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Frontiers in Cognition

Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland · Est. 2022

eISSN2813-4532

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.666

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

164

Total Citationsi

604

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Frontiers in Cognition is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on all research areas of cognition, from theory to data, models to the mind, and behavior to brain function. It covers research in Psychology, Consciousness, and Cognition.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications164

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media S.A.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-4532

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory Processes and InfluencesMemory and Neural MechanismsAction Observation and SynchronizationVisual perception and processing mechanismsNeural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience and Music PerceptionEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesFace Recognition and PerceptionChild and Animal Learning Development

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Cognition

Is Frontiers in Cognition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Cognition: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Cognition?

Frontiers in 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 1.55.

Is Frontiers in Cognition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Cognition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.