Journal profile · Psychology
Attention Perception & Psychophysics
ISSN 1943-3921 · eISSN 1943-393X · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1966
Attention Perception & Psychophysics: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 230 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); 201 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Attention Perception & Psychophysics is published by Springer US and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies and Multisensory perception and integration, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics covers all areas of research in sensory processes, perception, attention, and psychophysics. Most articles are reports of experimental work. Theoretical, integrative, and evaluative reviews are also published. The journal also encourages studies with a neuroscientific perspective that enhance our understanding of attention, perception, and psychophysics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology
Editor-in-chief Michael C. HoutPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 43, United Kingdom 7, Canada 7, Australia 7, Netherlands 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience21.4%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience19.6%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology9.9%
- Face Recognition and PerceptionNeuroscience5.1%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience5%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience4.1%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience3.1%
- Visual Attention and Saliency DetectionComputer Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,855OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 192LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 92 | 30 |
| 2025 | 201 | 118 | 261 |
| 2024 | 164 | 161 | 638 |
| 2023 | 195 | 192 | 1,131 |
| 2022 | 225 | 222 | 2,035 |
| 2021 | 204 | 202 | 2,254 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
230 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 396 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 297 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (376 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- USD 1,100
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief reportgeneral interest to the APP community. Brief reports are limited to 3000 words of main body text plus figures. A cover letter to the Editomain text ≤ 3,000 words
- brief reportsb. Brief Reports – This format is intended to facilitate the rapid publication of breaking news of general interest to the APP community. Brief reports are limi…Length not stated
- registered reportone year after its initial acceptance. Registered reports are limited to 3000 words of main body text plus figures, although exceptions are posmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- registered reports or replications (rr)d. Registered Reports or Replications (RR) – This format is intended to strengthen the reliability and validity of the results in our science. RR submission is …Length not stated
- research articlesa. Research Articles - These articles typically describe several experiments unified by an introduction and a closing discussion placing the experiments in the …Length not stated
- tutorial reviewsc. Tutorial Reviews (invited/self-nominations accepted) – Tutorial Reviews are intended to serve as high-level introductory reviews of relatively broad topics i…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Declarations section required Model summary
All manuscripts must contain the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 1943-3921
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-393X
- Society / sponsor
- Psychonomic Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Attention Perception & Psychophysics
What CAS zone is Attention Perception & Psychophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Attention Perception & Psychophysics is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology / Psychology, Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Attention Perception & Psychophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.99; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Attention Perception & Psychophysics?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 230 days (interquartile range 144–396 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Attention Perception & Psychophysics based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), United Kingdom (7) and Canada (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Attention Perception & Psychophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Attention Perception & Psychophysics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Attention Perception & Psychophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Attention Perception & Psychophysics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .