Neuropsychopharmacology is a scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 published by the Nature Publishing Group

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. Since 1994, Neuropsychopharmacology has been the official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Focusing on topics in neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology is an interdisciplinary science related to psychopharmacology and fundamental neuroscience...

, including clinical

Clinical research

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 and basic science research into the brain

Brain

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 and behavior, the properties of agents acting within the central nervous system

Central nervous system

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, and drug targeting and development

Drug development

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, the journal has a 2009 impact factor

Impact factor

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 of 6.993, making it a top 6 journal in psychiatry

Psychiatry

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, and a top 20 journal in neuroscience

Neuroscience

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 and pharmacology

Pharmacology

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/pharmacy

Pharmacy

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External links

• Neuropsychopharmacology website