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Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1939-1285

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.227

H-Index

283

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.238

Total Works

7,291

Total Citations

468,509

2yr Mean Citedness

0.95

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on human cognition, including studies on memory, learning, and decision-making. Articles investigate processes such as working memory, recognition memory, and serial recall, as well as the influence of factors like time, cognitive load, and similarity on memory performance. The journal also explores causal inference, numerical processing, and the impact of postevent information on memory.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,291

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-1285

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Memory Processes and InfluencesReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDeception detection and forensic psychologyLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition