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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN2365-7464eISSN2365-7464

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.291

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.559

Total Works

712

Total Citations

14,782

2yr Mean Citedness

2.50

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores cognitive processes related to perception, attention, memory, and decision-making. Research investigates how factors like stress, motivation, expertise, and technology influence these processes. Studies examine visual search, spatial learning, action prediction, and the impact of AI and digital media on human cognition.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications712

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2365-7464 / 2365-7464

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Face Recognition and PerceptionNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory Processes and InfluencesHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyVisual perception and processing mechanismsSpatial Cognition and NavigationDeception detection and forensic psychologyEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorRadiology practices and educationMisinformation and Its Impacts