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Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1364-6613eISSN1879-307X

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

4.506

H-Index

455

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

5.512

Total Works

4,302

Total Citations

740,134

2yr Mean Citedness

8.29

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Cognitive Science.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,302

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1364-6613 / 1879-307X

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNeurosciencesPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural dynamics and brain functionNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory and Neural MechanismsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentVisual perception and processing mechanismsAction Observation and SynchronizationFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesFace Recognition and PerceptionMultisensory perception and integration