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Cortex

Masson SpA · Italy · Est. 1964

ISSN1973-8102

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.242

H-Indexi

201

SNIPi

1.19

Total Worksi

7,552

Total Citationsi

309,998

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Neurosciences; Psychology, Experimental; Cognitive Neuroscience; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Neurology; Neurology (clinical); Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2008?-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,552

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Masson SpA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1973-8102

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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

304

8.3k

2019

352

8.9k

2020

293

2021

260

3.8k

2022

240

2.3k

2023

260

1.2k

2024

235

402

2025

130

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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

NeurologyQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNeurosciencesPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSpatial Neglect and Hemispheric DysfunctionAction Observation and SynchronizationHemispheric Asymmetry in NeuroscienceVisual perception and processing mechanismsMemory and Neural MechanismsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesReading and Literacy DevelopmentFace Recognition and Perception

Frequently asked questions about Cortex

Is Cortex a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cortex: 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 Cortex?

Cortex 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 2.42.

Is Cortex indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cortex is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.