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Cognitive Systems Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1999

ISSN1389-0417

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

0.604

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.347

Total Works

1,500

Total Citations

35,707

2yr Mean Citedness

3.12

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on computational and computational modeling approaches to understanding cognitive and social processes. Articles explore agent-based models, simulations, and computational frameworks to investigate topics such as relational conflict, motivation to belong, cybersecurity, human performance with AI-supported extended reality, and the impact of digitalization on decision-making. The research often integrates concepts from artificial intelligence, machine learning, attachment theory, and social psychology.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 85 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,500

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 B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1389-0417

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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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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 IntelligenceQ2

SoftwareQ2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceNeurosciencesPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySoftwareCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cognitive Science and MappingEmbodied and Extended CognitionHuman auditory perception and evaluationAction Observation and SynchronizationEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionAI-based Problem Solving and PlanningChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies