INCF press releases

• Neuroscience Peer-Review Consortium Announces Increased Journal Participation -April 03, 2008

The INCF announces further advances in neuroscience publishing, with wide adoption of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) initiative. The NPRC is an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to accept manuscript reviews from other members of the Consortium to accelerate publication of research articles. Currently, 27 journals have joined the NPRC for a one-year trial period that ends December 31, 2008. View Press Release [pdf]

 

• INCF and the Allen Institute for Brain Science Collaborate to Improve Allen Brain Atlas Service in Europe -March 17, 2008
  

The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) and the Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that the INCF will contribute infrastructure and support services to enhance global access to the Institute’s Allen Brain Atlas—Mouse Brain. Publicly available for free to encourage widespread use and collaboration, the Allen Brain Atlas—Mouse Brain is a Web-based, genome-wide map of gene expression. It is actively used by scientists worldwide to advance research on the brain in health and disease. View Press Release [pdf]

 

• Inauguration of new internation head office in Stockholm for the coordination of research and development  within neuroinformatics -February 09, 2007
  

The international head office of the International Neuroinformatics Coordination Facility - INCF - is officially inaugurated on February 15, 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. The ceremony will be attended by the Swedish minister of education and research, Lars Leijonborg. View Press Release [pdf]