Journal of Anatomy is an international peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Anatomical Society. The journal publishes original papers, invited review articles and book reviews. Its main focus is to understand anatomy through an analysis of structure, function, development and evolution. Priority will be given to studies of that clearly articulate their relevance to the anatomical community. Focal areas include: experimental studies, contributions based on molecular and cell biology and on the application of modern imaging techniques and papers with novel methods or synthetic perspective on an anatomical system.

Studies that are essentially descriptive anatomy are appropriate only if they communicate clearly a broader functional or evolutionary significance. You must clearly state the broader implications of your work in the abstract.

We particularly welcome submissions in the following areas:

Cell biology and tissue architecture
Comparative functional morphology
Developmental biology
Evolutionary developmental biology
Evolutionary morphology
Integrative vertebrate paleontology
Methodological innovations in anatomical research
Musculoskeletal system
Neuroanatomy and neurodegeneration
Significant advances in anatomical education.

Editors-in-Chief
Julia Clarke
University of Texas, USA
E-mail: Julia_Clarke@jsg.utexas.edu

Thomas Gillingwater
University of Edinburgh, UK
Email: T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk

Anthony Graham
King’s College London, UK
E-mail: anthony.graham@kcl.ac.uk

Stefan Milz
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
E-mail: stefan.milz@med.uni-muenchen.de

Managing Editor
Edward Fenton
E-mail: janat@dpag.ox.ac.uk

Editorial Board
R. Anderson, University College London, UK


G.J. Burton, University of Cambridge, UK 
K.E. Carr, University of Oxford, UK
G. Clowry, University of Newcastle, UK
J. Davies, University of Edinburgh, UK
M. Doschak, Univeristy of Alberta
R. Frey, Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany
S. Iseki, Tokyo, Japan
D. Lieberman, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, USA
S. Kreiborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
S. Kuratani, RIKEN Kobe, Japan
M. Logan, King’s College London, UK
T. Mayhew, University of Nottingham, UK
J.F. Morris, University of Oxford, UK
G.M. Morriss-Kay, University of Oxford, UK
Z. Molnar, Oxford, UK

N. Osumi, Tohoku University, Japan
S.Parson, Aberdeen, UK
S. Przyborski, Durham University, UK
R. Ladher, NCBS, Bangalore, India 
J. RichtsmeierPennsylvania
M. Sánchez, Zurich, Switzerland
K. Schwenk, University of Connecticut, USA
K.K. Smith, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
S. Standring, King's College London, UK
H.M. Sucov, University of Southern California, USA

C.A. Tickle, University of Bath, UK
A. Tucker King's College London, UK
B. Wood, George Washington University, USA