BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Brain, Behavior and Evolution (ISSN 0006-8977) is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by Karger in Switzerland, dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology. The journal focuses on the evolutionary origins and mechanisms of animal behavior, encompassing a broad spectrum of studies from comparative neuroanatomy to the neural substrates of complex cognitive functions. As an SCI-indexed publication, it maintains an impact factor typically ranging between 1.5 and 2.0 in recent years, reflecting its established standing within the specialized field of evolutionary neuroscience. Although it is not an open-access journal, it holds a recognized position in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) journal rankings, generally classified in the third or fourth quartile for psychology or neuroscience. The journal serves a global audience of researchers and scholars interested in the adaptive significance of neural and behavioral traits, offering a platform for high-quality empirical and theoretical work that bridges fundamental biological processes with their evolutionary context.