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Cognitive Psychology

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1095-5623
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
60
/ 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
1.651
H-Index
280
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.769
Total Works
1,728
Total Citations
332,744
2yr Mean Citedness
10.42
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cognitive processes including attention, decision-making, and perception. Studies investigate phenomena such as interference effects in tasks, anchoring biases in judgment, and the representation of time and space. The journal also explores how information search strategies influence risky choices and examines mechanisms of numerosity perception and word discovery in language acquisition.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
FrequencyEight No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,728
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Academic Press Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1095-5623
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyArtificial IntelligenceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsVisual perception and processing mechanisms
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref