Open Access Publishing
JERN publishes articles continuously. Authors retain copyright, and published work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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One scientific
problem spans
many disciplines.
Research on language, education, music, exercise, occupation, environment, intervention, rehabilitation, and other sustained experiences is distributed across traditionally separate disciplines. JERN provides a dedicated scholarly forum for work that explains how these experiences shape the brain and behaviour, and why their effects vary across individuals, contexts, and the lifespan.
Submission Information
To encourage strong early submissions, JERN is offering a reduced inaugural APC of US$750 for accepted articles. There is no submission fee.
For Authors →Aims and Scope
JERN advances cumulative understanding of how sustained experience shapes neural, cognitive, and behavioural systems across the lifespan.
Explore Aims and Scope →Editorial priorities
JERN prioritizes explanation, integration, and cumulative evidence.
JERN evaluates manuscripts according to the importance of the scientific question, the strength of the evidence, and the extent to which the work improves understanding across traditionally separate research domains.
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Mechanism and causal structure
Priority is given to work that explains how, when, and under what conditions sustained experience produces neural, cognitive, or behavioural change.
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Integration across domains
JERN brings evidence from different experiences, populations, methods, and levels of analysis into direct scientific conversation.
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Cumulative science
Replication, longitudinal evidence, informative null results, methodological advances, and rigorous synthesis are valued when they sharpen theory.
Editorial leadership
JERN is scholar-led and intellectually focused.
John G. Grundy, Ph.D., FPsyS
Founding Editor-in-Chief
ERN Institute
