Science Bulletin ( http://www.scibull.com:8080/EN/volumn/home.shtml ) is proud to announce that it will publish a special topic on “ Human Functional Connectomics ” in 2015! Some of the papers in this topic will be invited by guest editor, but unsolicited papers related to the topic are also welcome. Special topic: Human Functional Connectomics : Focus on braindevelopment This special topic focuses on various fields of Human Functional Connectomics, including computational methodology, developmental psychology, normal human brain development and developmental disorders of human brain function. Topics of particular interests include but not limited to: 1. Characterization of developmental changes and trajectories of brain functional and/or structural connectivity 2. Identification of connectomic differences associated with the neurodevelopmental disorders 3. Development of novel imaging modalities and/or analytic techniques/softwares for characterizing developmental phenomena 4. Experimental designsand studies promising to accelerate the identification of neuroimaging and connectomic markers of risk for neurodevelopmental disorders Manuscript Submission Procedure The full paper should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines of Chinese Science Bulletin (to be Science Bulletin from January 2015, http://www.scibull.com:8080/EN/column/column131.shtml ) and submitted to the journal by February 1 st ,2015. All of the papers will be peer-reviewed to ensure high quality, rigor,and relevance. The accepted papers will be published as early as May 2015. Please select ST: Human Functional Connectomics : Focus on brain development as the article type during submission process to ensure that your manuscript is considered for this Special Topic. Guest Editor Xi-Nian Zuo, PhD Distinguished Research Professor, Institute of Psychology Deputy Director, MRI Research Center, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang Dist., Beijing, 100101, China Email: zuoxn@psych.ac.cn Website: http://lfcd.psych.ac.cn If you have any questions about the preparation or submissionof your manuscript, please feel free to contact Dr. Zuo or Dr. Xuming Jia at jiaxuming@scichina.org .
We are pleased to announce that Chinese Science Bulletin will be officially renamed Science Bulletin from January 2015. Science Bulletin will be a semi-monthly journal with professional, rapid review and editorial decision. We will publish articles on a wide range of topics including Life Medical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physics (Mechanics Astronomy), Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Engineering Sciences, and those of interdisciplinary sciences. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and look forward to your continued support. Welcome to submit your manuscripts to Science Bulletin ( Sci. Bull. ) . Editorial Office Chinese Science Bulletin July, 2014