Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Cogent Psychology
ISSN 2331-1908 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Cogent Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 143 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 133 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cogent Psychology is published by Taylor & Francis Group and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cogent Psychology is a pioneering and dynamic, Open Access journal for the psychology community, publishing original research, reviews and replications that span the full spectrum of psychological inquiry. Led by Professor Daryl O’Connor, across each of the dedicated sections, the journal’s editorial team aim to promote exciting, innovative and robust psychological science, and to work with authors to publish their research to the broadest possible audience. This journal offers a range of format-free submission formats to meet the needs of the changing publishing landscape. Cogent Psychology has nine sections: Clinical Psychology Cognitive & Experimental Psychology Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Health Psychology Neuropsychology Personality & Individual Differences Social Psychology Work, Industrial & Organizational Psychology The journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief reports. Peer Review Integrity All research and review articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor-in-Chief screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Daryl B. O'ConnorPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.7%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology7.2%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology6.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology6.3%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.2%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), ProQuest Psychology Journals, GoOA (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Science), CNKI Scholar, British Library, Cabell’s International, Finnish Publication Forum, E-Lib Bremen, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), DTU Library, Ulrich’s, J-Gate Portal, Primo Central Index- Ex libris, WorldCat Discovery Services- OCLC
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 352OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 941,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 986 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 227 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 297 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 376 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 1,069 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 849 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 163 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (225 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 925 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,615 / USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9
- brief replication studiesThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- brief reportsThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- data notesThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- methodsThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- original researchpublishing original research, reviews and replications that span the full spectrum of psychological inquiryLength not stated
- registered reportsThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- replicationspublishing original research, reviews and replications that span the full spectrum of psychological inquiryLength not stated
- review articlesThe journal encourages interdisciplinary studies and accepts registered reports, brief replication studies, review articles, data notes, methods and brief repor…Length not stated
- reviewspublishing original research, reviews and replications that span the full spectrum of psychological inquiryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Cogent Psychology is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Integrity
Peer review integrity: all research and review articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial Editor-in-Chief screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees. Model summary
All research and review articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor-in-Chief screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2331-1908
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cogent Psychology
What CAS zone is Cogent Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cogent Psychology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 Cogent Psychology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Cogent Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 105–242 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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.
Which databases index Cogent Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cogent Psychology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cogent Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Cogent Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .