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Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2044-5911eISSN2044-592X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

303

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 284d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.577

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.728

Total Worksi

1,100

Total Citationsi

19,937

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Experimental; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyEight Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,100

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2044-5911 / 2044-592X

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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

839

2019

613

2020

667

2021

303

2022

244

2023

200

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.

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory Processes and InfluencesReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionAction Observation and SynchronizationCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsVisual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Is Journal of Cognitive Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cognitive Psychology: 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 Journal of Cognitive Psychology?

Journal of Cognitive Psychology 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 1.47.

Is Journal of Cognitive Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cognitive Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cognitive Psychology?