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The Journal of Anatomy is an international peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Anatomical Society and published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Anatomical Society members can access the journal via our membership portal or by a direct link to homepage here.
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The editors-in-Chief are supported by a diverse Editorial Board which includes an Early Career Researcher Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Phil Cox, UCL Division of Biosciences, UK
Evie Vereecke, KU Leuven, Belgium
James Sleigh, University College London, UK
Neil Vargesson, University of Aberdeen, UK
Managing Editor
Edward Fenton, E-mail: janat@dpag.ox.ac.uk
The Journal of Anatomy Best Paper Prize
Authors are eligible to be considered for the annual prize for the paper deemed by the editors to be the best presented by either a member or non member of the Society. For more information on how to apply click here.
Winner Best Paper Prize 2023
Synchondrosis fusion contributes to the progression of postnatal craniofacial dysmorphology in syndromic craniosynostosis Yukiko Hoshino, Masaki Takechi, Mehran Moazen, Miranda Steacy, Daisuke Koyabu, Toshiko Furutera, Youichirou Ninomiya, Takashi Nuri, Erwin Pauws, Sachiko Iseki Journal of Anatomy, Volume 242, Issue 3, Pages 387-401, March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13790
Journal of Anatomy Runner-Up Best Paper Prize
The HOPX and BLBP landscape and gliogenic regions in developing human brain Camilla Bjørnbak Holst, Christian Beltoft Brøchner, Kristoffer Vitting-Seerup, Kjeld Møllgård, Journal of Anatomy, Volume 243, Issue 1, Pages 23-38, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13844
Structural abnormalities of retinal pigment epithelial cells in a light-inducible, rhodopsin mutant mouse
Debora Napoli, Enrica Strettoi, Journal of Anatomy, Volume 243, Issue 2, Pages 223-234, August 2023, https://doi/10.1111/joa.13667
Sequential changes in cellular properties accompanying amniote somite formation
Agnieszka M. Piatkowska, Kaustubh Adhikari, Adam A. Moverley, Mark Turmaine, James A. Glazier, Nicolas Plachta, Susan E. Evans, Claudio D. Stern Journal of Anatomy, Volume 242, Issue 3, pages 417-435, March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13791
Scope of Journal and Info for Authors
Its main focus is to understand anatomy through an analysis of structure, function, development and evolution.
Impact Factor 2.013
The Journal publishes original papers, invited review articles and book reviews:
- Cell biology and tissue architecture
- Comparative functional morphology
- Developmental biology
- Evolutionary developmental biology
- Evolutionary morphology
- Functional human anatomy
- Integrative vertebrate paleontology
- Methodological innovations in anatomical research
- Musculoskeletal system
- Neuroanatomy and neurodegeneration
- Significant advances in anatomical education
