Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience is a Specialty Section of Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neurology and Frontiers in Physiology.
Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience is a Specialty Section devoted to advancing our understanding of the development, function and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. We wish to promote the use of diverse approaches to solve the most important neurobiological and clinical problems in the area, and to provide a forum to integrate the latest research outcomes. We encourage submissions that address key questions in basic and clinical aspects of autonomic regulation and its development. These include research focused on specific regional aspects of body function, such as neuronal control of cardiovascular, digestive, genitourinary or respiratory function, and issues that impact more broadly on the body’s activities, such as neuronal regulation of metabolism and temperature. Studies on relevant aspects of brainstem, hypothalamic and limbic function, emotional and motivational aspects of autonomic regulation are also encouraged. We welcome molecular, cellular and genetic analyses, investigations of tissue, organ and system function using anatomical, physiological and pharmacological methods, and studies of complex behaviors and clinical problems resulting from autonomic dysfunction. Submissions that address communication between the autonomic system and other regulatory systems are also strongly encouraged, including interactions with visceral sensation and pain, the immune system and inflammation, and neuroendocrine regulation.
Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience welcomes the following
tier 1 article types: Book Review, Clinical Case, Editorial, General Commentary, Hypothesis & Theory, Methods, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Review and Specialty Grand Challenge.
All articles must be submitted directly to Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience, where they are processed by the associate and review editors of the Specialty Section.
All articles published in Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience will be subjected to the
Frontiers Evaluation System after online publication. Authors of the
original research articles with the highest impact, as judged by many expert readers, will be invited by the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neurology and Frontiers in Physiology to write a prestigious Frontiers
Focused Review - a tier 2 article. This is referred to as "
democratic tiering". The selection is based on the reader impact over a 4-month period from the date of publication. The selected high impact articles are re-written in a review style centered on the original discovery, and aim to address the wider audience across all of Neurology, Neuroscience and Physiology.