Behavioural Pharmacology

期刊简介：Behavioural Pharmacology accepts original full and short research reports in diverse areas ranging from ethopharmacology to the pharmacology of schedule-controlled operant behaviour, provided that their primary focus is behavioural. Suitable topics include drug, chemical and hormonal effects on behaviour, the neurochemical mechanisms under-lying behaviour, and behavioural methods for the study of drug action. Both animal and human studies are welcome; however, studies reporting neurochemical data should have a predominantly behavioural focus, and human studies should not consist exclusively of clinical trials or case reports. Preference is given to studies that demonstrate and develop the potential of behavioural methods, and to papers reporting findings of direct relevance to clinical problems. Papers making a significant theoretical contribution are particularly welcome and, where possible and merited, space is made available for authors to explore fully the theoretical implications of their findings. Reviews of an area of the literature or at an appropriate stage in the development of an author’s own work are welcome. Commentaries in areas of current interest are also considered for publication, as are Reviews and Commentaries in areas outside behavioural pharmacology, but of importance and interest to behavioural pharmacologists. Behavioural Pharmacology publishes frequent Special Issues on current hot topics. The editors welcome correspondence about whether a paper in preparation might be suitable for inclusion in a Special Issue.

【译文】行为药理学接受来自行为药理学到时间控制操作性条件反射药理学的各个领域的原创全文和简短研究报告，只要它们的主要重点是行为。适合的主题包括药物、化学和激素对行为的影响，行为背后的神经化学机制，以及用于研究药物作用的行为方法。欢迎动物和人类研究；然而，报告神经化学数据的研究应主要关注行为，而人类研究不应仅限于临床试验或病例报告。优先考虑展示和发展行为方法潜力的研究，以及报告与临床问题直接相关的研究成果。欢迎对文献领域或作者自身工作发展适当阶段的研究进行综述。欢迎考虑当前热点领域的评论文章，以及行为药理学家感兴趣的行为药理学以外的领域评论和评论文章。行为药理学定期出版关于当前热点话题的特别问题。编辑欢迎关于是否可以将准备中的论文纳入特别问题的信件。