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Cognitive Processing

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1993

ISSN1612-4782eISSN1612-4790

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.517

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.859

Total Worksi

1,408

Total Citationsi

28,760

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cognitive Processing is a peer-reviewed journal promoting interdisciplinary communication in cognitive science. Publishes research across all fields of cognitive science, including behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and artificial sciences. Covers cognition in basic and higher mental processes, human development, communication, and social interaction.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,408

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1612-4782 / 1612-4790

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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

685

2019

792

2020

765

2021

397

2022

239

2023

290

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial IntelligenceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spatial Cognition and NavigationNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAction Observation and SynchronizationVisual perception and processing mechanismsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentMultisensory perception and integrationCategorization, perception, and languageLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionNeural dynamics and brain functionCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Processing

Is Cognitive Processing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cognitive Processing: 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 Processing?

Cognitive Processing 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 1.52.

Is Cognitive Processing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cognitive Processing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.