American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology Inc

Programs: Annual meeting: the annual meeting provides a venue for members and invited guests to present the best brain and behavior research in the world. It is designed to encourage dialogue, discussion and debate among attendees. The 2014 meeting had 1,720 scientific attendees. Ninety percent of the attendees completing the meeting evaluation rated the acnp meeting as "better than most" or "clearly superior" to others meetings they attend.

publications: this program publishes a monthly journal, neuropsychopharmacology, as well as an annual supplement, neuropsychopharmacology reviews. Both of these publications continue to extend the mission of the college to disseminate scientific advances in the field. The journal's impact factor in 2014 was 7. 048, ranking 11 out of 140 in psychiatry, 11 out of 254 in pharmacology, and 19 out of 252 in neuroscience. The journal is one of the most widely read scientific journals in this field in the world.

travel awards: this program seeks to encourage and mentor young scientists in the field, as well as minority participation. In 2014, the program supported 58 travel awardees to the annual meeting. Each of these travel awardees was connected with senior acnp members to serve as mentors.

public education (committee programs): the acnp committees work to preserve and promote public knowledge of the history and future of neuropsychopharmacology and related fields. Council: the council transacts all business of the college, approves or disapproves all recommendations of all business of the college, fixes all dues and assessments for the college, and adopts rules and regulations for the election of all classes of membership. The council creates and directs all standing committees as is necessary to conduct the affairs of the college, elects editors and committees on publications for all publications of the college, calls all meetings of the college, and approves arrangements for annual meetings.