呼吸生理學和神經生物學發表原創文章，并邀請有關呼吸領域的最廣泛的評論。盡管特別關注神經生物學，呼吸分子和細胞生物學的高質量論文也受到歡迎，傳統領域的高質量論文也受到歡迎，如呼吸力學；肺、鰓、皮膚和組織中的氣體交換；酸堿平衡；休息和運動時的呼吸；正常和運動時的呼吸。個體狀況，如高或低壓或溫度變化、低環境氧氣；胚胎和成人呼吸；比較呼吸生理學。關于臨床方面的論文，關于原始方法的文章，以及理論論文，只要它們能促進對呼吸生理學的理解，就可以考慮。

Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology publishes original articles and invited reviews concerning the field of respiration in its broadest sense. Although a special focus is on topics in neurobiology, high quality papers in respiratory molecular and cellular biology are also welcome, as are high quality papers in traditional areas, such as mechanics of breathing; gas exchange in lungs, gills, skin, and tissues; acid-base balance; respiration at rest and exercise; respiration in normal and unusual conditions, like high or low pressure or changes of temperature, low ambient oxygen; embryonic and adult respiration; comparative respiratory physiology. Papers on clinical aspects, articles on original methods, as well as theoretical papers are also considered as long as they foster the understanding of respiratory physiology.