European Journal of Neuroscience

Published on behalf of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

Edited by:
Jean-Marc Fritschy and Martin Sarter

Print ISSN: 0953-816X
Online ISSN: 1460-9568
Frequency: Twice Monthly
Current Volume: 31 / 2010

TopAuthor Guidelines

The Editorial Office of the European Journal of Neuroscience can be contacted at editorial.office@ejn.uk.com; EJN Editorial, 9 e-space South, 26 St Thomas Place, Cambridge Business Park, ELY, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4EX, UK. Telephone: +44 (0) 1353 644022; Fax: +44 (0) 1353 644001

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1. General Guidelines

EJN is an international journal that publishes original research articles and reviews in the broad fields of developmental, molecular, cellular, systems, behavioral, and cognitive neurosciences. EJN aims to advance our understanding of organization and function of the nervous system in health and disease, thereby improving the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Manuscripts submitted to EJN should describe novel results generated by experiments that were guided by clearly defined aims or hypotheses. Highly specialized articles that provide only limited new insight into the organization and function of the nervous system, or insight that is too specialized for a generalist neuroscience journal may be considered outside the scope of EJN.

EJN is a member of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC), an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to share manuscript reviews at the author's request. Its goals are to support efficient and thorough peer review of original research in neuroscience. For complete information about the Consortium, please visit http://nprc.incf.org/

Authors of EJN papers are now benefiting from Early View - What is Early View? (article-by-article) publishing. Information about the editorial content, initial submission procedures and final preparation of papers for publication is given below.

Pre-submission English-language editing:

Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/english_language.asp All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.

Copyright

It is a condition of publication in EJN that when their manuscript is accepted the submitting Author must sign the Exclusive Licence Form (ELF): This can be found on the following website: www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/EJN_ELF.pdf.

Publication cannot proceed until receipt of this signed form by the Production Office of the Publisher, Blackwell Publishing. Please note that signature of the ELF does not affect ownership of the copyright of the material. After submission authors will retain the right to publish their paper in various media/circumstances (please see the form for further details). EJN has a 12 month embargo period. Please address email queries to: jrights@wiley.com

Permissions

If all or part of previously published illustrations are to be used, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned. Address email queries to: jrights@wiley.com

Editorial Policy

Submission of a manuscript to EJN is based on the understanding that the work described has not been published before, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication in the present form has been explicitly approved by all authors and by the responsible authorities in the institutions where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language, without the consent of Blackwell Publishing.

Competing interests

The potential for economic gain (such as relevant patent applications or existing patents, financial investments, consulting agreements) as a result of having utilized experimental approaches, instruments, methods or drugs, or of having discussed such items in the manuscript, represents a competing interest.

Competing interests should be clearly disclosed and described in detail in the Acknowledgements. It is in the interest of the author to disclose such interests, and EJN requires such disclosure.

Funding

All sources of funding should be declared in the Acknowledgements. If a private/commercial sponsor supported the research, authors are advised to describe the role of the study sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication. If the funding source had no such involvement, this should be stated.

Evaluation of manuscripts

Submitted manuscripts are assigned to a section of the journal and an Associate Editor who is responsible for its evaluation (in most cases, the journal will follow the author's nomination of section and Associate Editor). The Editor-in-Chief's decision regarding publication is based on the recommendation of the Associate Editor and reports of reviewers, which will, at the Editors' discretion, be transmitted to the authors.

2. Preparation of the manuscript

Research Reports

The major part of each Issue of EJN is devoted to Research Reports. These must describe significant and original observations and provide sufficiently detailed information in the Materials and Method section for the observations to be critically evaluated and, if necessary, repeated. Research Reports do not normally exceed 12 printed pages in EJN, but the length of a manuscript will not, in itself, preclude publication. In general, allow 1,350 words - including references and legends - per printed page and subtract 600 words for each table and figure.

Review Articles

Review Articles in EJN are full length articles on topics of particular current interest. Proposals for Review Articles are welcomed by the Editors-in-Chief and the Associate Editors.

Technical Spotlight Articles

"Technical Spotlight" articles are brief reviews (total ~ 5000 Words) that evaluate and discuss novel techniques as well as controversial research approaches, or issues of validity concerning a major methodology or research avenue. Proposals for Technical Spotlight articles are welcomed by the Editors-in-Chief and the Associate Editors.

3. Formatting your manuscript

General

The format of your manuscript should be as follows: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, References, Tables, Figure Legends and Figures. Review articles and Technical Spotlight Articles are not required to follow this outline. First (main) mentions of figures and tables in the text should be in numerical order. Headings and sub-headings should not end with a full stop. The manuscript should be formatted in double spacing and the lines should not be numbered. The text of your paper should be saved as a .doc file. Manuscripts are expected to document the origin and specificity of reagents used, particularly antibodies, to document institutional authorization for conducting research in humans and animals, to conduct adequate statistical analyses and comprehensively report statistical results, and to be written in English.

Title Page

The Title page must include:

• The proposed Journal section and the author's nomination for Associate Editor (at the top right-hand side of the page)
• A clear and concise title
• The authors name(s) and surnames

Note: Authors who normally write their names in non-Latin characters may include both a transliterated version of their names, followed in parenthesis by their names in their native writing system. Any non-Latin languages that can be represented in Unicode characters will be accepted.

• The address(es) from which the work originated
• The name, address, fax number and e-mail address of the person who will deal with correspondence, including proofs (which are sent electronically)
• A running title not in excess of 50 characters and spaces
• The total number of pages, figures, tables and equations
• The total number of words in: (i) the whole manuscript; (ii) the Abstract; and (iii) the Introduction.
• A list of four or five keywords not appearing in the title, preceded by "Keywords:"

If the species used does not appear in the title, it should be included in the keywords and be mentioned in the first few lines of the abstract

Abstract

Research Reports and Review Articles should start with an Abstract, which appears before the main body of the text for use in abstracting database services. The Abstract should be written in complete sentences without headings and should provide a summary not exceeding 250 words, in a form comprehensible to any neuroscientist and suitable for publication without the full article text. Thus, if references must be cited in the Abstract they must include the author(s), journal title, volume number, page span, and year. The aim of the study should be stated in the Abstract, and the animal species used indicated, if it is not given in the title. The use of abbreviations in the abstract should be avoided. Statistical results typically are not described in the Abstract.

Introduction

The main part of a Research Report should start with a brief Introduction, not exceeding 500 words, which outlines the historical or logical origins of the study and clearly states the aim of the study and/or hypothesis to be tested, without repeating the Abstract or summarizing the results.

Materials and methods
The materials and methods section should provide a sufficiently detailed description of the methods to allow a researcher to reproduce your work. Important methodological aspects of your work, such as generation of mutant animals, should be described, even if such descriptions can also be found in prior publications. Companies from which materials were obtained should be listed with their location: city and state, province or country.

1. Ethical standards
All studies using human or animal subjects should include an explicit statement identifying the Institution or Review Committee which approved the study. Editors reserve the right to reject papers if there is doubt whether appropriate procedures were followed.

(i) Studies involved human subjects
When human subjects are used, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and

written consent of each subject, and that the study conforms with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki), printed in the British Medical Journal (18 July 1964).

(ii) Studies involving experimental animals
The Materials and methods section must briefly but explicitly state measures which were taken to minimize pain or discomfort, e.g. type and dose of anesthetic used. Experiments should be carried out in accordance with the European Communities Council Directive of 24 November 1986 (86/609/EEC) or with the Guidelines laid down by the NIH in the US regarding the care and use of animals for experimental procedures. In addition, the name of the Animal Use and Care Committee or Institute which approved the study should be given.

2. Experimental animals
When experimental animals are used, specify species, strain, sex, age, supplier, and numbers of animals used in total and for individual experimental conditions. The species should be identified in the Title or Abstract.

If genetically modified mice were used, the Standards for the publication of mouse mutant studies (see Crusio et al., Genes, Brain and Behavior (2009) 8:1-4) should be followed. Provide detailed and full strain and substrain information and use the correct nomenclature for identifying strains (see Crusio et al. 2009).

3. Suppliers
Suppliers of materials should be named and, with the exception of well-known suppliers, such as Sigma, Kodak and Zeiss, their location (city, state, country) included.

4. Reagents
The origin and specificity of reagents, notably antibodies, oligonucleotides, cDNA constructs, need to be documented, including the nucleic acid sequence or peptide sequence used. Nucleic acid probes should be fully sequenced when applicable. Control experiments that were conducted to ensure the specificity of the method (immunohistochemistry, immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, in situ hybridization) should be described, along with key references to previous work with this reagent. For antibodies, this documentation includes a precise description of the antigen, the nature of the antibody (species, purification), the supplier, catalogue number, and specificity tests performed (e.g., Western blot, immunoprecipitation, validation with knockout tissue, etc). For reports involving immunohistochemical methods, please consult the criteria and recommendations discussed in Fritschy JM (2008) EJN 28:2365-2370: www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121557079/PDFSTART.

5. Microscopy and digital photography
Information necessary to evaluate the resolution of images from microscopy (type of microscope, numerical aperture of the lens) must be provided. Microscopic images must include calibration bars (statements about original magnification are insufficient, as final published images can be any size. For confocal laser scanning microscopy, the voxel size and the number of confocal planes included in an image must be indicated. For quantification of digital parameters (signal intensity, size or number of objects), detailed information about the procedure, normalization, and calibration (if applicable) must be provided.

Handling of image data
EJN follows the guidelines set by the Rockefeller University Press and endorsed by the Council of Science Editors

(http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/whitepaper/3-4_digital.cfm):

• No specific feature within an image may be enhanced, obscured, moved, removed, or introduced.
• Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable if they are applied to the whole image and as long as they do not obscure, eliminate, or misrepresent any information present in the original.
• The grouping of images from different parts of the same gel, or from different gels, fields, or exposures must be made explicit by the arrangement of the figure (e.g., dividing lines) and in the text of the figure legend.
• If the original data cannot be produced by an author when asked to provide it, the acceptance of the manuscript may be revoked.
  

6. Statistical methods
A complete description of statistical methods is required. The recommendations described in the EJN Editorial on Reporting Statistical Methods and Results (EJN 2008, 28, 2363-2364) are a component of these Author Guidelines.

Results and statistical analyses
The observations should be presented with minimal reference to earlier literature or to possible interpretations. The main statistical results should be described in the Results section. The description of statistical results in the figure legends should be limited to important post hoc comparisons. The description of the statistical results should include the proper statistical term (such as the F statistic) as well as the degrees of freedom. The recommendations described in the EJN Editorial on Reporting Statistical Methods and Results (EJN 2008, 28, 2363-2364) are a component of these Author Guidelines: www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121557078/PDFSTART

Discussion
The Discussion should begin by summarizing the major findings, while avoiding repetition of statements provided in the Abstract or the Results section. For clarity, the use of subheadings is recommended.

Acknowledgements
A short statement about grant and other financial support should be given, along with a list of contributions from collaborators who are not co-authors (it is implicit that they agree with this mention). See above under Editorial Policies for additional items to be addressed in the Acknowledgements.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be kept to an absolute minimum. Abbreviations save relatively little space but greatly diminish the readability of a manuscript. In general, abbreviations should not appear in the Abstract, and sentences that contain more than one abbreviation merit careful review. Abbreviations must be used more than four times in an article, and consistently, before their use can be permitted. The word must always be written out in full when first used and the proposed abbreviation given in parentheses. A list of all abbreviations used in the text and their meanings must be provided (in alphabetic order).

References

All references must be listed, and all listed references must be cited at least once in the main text (particular care is needed to check this after any modification or revision of the text). Citations in the text should be given in parenthesis, e.g. (Blanc & White, 1985; Weiss et al., 1986) except when the author's name is part of a sentence, e.g. "White (1985) reported that … ". Where there are two authors, both should be named, but with three or more, only the first author's name plus 'et al´ should be given. Note that when more than one paper refers to the same first authors in the same year, a, b, c suffixes must be used in the text and reference list to avoid ambiguities, written as (Weiss et al., 1986a; White, 1986a, c).

Reference list
There should be a list of references in alphabetic order according to the name of the first author and then chronologically where several papers by the same author are cited. No characters (e.g. numbers or tabs) should appear before the first authors name. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the World List of Scientific Periodicals, 4th edition. Single-word titles, e.g. Psychoneuroendocrinology, should not be abbreviated.

All authors should be included in each reference appearing in the Reference List; these should not be abbreviated to et al.

Only published and 'In Press', i.e. accepted for publication in a specific journal or book references should be included in the reference list.

Journal articles should be formatted as follows:
Lancaster, B. & Boxall, A. R. (1998) Tyrosine kinases and synaptic transmission. Eur. J. Neurosci., 10, 2-7. Note the emboldening of the Volume number.

Books should be listed as follows:

Matthews, G.G. (1997) Neurobiology. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Katz, D.I. (1997) Traumatic brain injury. In Mills, V.M., Cassidy, J.W. & Katz, D.I. (eds), Neurologic Rehabilitation. A Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Planning. Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp. 105-143.

Symposia contributions should take a similar format to books, including the place and date of the meeting, the name and location of the organiser/publisher, both overall and contribution titles, all authors and Editors names, and page number(s):
Fuss, S.H., Çelik, A. & Korsching, S.I. (2001) Levels of olfactory information processing in the zebrafish olfactory bulb. In Elsner, N. & Kreuzberg, G.W. (eds), Göttingen Neurobiology Report 2001. Proceedings of the 4th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society 2001, Vol. II, 28th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, p. 474.

The use of a tool such as EndNote, Reference Manager, or Bookends is recommended for reference management and formatting. EndNote reference styles can be searched for at

http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp, and Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for at http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp

Tables

· These must be supplied as editable text and not as embedded figures/objects.

· They should have a bold title and appear in the text following the references

· All columns should have a heading

Figures

· All figures and tables should be uploaded separately and must be labelled with a figure or table number.

· DO NOT use Windows picture & fax viewer to create your images; this is not an appropriate graphic application and will not create high-resolution images. Photoshop or IrfanView (free download on Web) may be used. The figures need to be of a high resolution and saved as .tiff files (300 d.p.i. for colour/half tone and 800 d.p.i. for line work (black line art, white background), or saved as .eps or .doc files.

· The initial upload of lower resolution images is sufficient (.jpg files allowed; 2 MB maximally); upon acceptance high resolution TIFF images are requested

· To ensure accurate conversion of characters, standard fonts such as Times, Times New Roman, Ariel or Helvetica should be used for preparing the text and figures

· Symbol font should be used to convert Greek characters and other non-standard characters such as the degree symbol.

There is no limit to the number of figures per manuscript, but authors should use them sparingly, making sure that each figure is relevant to the text and that the figures are presented and numbered in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. When there are large numbers of figures, layout problems are less likely to occur if the figures are of similar shapes and sizes.

Figure legends
These should explain each figure as fully as possible, referring the reader to the text only on rare occasions in order to avoid repeating in the legends material that must be included in the text. All abbreviations used in the figures should be explained in each legend when there are less than five abbreviations used; for legends with large numbers of abbreviations, the authors should include these in the abbreviations list (see above). Scale bars are required for all photographs and photomicrographs. Main statistical findings should be described in the Result section. The legends may describe the results of important post-hoc comparisons (usually also symbolized in graphs depicting data).

Colour figures
Colour reproduction costs are charged per page of colour. Colour figures that are sequentially numbered can be placed on the same page to reduce costs. Avoiding a mix of colour panels with black and white ones can reduce costs, improve reproduction and allow more space for the colour. Authors will be asked to return a signed copy of the completed Colourwork Agreement Form prior to publication.

Cover illustrations
If you have any colour illustrations, either appearing in your paper or relating to it, that would make good images for the front cover, please submit them by email with a short legend to the Editorial Office, indicating to which paper the photograph belongs

Supporting Information

Supporting information such as data sets, additional figures or tables, documentation of experiments controlling the specificity of reagents, etc, may be included in submitted manuscript. It will not be published in the print edition of the journal but will be included in the online edition, or as a link to the information given. It has to be submitted for review purposes. Supporting information should appear at the end of the manuscript, i.e. following the figures.

4. Online submission

EJN requires authors to use online submission of manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ejn

During the submission process the following must be provided:

· The names, emails and Institutions of all of the authors included in the paper

· The names, Institutions and emails of four suggested reviewers. Please do not suggest scientists based in your own institution or close collaborators elsewhere, as this will be viewed as a conflict. It is at the discretion of the Editors whether the suggested reviewers are approached for a review.

· The name of the most appropriate journal section and Associate Editor should be selected from the list provided. Please choose an Associate Editor in whose area of expertise your manuscript falls - see below.

· If the manuscript is a revision or re-submission, please upload a point-by-point response statement in the 'Response to decision letter' field. Please do not upload this as a manuscript file. Major changes to the text should be emboldened or underlined to assist reviewers with re-evaluation.

Journal Sections, Associate Editors and Their Area of Expertise

NOTE: SUBMITTING AUTHORS SHOULD SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE ASSOCIATE EDITOR, EVEN IF THAT EDITOR IS NOT LISTED IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SECTION.

Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience: This section broadly covers all research involving molecular, genetic, and cellular neuroscience research, as well as relevant aspects of developmental neuroscience, stem cell research, and neuroplasticity research.

Patricia Gaspar
Developmental Neuroscience; Neuroanatomy
INSERM, Paris, France

Linda Greensmith
Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disease; Development of Novel Therapies
Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College, London, UK

Ferdinando Rossi
Specification and Differentiation of Neurons and Glia; Axon Growth, Regeneration and Structural Plasticity; Stem Cells and Cell Replacement Therapies
University of Turin, Dept Neuroscience, Corso Raffaello 30, I-10125 Turin, Italy

Esther Stöckli
Developmental Neuroscience; Axon Guidance; RNAi
University of Zurich, Zoology/Developmental Neuroscience, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland

Synaptic Mechanisms: This section covers a wide range of research on synaptic signaling mechanisms, involving neuropharmacological, anatomical and neurophysiological approaches to study synaptic neurotransmission and plasticity. Studies employing molecular approaches to study synaptic plasticity are preferably placed into this section.

John Garthwaite
Intercellular Communication & Synaptic Plasticity
The Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, The Cruciform Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK

Masanobu Kano
Cellular Neurophysiology; Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity
Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Christophe Mulle
Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity; Molecular and Cell Biology of Synaptic Proteins
University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5091, Bordeaux 33077, France

Richard Robitaille
Glial Cell Physiology; Synaptic Transmission; Neuromuscular Junction
Department de Physiologie, Université de Montreal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 1J7, Quebec, Canada

Scott M. Thompson
Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity; Experimental Epilepsy
Department of Physiology, University of Maryland, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201-1559, USA

Neurosystems. Systems neuroscience and circuitry-oriented research, irrespective of research approach (anatomical, neurophysiological, models of disease, human studies) is placed into this section. For example, research on basal ganglia circuitry, autonomic control, sensory and motor systems will be grouped into this section.

Laszlo Acsady
Thalamocortical Circuits; Somatosensory Information Processing; Neuroanatomy
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 67, Budapest H-1450 Hungary

Helen Barbas
Cortex Anatomy and Function; Evolution of the Neocortex; Cognitive-Emotional Interaction
Boston University, Dept of Health Sciences, Rm #431 635 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA 02215, USA

Paul Bolam
Cellular & Systems Neuroscience; Neuropharmacology; Basal Ganglia
MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, University of Oxford, Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK

Fernando Cervero
Somatic and Visceral Sensations; Pain Mechanisms
Anasthesia Research Unit, McGill University, McIntyre Research Unit, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal H3G 1Y6, Quebec, Canada

Timothy J Collier
Nervous System Repair; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Neurobilogy of Aging
University of Cincinnati, 265 Albert Sabin Way, 5940 CVC, ML0537, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA

Francesco Fornai
Neurodegenerative Disorders; Movement Disorders
Department of Human Morphology and Applied Biology, University of Pisa, Italy

Tomoki Fukai
Computational Models of Neurons & Networks; Oscillations & Synchrony
Theoretical Neuroscience Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN; Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

Andrea Nistri
Network Oscillations, Rhythms, Bursting, Motor Systems, Locomotion
Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Area Science Park, Building Q1, Strada Statale 14, 34012 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy

Behavioral Neuroscience. All areas of behavioral neuroscience, including circadian rhythm research, behavioral endocrinology, stress, addiction, motivational processes and fundamental neuronal processes underlying learning and memory is covered in this section.

Tim Bussey
Temporal Lobes; Visual Perception; Memory; Hippocampus
University of Cambridge, Department of Experimental Psychology, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK CB2 3EB

Regina M. Carelli
Neuronal Mechanisms Mediating Natural (nondrug) Rewards; Motivated Behavior and Addiction
University of North Carolina, Dept of Psychology, CB #3270, Davie Hall, Chapel Hill NC 27599, USA

James Herman
Stress Neurocircuitry and Neuroendocrinology; Stress and Neuropsychiatric/Neurological Disease: Glucocorticoid Signaling in Brain
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Psychiatry, Genome Research Institute, Cincinnati, USA

Anthony R. Isles
Behavioral Genetics
Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Cyriel M.A. Pennartz
Memory Consolidation; Attention and Decision-Making; Multimodal Sensory Integration
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Kruislaan 320, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Rae Silver
Circadian Rhythms; Behavioral Endocrinology and Neuroendocrinology
Department of Psychology, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA

Cognitive Neuroscience. In addition to functional imaging and neurophysiological studies concerning perceptual and cognitive processes (in humans and animals), research involving TMS, genetics of cognitive disorders, and neuropsychological studies addressing brain-cognition relationships is considered for this section.

Christian Büchel
Affective Neuroscience; Conditioning; Emotional processing; Pain
Dept. for Systems Neuroscience, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany

John J. Foxe
Multisensory Integration; Object-Recognition; Executive Control; Attention
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and Dept. of Psychology, City College of the City University of New York, Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA

Douglas P. Munoz
Neurophysiology and fMRI of Eye Movements; Attention; Sensory-Motor Systems
Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada

John O'Doherty
Neural Basis of Reward and Reward-Related Learning; Neuroimaging; Conditioning and Associative Learning; Taste and Olfaction; Affective Neuroscience
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Cortical plasticity; Neuromodulation; Non-invasive brain stimulation; TMS
Harvard Medical School, Dept of Neurology & Centre for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Boston, MS 02215, USA

5. Publication

When a manuscript is accepted, authors will be advised that their accepted manuscript has been electronically sent from the Editorial Office to the Production Editor of the Publishers, Blackwell Publishing. The Production Editor may be contacted at ejn@wiley.com

Authors will be notified to send a signed copy of the Exclusive Licence Form - www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/EJN_ELF.pdf - and, if colour figures are required, a completed and signed Colour Agreement Form - http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/ejn.pdf - to the Production Office before their accepted manuscript will be processed for publication. Also it is necessary to send evidence of permission to use any previously published material.

OnlineOpen

OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With OnlineOpen the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley InterScience, as well as deposited in the funding agency's preferred archive. For the full list of terms and conditions, see http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/authorresources/onlineopen.html#OnlineOpen_Terms.

Any authors wishing to send their paper OnlineOpen will be required to complete the payment form available from our website at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/EJN_OOF.pdf (Please note this form is for use with OnlineOpen material ONLY.) The completed form should also be sent to the Production Editor.

Prior to acceptance there is no requirement to inform an Editorial Office that you intend to publish your paper OnlineOpen if you do not wish to. All OnlineOpen articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.

Production quality artwork guidelines

All electronic artwork sent to the publishers should conform to these standards. Please refer to http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/submit_illust.asp?site=1 for detailed guidelines on electronic artwork. Files need to be of a high resolution and preferably TIFF files (300 d.p.i. for colour/half tone and 800 d.p.i. for line work) or EPS files. TIFF files can be saved with LZW compression to reduce file size (Photoshop). Files can also be zipped with WinZip. Files with colour should be saved as CMYK ready for production work (not RGB).

Figures should be numbered as a single series and each figure should be clearly labelled with the name of the author(s), the title of the paper and the figure number. Wherever possible figures should be submitted in their desired final size, to fit the width of a single column of text, i.e. 88 mm wide, or where necessary they should be 184 mm in maximum width. The final size of the printed figure cannot exceed 230 x 184 mm including legends, and where a reduction is required this should be indicated on the figures. Any lettering should be no less than 2 mm in height in the printed figure and should be in proportion to the overall dimensions of the figure.

All symbols and letters must be produced clearly, and labels should be large enough for the final reduction and should show clearly against the background. Where several figures are mounted together they should be squared accurately and separated by about 5 mm. All of the figures in such a group should have approximately the same contrast values. Where regions of particular importance can be identified it is useful to indicate these on a transparent or semi-transparent overlay. Instructions to printers regarding required contrast values or detail will help the printer to produce the best results.

Colour plates
The full cost of publishing colour figures must be met by the authors. The cost per printed page with colour is £450 + VAT. These charges are waived for all Review Articles, and on request for authors from former Eastern Bloc countries publishing Research Articles. A signed copy of the completed Colour Agreement Form must be sent to the publishers before colour work can be processed. The Journal allows authors to publish figures in colour free of charge in the online edition if requested on submission. Authors must then provide their figures in digital format (EPS or TIFF files at high resolution) and indicate to the Editorial Office that they wish to publish in black and white in the print edition and in colour in the online edition. In this case, (a) a single version of the figure should be supplied in colour which will be converted by the publishers to black and white for the print journal and (b) the figure legend should not refer to colour as it will be used for both print and online editions.