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Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1530-7026eISSN1531-135X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.365
H-Indexi
136
SNIPi
0.924
Total Worksi
1,810
Total Citationsi
91,999
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.61
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience focuses on behavior and brain processes in humans, encompassing normal function as well as brain injuries and disorders. An official publication of The Psychonomic Society Premier outlet for strongly psychologically motivated studies of brain–behavior relationships Includes primary research, theoretical, and review articles Topics include perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, and decision-making; emotional processes, motivation, reward prediction, and affective states; and individual differences in relevant domains Welcomes papers that clearly integreate psychological theory and conduct and interpretation of neuroscientific data

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,810
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1530-7026 / 1531-135X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
80
2.8k
2019
88
2.3k
2020
126
2k
2021
75
1.1k
2022
92
983
2023
104
746
2024
128
235
2025
109
41
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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ1
Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Cognitive NeuroscienceBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory and Neural MechanismsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesNeural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesFace Recognition and PerceptionEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesMental Health Research TopicsAction Observation and SynchronizationStress Responses and Cortisol

Frequently asked questions about Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Is Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience: 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, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience?

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience 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 2.61.

Is Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience?

Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience focuses on behavior and brain processes in humans, encompassing normal function as well as brain injuries and disorders. An official publication of The Psychonomic Society Premier outlet for strongly psychologically motivated studies of brain–behavior relationships Includes primary research, theoretical, and review articles Topics include perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, and decision-making; emotional processes, motivation, reward prediction, and affective states; and individual differences in relevant doma

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref