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Thinking and Reasoning

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1464-0708

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

323

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 298d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.924

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.44

Total Worksi

673

Total Citationsi

24,259

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Thinking and Reasoning is dedicated to the understanding of human thought processes, with particular emphasis on studies on reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving. Its scope includes Psychology, Experimental, Philosophy, Psychology (miscellaneous), and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications673

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-0708

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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

Citations received

997

2019

569

2020

471

2021

338

2022

124

2023

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceCognitive Science and MappingNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceBehavioral Health and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Thinking and Reasoning

Is Thinking and Reasoning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thinking and Reasoning: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Thinking and Reasoning?

Thinking and Reasoning 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 1.39.

Is Thinking and Reasoning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thinking and Reasoning is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.