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Cognition

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1972

ISSN1873-7838

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.686

H-Index

354

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.546

Total Works

6,519

Total Citations

607,696

2yr Mean Citedness

2.41

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cognitive processes including body representation, language acquisition, word processing, theory of mind, truth judgments, animal cognition, memory reconstruction, tool use, intention perception, randomness generation, and numerical cognition. Studies investigate how factors like sensory input, musical training, word structure, reading habits, repetition, social cues, aging, mechanical knowledge, feedback uncertainty, and individual differences influence these cognitive functions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,519

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-7838

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesLanguage Development and DisordersVisual perception and processing mechanismsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsAction Observation and SynchronizationMultisensory perception and integration