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Brain and Language

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1835

ISSN1090-2155

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.93

H-Index

214

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.028

Total Works

6,078

Total Citations

262,123

2yr Mean Citedness

1.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the neural and cognitive bases of language processing, including language acquisition, multilingualism, and the effects of brain injury or disease on language function. Studies investigate topics such as sentence processing, emotional prosody, metaphor inferencing, and the impact of interventions on language abilities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1835

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,078

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

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?

1090-2155

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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2022

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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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Speech and HearingQ1

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ2

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language PathologyLinguisticsNeurosciencesPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySpeech and HearingCognitive NeuroscienceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismReading and Literacy DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringPhonetics and Phonology ResearchHemispheric Asymmetry in NeuroscienceAction Observation and SynchronizationEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces