The Journal of Neuroscience, January 7, 2004, 24(1)
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New Sections and New Editors
Over the past several years, The Journal of Neuroscience has published
an increasing number of papers related to neurological
disease. Such papers often are multidisciplinary and thus did not
fit naturally into one of the existing sections. Thus starting in
2004, authors will have the option to submit to a new section in
the Journal, entitled Neurobiology of Disease. Authors can make
this choice at the time of initial submission. Manuscripts will be
handled by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned to the most appropriate
Senior Editor. We will also highlight one of these papers in
This Week in The Journal (http://www.jneurosci.org/thisweek.shtml), thus further enhancing the visibility of these papers. We
hope that this section will quickly become a focal point for outstanding
papers addressing the mechanisms underlying disorders
of the nervous system.
We also welcome several new editors in 2004. Larry Trussell is
now a Senior Editor in Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience. Valina
Dawson, David Fitzpatrick, Diane Lipscombe, Chris McBain, and
Fred Rieke have recently joined the editorial board as Reviewing
Editors. Randy Buckner, Ron Calabrese, and Marie Filbin joined as
Reviewing Editors earlier in 2003. A listing of the new Associate
Editors will appear soon. I want to extend a special thanks to the
Reviewing Editors (Mike Nusbaum, Carol Mason, Kathy Dunlap,
and Junying Yuan) and to those Associate Editors who completed
their terms in 2003. The diversity, expertise, and dedicated work of
the editorial board are the essence of the Journal.
Gary Westbrook, Editor-in-Chief