Hormones and Behavior was founded in 1969 by Frank A. Beach and members of his laboratory. Prior to the founding there was no journal specifically devoted to hormones and behavior. This paper explores how the editorship of the journal has developed over the first 50 years, going from the initial three male editors to the current female editor-in-chief, five associate editors (four men and one women), and a 98 member editorial board consisting of 46 men and 52 women. Early concerns that a specialty journal of hormones and behavior might ghettoize the field did not come to pass and the visibility and impact of the journal has helped to expand the spread of the field, now called Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. This growth accelerated with the creation of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology in 1996 and the adoption of Hormones and Behavior as the Society's official journal. The growth has been striking with total annual citations going from 1321 per year in 1997 to the current 10,874 annual citations. The journal's impact factor (JIF), 1.42 in 1997, has increased to the current (2018) JIF of 3.95. Over the 50 years of Hormones and Behavior's existence it has emerged as a principle voice of the Hormones and Behavior community. It will be intriguing to see what the next 50 years reveals.

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激素与行为：新兴期刊。

激素与行为由Frank A. Beach及其实验室成员于1969年创立。在建立之前，还没有专门针对激素和行为的杂志。本文探讨了该杂志在最初的50年中的发展情况，从最初的三位男编辑到现任的女主编，五位副编辑（四男一女）和98位成员编辑董事会由46名男性和52名女性组成。早期关于激素和行为的专业杂志可能会贫民窟化的担忧并没有消失，该期刊的知名度和影响力帮助扩大了该领域的传播，现在称为行为神经内分泌学。随着1996年行为神经内分泌学会的成立以及激素和行为作为学会的官方期刊的采用，这种增长得以加速。每年的总引用量从1997年的每年1321个增加到目前的10,874个，一直在增长。该期刊的影响因子（JIF）在1997年为1.42，现已增加到当前的（2018）JIF为3.95。在激素和行为存在的50年中，它已成为激素和行为社区的主要声音。看看接下来的50年揭示的内容将很有趣。已增加到当前（2018）的3.95 JIF。在激素和行为存在的50年中，它已成为激素和行为社区的主要声音。看看接下来的50年揭示的内容将很有趣。已增加到当前（2018）的3.95 JIF。在激素和行为存在的50年中，它已成为激素和行为社区的主要声音。看看接下来的50年揭示的内容将很有趣。