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Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the evolutionary origin, adaptation, and diversification of nervous systems.

To advance the understanding of nervous system evolution across all animal lineages by providing a global, openaccess platform for neuroscientists, evolutionary biologists, and biological anthropologists.

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses comparative brain architecture, cellular and molecular neuroevolution, scaling laws in brain organization, paleoneurology, sensory and motor circuit evolution, neural development evolutionary mechanics, and the evolutionary origins of social and cognitive behaviors.

Aims

To advance the understanding of nervous system evolution across all animal lineages by providing a global, open-access platform for neuroscientists, evolutionary biologists, and biological anthropologists.

Editor-in-Chief
Chet C. Sherwood
Established
2009
Subject area
Evolutionary Neuroscience & Comparative Neurobiology

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Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
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  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Data Report
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

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  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

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Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by experts in evolutionary neurobiology and comparative neuroscience.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Comparative neuroanatomical data, histological preparations, brain imaging datasets, and phylogenetic trees must be thoroughly documented with standardized nomenclature and accession references.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

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Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16