Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue ‘Enhancing understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) across the globe’ aims to increase our knowledge in research relevant to FASD, mechanistic insights, prevention, and comorbid conditions.
FASD is a condition in which prenatal exposure to alcohol affects a child's brain and physical development. FASD may induce delayed brain development, memory and learning impairment, and slow cognitive processing. Moreover, high levels of in utero alcohol exposure may also increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
We are particularly interested in studies carried out across different countries to understand the basic and translational research on FASD using multidisciplinary methods that include neuroimaging, novel biological and statistical approaches. Authors are invited to submit original research, reviews, as well as short communications that may have a significant impact on a better understanding of FASD from genetics, imaging, to novel therapeutics via the use of translational tools.
Dagmara Dimitriou and Stephen A. Mangar
Guest Editors
Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2200 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.