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Cognitive Computation

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN1866-9964

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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?

252

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 242d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.197

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.291

Total Worksi

1,552

Total Citationsi

40,154

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cognitive Computation is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research on natural and artificial cognitive systems. Provides an innovative platform for diverse scientific fields including neurobiology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence. Explores all aspects of cognitive agents, from perception and decision making to language processing and reasoning. Encourages submissions related to bio-inspired computational accounts. Welcomes papers for special sections on Sentic Computing and Big Data Analytics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,552

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1866-9964

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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

2.3k

2019

2.5k

2020

178

5.3k

2021

141

2.5k

2022

139

3.9k

2023

156

1.8k

2024

144

465

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ1

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingMulti-Criteria Decision MakingNeural dynamics and brain functionSentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningNeural Networks and ApplicationsEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesMachine Learning and ELMAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning

Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Computation

Is Cognitive Computation a predatory journal?

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

Cognitive Computation 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 5.71.

Is Cognitive Computation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cognitive Computation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.