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Learning and Motivation

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0023-9690eISSN1095-9122

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.458

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.945

Total Works

2,003

Total Citations

50,375

2yr Mean Citedness

6.67

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on learning and motivation, including studies on stimulus equivalence, the impact of gamification on learning procedures, the relationship between growth mindset and intrinsic motivation, and the role of reward systems in language evolution. It also explores attentional control in sports expertise and the influence of motivational factors on motor performance in older adults.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 94 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,003

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-9690 / 1095-9122

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, BiologicalPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyHealth (social science)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Memory and Neural MechanismsBehavioral and Psychological StudiesNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorOlfactory and Sensory Function StudiesStress Responses and Cortisol