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Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1530-7026eISSN1531-135X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
168
days submission → published
measured · last 5 articles · accept 131d
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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SJR Scorei
1.365
H-Indexi
136
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
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
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

6/12 · 50%
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
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
79
2.8k
2019
88
2.3k
2020
126
2k
2021
75
1.1k
2022
92
933
2023
104
678
2024
127
188
2025
87
25
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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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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