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CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets is a journal focused on CNS and neurological disorders and drug targets. It publishes themed issues and is indexed in Scopus, SCI Expanded, and MEDLINE/PubMed. The journal lists an Impact Factor of 3 and states that open access articles are also available on ScienceDirect.
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Subject
Neurosciences, Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor
3
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
1871-5273
eISSN
1996-3181
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
Publication is supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC).
Submission Instructions
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors. The copyright letter must confirm that all co-authors approve the submission.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required for Review Articles. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured with explicit bold inline or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript
Review Articles must be 6000–10000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Review Articles must be organized into Title, Title Page, Structured Abstract, Graphical Abstract, Keywords, Text Organization, Conclusion, List of Abbreviations, Availability of Data and Materials, Funding, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements, References, Appendices, Figures or Illustrations, Chemical Structures, Tables, and Supportive or Supplementary Material. The manuscript must include a graphical abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, a list of abbreviations, a conflict of interest statement, acknowledgements, and a declaration of any significant use of AI tools.
References
Review Articles must contain at least 100 references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with square-bracketed numbers and the bibliography must be complete and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text at the appropriate places, while figures must also be uploaded as separate files. Each figure must contain a single illustration with a caption, and tables must be submitted in Microsoft Word table format with a self-explanatory title or caption.
Mini-Reviews
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit bold inline or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript
Mini-Reviews must be 3000-6000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into title page, abstract, and main text. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, an authors' contribution paragraph, a summary disclosure statement before the references, an Availability of Data and Materials section, and disclosure of any significant AI use.
References
Mini-Reviews must contain 75 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be numbered in square brackets in the text, be complete and accurate, include access dates for online citations, and exclude abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications from the reference list.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text at their appropriate placements, although figure files must also be uploaded separately for online submission. Figures must be numbered consecutively with captions and each table must be numbered in Arabic numerals and include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Systematic Reviews
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter from the corresponding author is required with the submission.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use explicit subheadings presented as inline or run-in headings in bold, and a registered systematic review must include the registration number as the last line.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be 4000-6000 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must include title page, abstract, and main text, and systematic reviews must address the methods used for selecting, locating, extracting, and synthesizing data. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, funding information, an Authors' Contribution paragraph, a CRediT Author Statement, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used at least three times, and disclosure of significant AI use.
References
Systematic reviews must contain 100 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and the bibliography must be complete, accurate, and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text according to their appropriate placement, although figures must also be uploaded as separate files. Each figure must include only a single illustration with a legend or caption, and each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Meta-Analyses
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be divided into title page, abstract, and main text. The manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, an authors' contribution paragraph, a CRediT Author Statement, and disclosure of significant AI tool use.
References
References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with numbers in square brackets and the bibliography must be complete and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included online. Illustrations and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text according to their appropriate placement, although figures and illustrations must also be uploaded as separate files for online submission. Each figure must be numbered consecutively, include a legend or caption, contain only a single illustration with multipart figures combined into one composite file, and each table must be submitted in Microsoft Word table format with a self-explanatory caption.
Research Articles
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required for Research Articles. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use explicit subheadings presented as inline or run-in headings in bold.
Manuscript
Research Articles must be 4000–6000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Research Articles must begin with the title page and abstract and be structured into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements, and References. The manuscript must include a graphical abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, a list of abbreviations, and declarations for consent for publication and conflict of interest.
References
Research Articles must contain at least 75 references. References should be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with numbers in square brackets and provided exactly in the journal's specific format.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included with each article online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text according to their appropriate placement, and figures must also be uploaded as separate files. Figures must be numbered consecutively with captions, and tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals and include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Randomized Drug Clinical Trial Studies
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit subheadings presented as inline or run-in headings in bold. The abstract must include the trial registry name, registration identification number, and registry URL at the end of the abstract.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be 4000-6000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must clearly state an objective or hypothesis and include design and methods, study setting and dates, participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria or data sources and selection methods, essential features of interventions, main outcome measures, main results, a comment section addressing context and limitations, conclusions, and a "Randomization and Masking" section within Methods. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, an Authors' Contribution paragraph, a CRediT Author Statement, funding information, acknowledgements if applicable, and disclosure of any significant use of AI tools.
References
Manuscript must include 50 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with numbers in square brackets and the bibliography must be complete and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text according to their appropriate placement, although figure files must also be uploaded separately for online submission. Each figure must contain a single illustration with a legend or caption, and each table must be created in Microsoft Word table format with a self-explanatory title or caption.
Short Communications
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors. The copyright letter must be signed by all contributing authors, who take full responsibility for the manuscript contents.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured with explicit inline or run-in bold subheadings.
Manuscript
Short Communications must be 2000-3000 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into title page, abstract, and main text. The manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, an Authors' Contribution paragraph, a CRediT Author Statement, funding information, an Availability of Data and Materials section, and disclosure of any significant AI use.
References
Short Communications must contain 25 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with numbers in square brackets and listed as complete and accurate entries in the bibliography.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional files that can be included with each article online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text, while figure files must also be uploaded separately for online submission. Each figure must contain a single illustration with a legend or caption, and each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Letters
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit bold inline or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript
Letters must be 3000-4000 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into title page, abstract, and main text. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a conflict of interest statement, an authors' contribution paragraph, and disclosure of any significant use of AI tools.
References
Letters must contain 40 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text with numbers in square brackets and the bibliography must be complete, accurate, and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures and tables that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text according to their appropriate placement, although figures and illustrations must also be uploaded as separate files for online submission. Each figure must include only a single illustration and each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Case Reports
Cover Letter
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript. For case reports involving individual data, the copyright letter must include a declaration of approval and consent-to-disclose.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit subheadings presented as inline or run-in headings in bold.
Manuscript
Case Reports must be 1500–2500 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into title page, abstract, and main text. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a graphical abstract, a conflict of interest statement, an Authors' Contribution paragraph, a CRediT Author Statement, and for case reports involving individual data a stand-alone declaration of approval and consent-to-disclose at the end of the article.
References
Case Reports must contain 40 or more references. References should be submitted preferably in ACS, IEEE, or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and listed as complete and accurate entries, with online citations including the date of access and abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications excluded from the reference list.
Figures & Tables
There is no restriction on the number of figures or tables that can be included online. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript text at their appropriate placement, although figures and illustrations must also be uploaded as separate files for online submission. Figures must be numbered consecutively with legends provided, and tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals sequentially and include a self-explanatory title or caption.
Recent Publications
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Quick Track allows online publication within 2 weeks of receipt of final approved galley proofs. Total publication time from first receipt of the manuscript to online publication is 10 weeks under Quick Track, subject to acceptance and author revision within one week. Revised papers are usually requested within 15 days, and the time frame for revision may vary from one to four weeks.
Reformat to CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Reformat to CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Publication is supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC).
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