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Neuron

Neuron publishes high-quality research across the full spectrum of the neurosciences, from molecular and cellular mechanisms in model organisms to systems-level studies of human cognition and behavior. Its scope includes molecular, cellular, and developmental neurobiology; psychiatric and neurological disease; systems neuroscience; perception, emotion, and higher cognitive processes; and theoretical and computational work relevant to artificial intelligence. The journal also publishes reviews and commentaries, including contributions exploring the interface between neuroscience, society, and emerging technologies.

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Subject Neurosciences
Impact Factor 15
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0896-6273
eISSN 1097-4199
Invitation Only No
Cost Range No fee under the default subscription model; open access is available for most article types with APC charges listed on the Cell Press open access page.

Submission Instructions

Neuron accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A summary is required for Research articles. The summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript The main document must be under 7,000 words including main figure legends but excluding STAR Methods text, supplemental item legends, and references. Research articles must include the components in this order: Title, Author list, Author affiliations and footnotes, Contact information, Summary, Keywords, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource availability, Acknowledgments, Author contributions, Declaration of interests, Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, Supplemental information titles and legends, Figure and/or scheme titles and legends, Tables, STAR Methods, Resource identification initiative, and References. Research articles must include keywords, a Resource Availability section with the subsections lead contact, materials availability, and data and code availability, a Declaration of interests section, a Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies section, STAR Methods, and a Resource identification initiative section.
References References must be cited as consecutively numbered superscripts, and article references must include the author list, year, title, journal abbreviation, volume, page range, and DOI.
Figures & Tables Research articles may include no more than eight main figures and/or tables. Figure and scheme titles and legends and tables must be included in the main document, while main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files for final submission. Tables must be editable Word tables rather than images, and each figure file must contain all panels for that figure on a single page.
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Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A summary is required. The summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript The main document should contain no more than 4,000 words. The manuscript should follow the general organization of research articles and include title, author list and affiliations, Lead Contact footnote, corresponding author email addresses, Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource Availability, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Declaration of Interests, figure titles and legends, table titles and legends, STAR Methods, supplemental item titles and legends, and References in that order. The manuscript must include a Resource Availability section with the subsections lead contact, materials availability, and data and code availability, a concise Author Contributions section immediately after Acknowledgments using author initials, a Declaration of Interests section, Highlights of 3 to 4 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each with an eTOC blurb of no more than 50 words in a separate Word document, and a Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section after Declaration of Interests if applicable.
References References must use numbered superscript citations in consecutive order. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation, include only published or in-press works in the main list, and use "et al." only after 10 author names.
Figures & Tables A Report should contain no more than four main figures and/or tables. For final submission, main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files while figure and table titles and legends appear at the end of the main manuscript and tables appear in a separate section after the figure legends. Each table must be an editable Word table with discrete cells and a title, must not be subdivided into panels, and each figure file must contain all panels for that figure on a single page with a descriptive title and legend provided in the manuscript.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover letter should explain prior knowledge, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium. Cover letter must explain what was previously known, the conceptual advance provided by the work, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium.
Abstract Articles must include a summary. Summary must be no more than 150 words. Summary must be a single paragraph.
Manuscript Articles must be 5,000 to 8,000 words in length. Main document must include, in order, the title, author information, Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource Availability, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Declaration of Interests, figure titles and legends, table titles and legends, STAR Methods text, supplemental item titles and legends, and References.
References Articles typically contain up to 150 references. References must use numbered superscript citations. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation, use "et al." only after 10 author names, and include only published or in-press material in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Articles may include up to 8 figures. For accepted papers, main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files and tables must appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure legends. Each figure must include all panels on a single page and tables must be created as editable Word tables with discrete data in individual cells and no panel subdivisions.
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Neuroresource

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A single-paragraph Summary is required. Summary must not exceed 150 words. Summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must be under 7,000 words including main figure legends but excluding STAR Methods text, supplemental item legends, and references. Manuscript must include title, author list and affiliations, Lead Contact footnote, corresponding author email addresses, Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource Availability, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Declaration of Interests, main figure titles and legends, main tables and legends, STAR Methods text, supplemental video and Excel table titles and legends, and References, with Author Contributions placed immediately after Acknowledgments. Manuscript must include a Resource Availability section with the subsections lead contact, materials availability, and data and code availability, a separate Declaration of Interests section, a Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section if applicable, and Highlights of 3 to 4 bullet points plus an eTOC blurb uploaded as a separate Word document.
References References must use numbered superscript citations in consecutive order. Reference list must be numbered sequentially by first citation, use "et al." only after 10 author names, and include only published or in-press items in the main reference list.
Figures & Tables Articles may include no more than 8 figures and/or tables. For final submission, main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files and main figure titles and legends and main-text tables must appear in the main manuscript document. Tables must be editable Word tables rather than images and figures must be prepared as complete multi-panel figures with all panels together on a single page.
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Case Study

Cover Letter Cover letter should explain what was previously known, the conceptual advance provided by the work, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium. Cover letter must explain prior knowledge, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium.
Abstract A summary is required. Summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. Summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Article must be fewer than 4,000 words including main figure legends but excluding STAR Methods text, supplemental item legends, and references. Article follows the general organization of a research article and must include title, author information, Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource Availability, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Declaration of Interests, figure and table legends, STAR Methods, and References, with Author Contributions placed immediately after Acknowledgments. Manuscript must include a Resource Availability section with lead contact, materials availability, and data and code availability subsections, a separate Highlights and eTOC blurb file, a Declaration of Interests section, and a Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies section if applicable.
References References must be cited as consecutive superscript numbers in order of first appearance, and use "et al." only after 10 author names.
Figures & Tables Article may include no more than 4 figures and/or tables. For final submission, main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files and must not be embedded in the main manuscript, while figure titles and legends must appear at the end of the manuscript. Each figure must include all panels on a single page and each table must be an editable Word table rather than an image.
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Primer

Cover Letter Cover letter should explain what was previously known, the conceptual advance provided by the work, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium. Cover letter should explain what was previously known, the conceptual advance provided by the work, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium.
Abstract A summary is required. Summary must not exceed 150 words. Summary must be a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 5,000 to 8,000 words in length. Manuscript must include the sections title, author list and affiliations, Lead Contact footnote, corresponding author email address(es), Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Resource Availability, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Declaration of Interests, main figure titles and legends, main tables and legends, STAR Methods text, supplemental video and Excel table titles and legends, and References, in that order. Manuscript must include a Resource Availability section with the subheadings Lead Contact, Materials Availability, and Data and Code Availability, a Declaration of Interests section, 3 to 4 Highlights of no more than 85 characters each, an eTOC blurb of no more than 50 words, and, if generative AI was used in writing, a Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section after Declaration of Interests.
References Articles typically contain up to 150 references. References must be cited by superscript numbers in consecutive order, and the reference list should include only published or in-press works with article entries listing author list, year, article title, journal abbreviation, volume, page range, and DOI.
Figures & Tables Articles may include up to 8 figures. For final submission, main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files, figure titles and legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript, and main-text tables must appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure legends. Tables must be editable Word tables rather than images, and each figure file must contain all panels for that figure on a single page.
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Letter

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Manuscript must be under 1,500 words. Manuscript must include a declaration of interests section and, if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used in writing, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies section placed after it.
References Reference list is limited to 10 references. References must be cited as consecutive superscript numbers in the text and listed sequentially in the order of first citation, with "et al." used only after 10 author names.
Figures & Tables Articles may include 1 supplemental item. Main figures must be uploaded individually as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript for final submission, and figure titles and legends must appear at the end of the manuscript. Tables must be editable rather than images, and final figure maximum widths are 8.5 cm for one column, 11.4 cm for 1.5 columns, and 17.4 cm for full width.
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Recent Publications

Receptor and cell-type-specific mechanisms in mesocortical dopamine circuits gate chronic pain and comorbid anxiodepression

Ya-Qi Cai, Xin-Yu Hou, Guo-Hong Wang, Yue Chang, Zhi-Zhe Zhang, Tian-Le Shi, Ben-Long Liu, Yu-Qiu Zhang

10.1016/j.neuron.2026.07.004
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Autonomic C1 neurons promote anxiety via activation of vlPAG

Carlos Fernández-Peña, Rachel L. Pace, Lourds M. Fernando, Heather Sheppard, Brittany G. Pittman, Lindsay A. Schwarz

10.1016/j.neuron.2026.06.012
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Recurrent connectivity shapes spatial coding in hippocampal CA3 subregions

Eunji Kong, Erfan Zabeh, Zhenrui Liao, Tiberiu S. Mihaila, Caroline Wilson, Charan Santhirasegaran, Darcy S. Peterka, Tristan Geiller, Attila Losonczy

10.1016/j.neuron.2026.06.010
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Sparse component analysis: A method that uncovers separable computations within neural population activity

Andrew J. Zimnik, Xinyue An, K. Cora Ames, Andrew Ulmer, Antonio H. Lara, Abigail A. Russo, Vladislav Susoy, Laura Driscoll, John P. Cunningham, Liam Paninski, Mark M. Churchland, Joshua I. Glaser

10.1016/j.neuron.2026.05.022
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Fast-conducting mechanonociceptors uniquely engage reflexive and affective pain circuitry to drive protective responses

Karina Lezgiyeva, Jingyi Liu, Karen Nguyen, Michelle M. DeLisle, Frank C. Ko, Spencer Fullam, Alia M. Obeidat, Josef Turecek, Ilayda Alkislar, Brendan P. Lehnert, Rosa I. Martinez-Garcia, Riya Sivakumar, Jinheon Choi, Ofer Mazor, Lilit Garibyan, Nikhil Sharma, Alan J. Emanuel, Anne-Marie Malfait, Rachel E. Miller, David D. Ginty

10.1016/j.neuron.2026.06.014
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

4 days from submission to first decision; 158 days from submission to acceptance.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is included among the materials to prepare for submission. A cover letter or point-by-point response is also included for final submission.

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What are the publication costs?

No fee under the default subscription model. Open access is available for most article types with APC charges listed on the Cell Press open access page.

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Research Topics

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