Instructions to Authors NEURAL NETWORKS Official Journal of The International Neural Network Society The European Neural Network Society The Japanese Neural Network Society

Aims and Scope Topics Include The Journal Features Neural Networks Letters Submission Current Opinions Submission Contributed Article Submission Copyright Guidelines Letters to the Editor Current Events Book Reviews Manuscript Preparation

NEURAL NETWORKS LETTERS SUBMISSION: Letters (up to 2500 words) are expected to contain exceptionally important new research results for which rapid publication is justified.　 Three copies of each Letter should be submitted to an appropriate action editor, along with a cover letter that explains why the work is of exceptional importance.　 Addresses for all authors should be listed on the title page and the corresponding author should be indicated by an asterisk.　 Each Letter should include an abstract (no more than 100 words), up to eight keywords, an introductory paragraph.　 A maximum of 25 references is suggested.　 Figures and tables together with their legends should occupy no more than one of the pages. Manuscript Preparation is here. 　　　　 A letter is submitted directly to an action editor who is an expert in its subject matter.　 Research areas and addresses of action editors are listed in the first issue each year.　 A letter may only be submitted to and reviewed by one action editor.　 A rejected Letter that is resubmitted and then accepted by another action editor will still be rejected b the editor-in-chief.　 Authors are encouraged to contact prospective action editors by E-mail before submission.　 Please do not submit a Letter t one of the three Editors-in-Chief, but only to an action editor who has agreed to handle the submission. 　　　　 The action editor provides a rapid review within 4 weeks and may recommend acceptance or rejection to the editor-in-chief in the corresponding geographical area or may immediately decline to review the Letter.　 The action editor may also elect to request revisions from the author(s) before making a final recommendation.　 The editor-in-chief determines publication based on the importance of the Letter, as reflected by its priority rating.　 Accepted Letters are published on an accelerated basis in the next available issue. CURRENT OPINIONS SUBMISSION: Exciting short opinions on topics relevant to neural networks research, with a fast pre-publication on www.elsevier.com/locate/neunet. Current Opinions should contain a clear statement and present views on a chosen topic.　 Opinion articles will both be solicited upon invitation as well as be submitted autonomously.　 The Opinions article should always be submitted directly to one of the editorial offices.　 Authors are encouraged to contact the editorial office by email before submission, including a brief summary of the proposed article of less than one page (300 words).　 An autonomously submitted Opinions article will either be accepted or rejected; resubmissions will not be accepted.　 Accepted Current Opinions will be pre-published on www.elsevier.com/locate/neunet.　 Comments on a Current Opinions article will follow the same route and criteria. Authors should adhere to the following guidelines: *　Three paper copies and a diskette of the Opinions article should be sent to one of the editorial offices. *　Address (es) of the author (s) should be listed on the title page and, if more than one author, the corresponding author should be indicated by an asterisk. *　Each Opinion should include a clear statement (that will be used as the Abstract) and up to 5 keywords. *　The ideal Opinion article is exciting, consists of no more than 1250 words, has less than 10 references, and no more than 2 figures.