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Journal of Memory

The Journal of Memory publishes research on how memories are encoded, consolidated, stored, retrieved and forgotten: basic, experimental, cognitive, behavioral, neuroscientific and clinical research on memory.

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Journal register

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Short title JM

Publisher and owner: Open Access Pub; The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. Volume 1 was published in 2018.
Access and license: Open access, CC BY; All articles are free to read and reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license; authors retain copyright.
Peer review: Independent peer review; Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Article processing charge: USD 1,500; Payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
Preservation: Portico; Articles will be deposited in Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive. Read the preservation policy.
Research integrity: Crossref Similarity Check; Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate. See the Editorial Policies.
Contact: [email protected]; Editorial office of the journal at Open Access Pub.

Scope in brief

Follow a memory from first impression to last trace

JM publishes empirical, theoretical and methodological work on memory. The stages below organize the scope; the list is illustrative, not exhaustive.

Encoding
Depth of processing, attention, self-reference
Consolidation
Reconsolidation, sleep, synaptic plasticity
Storage
Working, episodic and semantic memory systems
Retrieval
Cues, context, source and reality monitoring
Forgetting
Interference, decay, memory distortion

Aims and Scope

Research areas

Cognitive, behavioral and neural mechanisms of memory, clinical research on memory, and the methods used to measure it. Read the full Aims and Scope.

Cognitive psychology of memory
Working and long-term memory, encoding and retrieval, forgetting, interference and consolidation.
Cognitive neuroscience
Neural correlates of memory, neuroimaging, hippocampal function, cortical networks and synaptic mechanisms.
Clinical research on memory
Memory impairment and its assessment, memory in neurological and psychiatric conditions, and interventions.
Autobiographical memory
Life narratives, episodic specificity, self-defining memories and reminiscence across the lifespan.
Memory accuracy and distortion
False memory, misinformation, source monitoring and eyewitness testimony.
Social and collective memory
Shared remembering, collaborative recall, cultural memory and commemorative practices.
Measurement and assessment
Memory tests, psychometric validation, reliability studies and cross-cultural assessment.

For authors

Article types

JM publishes the article types listed here. Requirements for each type are set out in the Instructions for Authors.

Original Research
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Methods
Registered Report
Replication Study
Short Communication
Data Note
Theoretical Perspective
Commentary
Letter to the Editor

Submission routes

Submit your work

Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.

ManuscriptZone The primary route, with submission tracking.
Simple manuscript submission form An alternative route.
[email protected] Assisted submission by email to the editorial office.

Article processing charge: USD 1,500, payable only after acceptance. Authors retain copyright (CC BY).

Editorial Board

Guided by researchers in memory and neuroscience

David Yew

Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong
Madepalli Lakshmana

Associate Member, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida., United States
Tommaso Piccoli

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

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Archive · Volume 1, Issue 1

Memory: A Universal Concept but Limitedly Known.

Editorial by Masoomeh Faghankhani, published 22 March 2018.

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