''Neuropsychopharmacology'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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published by
Springer Nature
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. It was established in 1987 and is an official publication of the
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Founded in 1961, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) is a professional organization of leading brain and behavior scientists. The principal functions of the college are research and education. Their goals in research are to offe ...
. The journal covers all aspects of
neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology, an interdisciplinary science related to psychopharmacology (study of effects of drugs on the mind) and fundamental neuroscience, is the study of the neural mechanisms that drugs act upon to influence behavior. It entails ...
, including
clinical and
basic science
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research into the
brain
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and behavior, the properties of agents acting within the
central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord. The CNS is so named because the brain integrates the received information and coordinates and influences the activity of all par ...
, and
drug targeting and development.
Editors-in-chief
Over the years, there have been ten
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
("principal editors"), including
J. Christian Gillin (1987-1993),
Ronald D. Ciaranello (1994),
Herbert Y. Meltzer (1994-1998),
Hans C. Fibiger (1995-1998),
Robert H. Lenox (1999-2001),
Charles B. Nemeroff (2002-2006), and
James H. Meador-Woodruff (2007-2012) and
William A. Carlezon, Jr. (2013-2022).
Since 2023, Tony P. George (
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...
) and Lisa M. Monteggia (
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
) have been co-editors.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 8.294.
References
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