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Journal of Biological Rhythms

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Official Publication of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms

eISSN: 15524531 | ISSN: 07487304 | Current volume: 39 | Current issue: 5 Frequency: Bi-monthly
Journal of Biological Rhythms primarily offers papers describing original research into all aspects of biological rhythms. Emphasis is placed on circadian and seasonal rhythms, but papers on other rhythms are also published. In addition to original research papers, the Journal publishes reviews, commentaries, editorials, letters, and other items of interest related to biological rhythms. Research in circadian, seasonal, and other biological rhythms is interdisciplinary. Studies using a variety of genetic, biochemical, physiological, pharmacological, behavioral, epidemiological, clinico-pathological, and modeling approaches to understand the nature, mechanisms, and functions of biological rhythms in all species are welcome. Rhythms are placed within the context of the functional significance of these rhythms for the health and well-being of relevant organisms, including humans.

Every other month, the Journal presents work at the leading edge of understanding the basic nature, mechanisms, and functions underlying the generation, entrainment, and expression of biological rhythms in plants, animals, and humans.

Some of the important topics discussed include:

  • Sleep-Wake Cycles

  • Impact and Role of Rhythms in Health and Disease

  • Rhythms and Depression

  • Jet Lag and Shift Work

  • Hormonal and Metabolic Rhythms

  • Behavioral and Performance Rhythms

  • Reproductive Cycles

  • Photoperiodism, Seasonal Cycles, and Annual Cycles

  • Plant Rhythms and Their Mechanisms

  • Hibernation and Migration

  • Cellular Clock Mechanisms

  • Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology of Circadian Systems

  • Melatonin and Pineal Gland

  • Molecular Basis of Circadian Timing

  • Identification of Genes Underlying Rhythmicity

  • Control of Gene Expression by Clock Proteins

  • Comparison of Rhythm Mechanisms among Life Forms

  • Mechanisms of Photoreception and Photoentrainment

  • Information Transfer from and among Clock Cells

  • Mathematical Models of Circadian Oscillators

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) 

Journal of Biological Rhythms (JBR) publishes original reports in English describing original research into all aspects of biological rhythms. Emphasis is placed on circadian and seasonal rhythms, but papers on other rhythms are also published. In addition to original research papers, the Journal publishes reviews, commentaries, editorials, letters, and other items of interest related to biological rhythms. Authors use genetic, biochemical, physiological behavioral, and modeling approaches to understand the nature, mechanisms, and functions of biological rhythms in plants and animals. They also study human rhythms in experimental,  clinical, and real world settings. Preliminary or incomplete studies will not be considered. Research reported in the journal must meet the highest standards of experimental design and data analysis. Opinion papers and reviews of significant timely issues will also be considered.

Editor-in-Chief
Mary E. Harrington Smith College, USA
Deputy Editor
David R. Weaver University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Advisory Board
Charles A. Czeisler Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Jay C. Dunlap Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA
Russell G. Foster University of Oxford, UK
Susan S. Golden University of California, San Diego, USA
Sato Honma Sapporo Hanazono Hospital and Hokkaido University, Japan
Michael H. Hastings MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
Michael Rosbash Brandeis University, USA
Amita Sehgal Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, USA
Rae Silver Columbia University, USA
Joseph S. Takahashi University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Michael W. Young Rockefeller University, USA
Editorial Board
Bharath Ananthasubramaniam Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Deborah Bell-Pedersen Texas A & M University, USA
Diane B. Boivin Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill University, Canada
Rosemary Braun Northwestern University, USA
Nicolas Cermakian McGill University, Canada
Joanna Chiu University of California, Davis, USA
Robert Dallmann University of Warwick, UK
Charna Dibner University of Geneva, Switzerland
Derk-Jan Dijk University of Surrey, Guildford UK and UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
Jeanne F. Duffy Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Carolina Escobar National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Jennifer Evans Marquette University, USA
M. Fernanda Ceriani Leloir Institute, Argentina
Daniel B. Forger University of Michigan, USA
Karen Gamble University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Diego A. Golombek National University of Quilmes, Argentina
Carla B. Green University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Paul E. Hardin Texas A & M University, USA
Stacey L. Harmer University of California, Davis, USA
Charlotte Helfrich-Förster University of Würzburg, Germany
Erik D. Herzog Washington University in St. Louis, USA
John Hogenesch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
Roelof A. Hut University of Groningen, Netherlands
Horacio O. de la Iglesia University of Washington, USA
Kristan J Aronson Queen’s University, Canada
Ilia Karatsoreos University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA
Jae Kyoung Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Elizabeth B. Klerman Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Achim Kramer Charité Berlin, Germany
Charalambos P. Kyriacou University of Leicester, UK
Katja A. Lamia Scripps Research Institute, USA
Jennifer M. Hurley Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Tami Martino University of Guelph, Canada
Jane McKeating University of Oxford, UK
Christine Merlin Texas A & M University, USA
Martha W. Merrow Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Ralph E. Mistlberger Simon Fraser University, Canada
Satchidananda Panda Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Claudia R. C. Moreno University of São Paulo, Brazil
Till Roenneberg LMU Munich, Germany
Erik S. Musiek Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, USA
Manuel Spitschan Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany
Paul H. Taghert Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Hiroki Ueda University of Tokyo/RIKEN BDR, Japan
Sheeba Vasu Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
Olivia Walch Arcascope, University of Michigan, USA
Gang Wu Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA
Ying Xu Cambridge-Suda Genomic Resource Center, Soochow University, China
Takashi Yoshimura Nagoya University, Japan
Past Editors-in-Chief
William J. Schwartz 2014-2019
Martin Zatz 2000-2013
Fred Turek 1995-1999
Benjamin Rusak 1986-1994
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