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Cognitive Systems Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1999

ISSN1389-0417

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.719

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.347

Total Worksi

1,500

Total Citationsi

35,707

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence; Neurosciences; Psychology, Experimental; Artificial Intelligence; Cognitive Neuroscience; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,500

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

136

3.7k

2019

1.6k

2020

1.3k

2021

554

2022

103

915

2023

582

2024

194

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ2

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

SoftwareQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Systems Research

Is Cognitive Systems Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cognitive Systems Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cognitive Systems Research?

Cognitive Systems Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.12.

Is Cognitive Systems Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cognitive Systems Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cognitive Systems Research?