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Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN2329-8464

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.479

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.04

Total Worksi

524

Total Citationsi

5,140

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition publishes experimental and theoretical studies concerning all aspects of animal behavior processes, learning, and cognition. It covers research in experimental psychology, specifically pertaining to all aspects of animal behavior processes.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications524

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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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?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2329-8464

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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

649

2019

245

2020

347

2021

142

2022

2023

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesPsychologyPsychology, BiologicalPsychology, ExperimentalZoology

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

Is Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition: 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 Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition 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 0.33.

Is Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.