Alcohol is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is devoted to publishing multi-disciplinary
biomedical research on all aspects of the actions or effects of alcohol on the nervous system or on other organ systems. Emphasis is
given to studies into the causes and consequences of alcohol ... click here for full Aims & Scope
Alcohol is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is devoted to publishing multi-disciplinary
biomedical research on all aspects of the actions or effects of alcohol on the nervous system or on other organ systems. Emphasis is
given to studies into the causes and consequences of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and biomedical aspects of diagnosis, etiology, treatment
or prevention of alcohol-related health effects. Intended for both research scientists and practicing clinicians, the journal publishes
original research on the neurobiological, neurobehavioral, and pathophysiological processes associated with alcohol drinking, alcohol
abuse, alcohol-seeking behavior, tolerance, dependence, withdrawal, protracted abstinence, and relapse. In addition, the journal reports
studies on the effects alcohol on brain mechanisms of neuroplasticity over the life span, biological factors associated with adolescent
alcohol abuse, pharmacotherapeutic strategies in the treatment of alcoholism, biological and biochemical markers of alcohol abuse and
alcoholism, pathological effects of uncontrolled drinking, biomedical and molecular factors in the effects on liver, immune system, and
other organ systems, and biomedical aspects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder including mechanisms of damage, diagnosis and early detection,
treatment, and prevention. Articles are published from all levels of biomedical inquiry, including the following: molecular and cellular
studies of alcohol's actions in vitro and in vivo; animal model studies of genetic, pharmacological, behavioral, developmental
or pathophysiological aspects of alcohol; human studies of genetic, behavioral, cognitive, neuroimaging, or pathological aspects of alcohol
drinking; clinical studies of diagnosis (including dual diagnosis), treatment, prevention, and epidemiology. The journal will publish
9 issues per year; the accepted abbreviation for Alcohol for bibliographic citation is Alcohol.
- Original research articles are full-length reports
of the authors' original research addressing topics consistent with the Aims and Scope of the journal. Submissions outside the scope
of the journal, or incomplete or fragmentary submissions, will not be considered.
- Rapid communications are original, high-quality
manuscripts that describe new data of high impact and major importance to the field. These contributions are typically short (e.g., 4
journal pages), and will be peer-reviewed by at least one expert in the field of the research and an Editor, and will be either accepted
with minimal or no revisions or rejected. Publication of accepted rapid communications will be expedited.
- Invited review articles
will be considered for publication, upon invitation from the Editor-in-Chief, as full-length papers or mini-reviews. These contributions
will be peer-reviewed. Contact the Editor-in-Chief concerning the suitability of a topic for an invited review.
There are no page
charges for articles published in Alcohol, and the current practice is to provide the corresponding author with 50 free reprints
of his/her article. Effective May 2006, authors from all countries are invited to submit manuscripts, complete in all respects and following
the Instructions to Authors (revised May 2006), to Charles R. Goodlett, Editor-in-Chief, via Elsevier electronic submission at http://ees.elsevier.com/alcohol
Contact for questions:
Charles R. Goodlett
Editor-in-Chief, Alcohol
Department of Psychology
IUPUI
402 North Blackford Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3275
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