Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Cognitive Processing
ISSN 1612-4782 · eISSN 1612-4790 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Cognitive Processing: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 236 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cognitive Processing is published by Springer Nature 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 Spatial Cognition and Navigation, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies and Action Observation and Synchronization, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cognitive Processing - International Quarterly of Cognitive Science is a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal that aims to promote interdisciplinary communication and research in the multidisciplinary field of cognitive science. Cognitive Processing publishes research on cognition in all fields of cognitive science, including behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and sciences of the artificial. Topic areas include cognition in basic and higher mental processes (perception, attention, emotion, memory, mental imagery, thinking, language, decision making, etc.), in human development, in communication, and in social interaction. Cognitive Processing publishes papers under the following rubrics: Reviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics. Research Articles present new results from experimental or theoretical research. Opinion Papers and Commentaries present new and potentially fruitful ideas or argue for a different point of view on published articles or controversial topics. Cognitive Processing is a Transformative Journal (TJ). When research is accepted for publication, authors can choose to publish using either the traditional publishing route OR via immediate gold Open Access. Check your funding options at https://www.springer.com/journal/10339/open-access-publishing#Fees%20and%20Funding 93% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Italy 19, United States 17, United Kingdom 11, Mainland China 7, Germany 7 (89 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spatial Cognition and NavigationEngineering10.3%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience7.9%
- Action Observation and SynchronizationPsychology6.9%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience6%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology5.7%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology5.6%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology5.2%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5%
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, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| 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, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEEmbasePsycINFODBLPCurrent 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 569OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 326,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 67 | 20 | 83 |
| 2024 | 81 | 34 | 297 |
| 2023 | 51 | 23 | 247 |
| 2022 | 52 | 27 | 404 |
| 2021 | 63 | 30 | 780 |
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
236 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 354 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (164 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
- Submission to first decision
- 13 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 3,990 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
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 papers3, 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 accepted5
- commentaryReviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics.Research Articles present new results of experimental or theoretical research.Opi…Length not stated
- opinionReviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics.Research Articles present new results of experimental or theoretical research.Opi…Length not stated
- research articleReviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics.Research Articles present new results of experimental or theoretical research.Opi…Length not stated
- reviewReviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics.Research Articles present new results of experimental or theoretical research.Opi…Length not stated
- surveyReviews survey and discuss the recent scientific literature on specific topics.Research Articles present new results of experimental or theoretical research.Opi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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
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
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 transparency policy 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
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) member Model summary
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
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 Processing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review (SNAPP) Model summary
In order to ensure that the author(s) remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout the peer review process, you will be asked to submit certain information and statements directly in the system’s interface instead of including it in the manuscript or on a separate title page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via software Model summary
Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
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 Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1612-4782
- Electronic ISSN
- 1612-4790
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Processing
What CAS zone is Cognitive Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cognitive Processing is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cognitive Processing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Cognitive Processing?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 236 days (interquartile range 162–354 days). 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 Processing?
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 Processing based?
Of the 89 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (19), United States (17) and United Kingdom (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cognitive Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cognitive Processing is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cognitive Processing open access, and what is the APC?
Cognitive Processing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .