Journal profile · Neurosciences
Cognitive Neurodynamics
ISSN 1871-4080 · eISSN 1871-4099 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 2007
Cognitive Neurodynamics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,490; median 134 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 207 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cognitive Neurodynamics is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cognitive Neurodynamics provides a unique forum of communication and cooperation for scientists and engineers working in the field of cognitive neurodynamics, intelligent science and applications, bridging the gap between theory and application, without any preference for pure theoretical, experimental or computational models. The emphasis is to publish original models of cognitive neurodynamics, novel computational theories and experimental results. In particular, intelligent science inspired by cognitive neuroscience and neurodynamics is also very welcomed. The scope of Cognitive Neurodynamics covers cognitive neuroscience, neural computation based on dynamics, computer science, intelligent science as well as their interdisciplinary applications in the natural and engineering sciences. Cognitive Neurodynamics is mainly composed by the following five sections: (1) Cognitive neuroscience; (2) Neurodynamics; (3) Modeling and analysis of cognitive disorders; (4) Brain-computer collaboration and intelligence theory; (5) Brain-like computing and its applications Cognitive Neurodynamics mainly publishes the following five types of articles: 1. Commentary (Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special introduction and comment on the original innovation and the content of articles with significant innovation) 2. Review (Cognitive Neurodynamics publishes review articles in which a specific field is reviewed through an exhaustive literature survey. There are no restrictions on the number of pages. Review articles are usually invited, but submitted reviews will also be considered) 3. Research Article (There is no page limit for manuscripts submitted to Cognitive Neurodynamics. Research papers should clearly represent an important advance of especially broad interest to researchers and technologists in neuroscience, neurodynamics, Modeling and analysis of cognitive disorders, BCI, intelligence theory, and neural computer, intelligent robotics and Brain-like computing and its applications.) 4. Brief communication (Cognitive Neurodynamics also welcomes brief communications: short papers reporting results that are of genuinely broad interest but that for one reason and another do not make a sufficiently complete story to justify a full article publication. Brief Communications should consist of approximately six manuscript pages.) 5. Perspectives (The editor-in-chief specially invites internationally renowned scholars to put forward new and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Rubin WangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 53 in mainland China (about 56%); most named Mainland China 53, Germany 9, United States 6, Japan 6, Italy 5 (95 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience20.1%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience16.2%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience9.2%
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcationPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering5.1%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.3%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience4.3%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePsycINFOPublisher 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
- 4.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 734OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 207LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 370,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 162 | 139 | 74 |
| 2025 | 207 | 196 | 765 |
| 2024 | 130 | 130 | 1,089 |
| 2023 | 126 | 126 | 1,603 |
| 2022 | 162 | 162 | 3,051 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 1,995 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (370 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 4,490 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10
- brief communicationCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- commentaryCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- editorialCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- full articleCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- perspectiveCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- research paperCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- reviewCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- review articleCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- surveyCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
- viewpointCognitive Neurodynamics publishes the following five types of articles: Commentary: Renowned experts will be invited by the editorial office to make a special i…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; LLM use must be documented Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Originality and exclusivity required at submission Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data and code transparency expected 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 Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Cognitive Neurodynamics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1871-4080
- Electronic ISSN
- 1871-4099
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Neurodynamics
What CAS zone is Cognitive Neurodynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cognitive Neurodynamics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cognitive Neurodynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.39; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Cognitive Neurodynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 89–194 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cognitive Neurodynamics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Cognitive Neurodynamics based?
Of the 95 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 53 (about 56%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (53), Germany (9) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cognitive Neurodynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cognitive Neurodynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cognitive Neurodynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Cognitive Neurodynamics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,490.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .