or synoptic articles dealing with higher education, approached from any perspective or discipline. We also welcome policy articles as well as those focused on teaching and learning and the policy implications of teaching and learning research. A key criterion for publication is that articles should be written in an accessible, but rigorous, style. As Studies in Higher Education is an international journal, it is essential that authors explain the national context for their research, and, where appropriate, engage with relevant literature from other countries. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science publications: Taylor & Francis and the Society for Research into Higher Education makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and the Society for Research into Higher Education and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis and the Society for Research into Higher Education.

Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of ethics, procedures, standards policies, and concepts to encourage the ethical conduct of research and to enhance the validity of research results. The journal welcomes divergent views on topics related to the integrity of research from scientists as well as from those in the fields of law, medicine, economics, statistics, management studies, public policy, politics, sociology, history, psychology, philosophy, ethics, and information science. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Current HIV Research covers all the latest and outstanding developments of HIV research by publishing original research, review articles and guest edited thematic issues. The novel pioneering work in the basic and clinical fields on all areas of HIV research covers: virus replication and gene expression, HIV assembly, virus-cell interaction, viral pathogenesis, epidemiology and transmission, anti-retroviral therapy and adherence, drug discovery, the latest developments in HIV/AIDS vaccines and animal models, mechanisms and interactions with AIDS related diseases, social and public health issues related to HIV disease, and prevention of viral infection. Periodically, the journal invites guest editors to devote an issue on a particular area of HIV research of great interest that increases our understanding of the virus and its complex interaction with the host.

Medical Care Research and Review provides essential information about the field of health services to researchers, policy makers, managers, and practitioners. MCR&R publishes peer-reviewed articles synthesizing empirical and theoretical research on health services, examining such issues as organization, financing, health care reform, quality of care, and patient-provider relationships. The journal seeks three kinds of manuscripts: review articles that synthesize previous research in several disciplines and therewith provide guidance to others conducting empirical research as well as to policy makers, managers, and/or practitioners; methodologically rigorous empirical research that provides a significant contribution to previous knowledge; and articles that present new data and trends in the health care area or help us better understand how data can be used by the field.

Addictive Behaviors Reports is an online only, open-access and peer reviewed journal offering an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research in addictive behaviors. The journal accepts submissions that are scientifically sound on all forms of addictive behavior (alcohol, drugs, gambling, Internet, nicotine and technology) with a primary focus on behavioral and psychosocial research. The emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. We are particularly interested in 'non-traditional', innovative and empirically oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research. Studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry as well as scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are also very much encouraged. We also welcome multimedia submissions that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.

Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications is an international, interdisciplinary journal aiming at publishing up-to-date contributions on original clinical and basic research in the biomedical engineering. Research of biomedical engineering has grown tremendously in the past few decades. Meanwhile, several outstanding journals in the field have emerged, with different emphases and objectives. We hope this journal will serve as a new forum for both scientists and clinicians to share their ideas and the results of their studies.Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications explores all facets of biomedical engineering, with emphasis on both the clinical and scientific aspects of the study. It covers the fields of bioelectronics, biomaterials, biomechanics, bioinformatics, nano-biological sciences and clinical engineering. The journal fulfils this aim by publishing regular research / clinical articles, short communications, technical notes and review papers. Papers from both basic research and clinical investigations will be considered.

CJCR is published bi-monthly in English, and is an international journal devoted to the life sciences and medical sciences. It publishes peer-reviewed original articles of basic investigations and clinical observations, reviews and brief communications providing a forum for the recent experimental and clinical advances in cancer research. This journal is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), SciSearch, Chemistry Abstracts (CA), the Excerpta Medica/EMBASE, Chinainfo, CNKI, CSCI, etc. CJCR encourages submissions from all areas of cancer research. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, cancer prevention, cancer etiology and epidemiology, molecular cell biology, gene diagnosis and gene therapy, tumor pathology, imaging diagnosis of cancer, surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, biological therapy of cancer, minimally invasive surgery, molecular targeted therapy for cancer, interventional radiology, as well as early detection, diagnosis and treatment in various cancers.

The Financial Analysts Journal has a long and proud tradition as a leading investment-practitioner forum in the industry. The FAJ also plays a key role in advancing the educational goal of CFA Institute by linking innovative researchers and thinkers to the broad practitioner community. CFA Institute is committed to supporting the FAJ's purpose and role, as defined in its mission statement, and to ensuring that the FAJ's policies and procedures comply with best practice for research journals. The goal of the Financial Analysts Journal is to advance the knowledge and understanding of the practice of investment management through the publication of high-quality, practitioner-relevant research. The FAJ should serve as a bridge between academic research and practice by seeking academically rigorous papers that have direct relevance to practitioners, a forum for presenting practitioner research, and a forum for the perspectives of leading practitioners, academics, and regulators about our industry.

The International Journal of Energy Research is dedicated to providing a multidisciplinary platform for the discussion of issues arising in energy research without the constraints imposed by aiming at a restricted audience. It aims to reach all researchers, scientists, engineers, technology developers, planners and policy makers working in the areas of energy management, production, conversion, conservation, systems, technologies and applications, and their impact on the environment and sustainable development. The subject matter of the Journal is concerned with the development and exploitation of both traditional and new energy sources, systems, technologies and applications. Interdisciplinary subjects in the area of novel energy systems and applications are also encouraged. High-quality research papers are solicited in, but are not limited to, the following areas:

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (IJEST) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of environmental science and technology, innovation, engineering and management. A broad outline of the journal's scope includes: peer reviewed original research articles, case and technical reports, reviews and analyses papers, short communications and notes to the editor, in interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental science and technology, both natural and man made. The main aspects of research areas include, but are not exclusive to; environmental chemistry and biology, environments pollution control and abatement technology, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment, concentrations and dispersion of wastes in air, water, and soil, point and non-point sources pollution, heavy metals and organic compounds in the environment, atmospheric pollutants and trace gases, solid and hazardous w

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN 2220-9964) provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of geographic information. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information publishes regular research papers, reviews and communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. There are, in addition, three unique features of this journal: manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed. electronic files and software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material. we also accept manuscripts communicating to a broader audience with regard to research projects financed with public funds.

As the official research publication of the National Association of School Nurses (www.nasn.org), The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) provides a bimonthly peer-reviewed forum for improving the health of school children and the health of the school community. The JOSN seeks to engage a broad range of clinicians, scholars and community leaders in an ongoing exchange of information through scholarly articles, including original research, research reviews, evidenced-based innovations in clinical practice or policy, commentaries, and letters to the editor. In addition to the nursing perspective, the expertise from medicine, public health, epidemiology, health services research, policy analysis, education administration, and other disciplines that contribute to the health and well-being of students are welcome.The journal is indexed in MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, PsychINFO, and Scopus. It it a benefit of membership to all National Association of School Nurses members.