Brain and Cognition publishes original research articles, theoretical papers, critical reviews, case histories, 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 We do not publish papers on clinical assessment issues, scales or cases that describe syndromes without a theoretical base. Similarly, we do not publish papers examining neurobiological or neurochemical mechanisms in animals or humans without an explicit link to cognitive or behavioral neuroscience..

Upon receipt, a manuscript is assigned to an action editor (see editorial board page) who will solicit rigorous reviews and give feedback to the author. We strive for rapid review, and our current time to first decision is normally 8 to 12 weeks on average. Brain and Cognition is accessed regularly by researchers in our field, with over 200,000 downloads in the past year alone from ScienceDirect.

Special Issues: We welcome suggestions and proposals for special issue topics, which should be forwarded to the editor.

Submission of Manuscripts

All manuscripts, including tables and figures, should be submitted to http://ees.elsevier.com/brcg. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance. Authors should also state that the manuscript, or parts of it, have not been and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication. Authors are encouraged to include in this letter a list of up to four potential qualified and independent peer reviewers with their current e-mail contact information and institutional affiliation. Please include in this letter contact information for all coauthors. Manuscripts must be written in English and be in APA format. Authors who would like information about language editing and copyediting services pre- and post-submission should visit http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/languagepolishing or contact authorsupport@elsevier.com for more information. Please note Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or in any advertising. For more information please refer to our Terms and Conditions at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/termsconditions.cws_home/termsconditions.

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: b-c@elsevier.com

There are no submission fees or pages charges.

Only original papers will be considered. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published in any language, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the listed authors and by the institutions where the work was carried out. If human or animal subjects were involved in the research, authors must note in their letter of submittal that the research was conducted using appropriate ethical guidelines. Any person cited as a source of personal communication must have given her or his approval of such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion.

Articles and any other material published in Brain and Cognition represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect opinions of the Editor(s) and the Publisher. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Brain and Cognition will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright, see http://authors.elsevier.com). This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided after acceptance.

If material from other copyrighted works is included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier's Rights Department, Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed on-line via the Elsevier home page (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions).

Preparation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. Pages should be numbered consecutively even if transmitted electronically and organized as follows:

The title page (p.1) should contain the article title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), and the complete mailing address of the author to whom all correspondence should be sent (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers).

The abstract (p.2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in approximately 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.

The Introduction should be as concise as possible.

Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments to be reproduced.

Results and Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.

References should be cited in the text by surname of the author and the publication date in parentheses, e.g., Gall (1825) or (Gall & Spurzheim, 1810). If more than one article was published by the same author in a given year, the correct style is Bouillaud (1825a) or (Bouillaud, 1825a, 1825b). All references must be listed alphabetically at the end of the article, beginning on a separate sheet, and typed double-spaced. Journal titles should be written out in full, not abbreviated. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in text. The following examples show style of capitalization and punctuation for journal articles, books, and chapters in edited books. Please use the following style:

Bryden, M. P. (1982). Laterality: Functional asymmetry in the intact brain. New York: Academic Press.
Sergent, J. (1986). Prolegomena to the use of the tachistoscope in neuropsychological research. Brain and Cognition, 5, 127-130.

Whitaker, H. A. (1998). Neurolinguistics from the Middle Ages to the Pre-modern Era: Historical vignettes. In B. Stemmer & H. A. Whitaker (Eds.), Handbook of neurolinguistics (pp. 27-54). San Diego: Academic Press.

Tables

Tables should be numbered in order of appearance with Arabic numerals. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title typed above and with essential footnotes below. Keep in mind the dimensions of the journal when planning the number of columns in a table.

Figures

Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Please visit our Web site at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.

Color Figures
One free page of color is available to authors if the editors deem the color to be scientifically significant. However, if together with the accepted article, authors submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, authors will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. [Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations.]

Preparation of Supplementary Material

Supplementary files offer additional possibilities for publishing supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips, and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect ( http://www.sciencedirect.com). To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide the data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. Please note, however, that supplementary material will not appear in the printed journal. For more detailed instructions, http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.

Proofs

PDF proofs will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made, and corrections should be returned promptly.

Reprints

The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.

US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Voluntary Posting (" Public Access") Policy

Elsevier facilitates author response to the NIH voluntary posting request (referred to as the NIH "Public Access Policy"; see http://www.nih.gov/about/publicaccess/index.htm) by posting the peer-reviewed author's manuscript directly to PubMed Central on request from the author, 12 months after formal publication. Upon notification from Elsevier of acceptance, we will ask you to confirm via e-mail (by e-mailing us at NIHauthorrequest@elsevier.com) that your work has received NIH funding and that you intend to respond to the NIH policy request, along with your NIH award number to facilitate processing. Upon such confirmation, Elsevier will submit to PubMed Central on your behalf a version of your manuscript that will include peer-review comments, for posting 12 months after formal publication. This will ensure that you will have responded fully to the NIH request policy. There will be no need for you to post your manuscript directly with PubMed Central, and any such posting is prohibited.