Journal profile · Psychology-Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Journal of Cognition
ISSN 2514-4820 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Cognition: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 202 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cognition is published by Ubiquity Press and is classed under Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism and Action Observation and Synchronization, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cognition, the official journal of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, publishes reviews, empirical articles (including registered reports), data reports, stimulus development reports, comments, and methodological notes relevant to all areas of cognitive psychology, including attention, memory, motor control, numerical cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, and reasoning. We also publish cross-disciplinary research if we judge that it has clear implications for development of cognitive psychological theories. As a signatory of the Center for Open Science's Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines, we value methodological rigour and transparent scientific practices. We welcome submissions from scholars working anywhere in the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Editor-in-chief Davide CrepaldiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, Germany 12, Italy 6, Netherlands 5, United States 4 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience20.9%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience7.4%
- Action Observation and SynchronizationPsychology6.5%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience6%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.5%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience5.3%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology4.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | 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 SciencePMCPsycINFOERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 13 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 165 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 468 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 813 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 423 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 862 |
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 PubMed · to
202 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 285 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 231 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | EUR 1,150 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,150 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,150 / EUR 662 | — | — |
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- commentaryeditor before submitting a manuscript. Commentaries should be no longer than 1,000 words in length. Author Guidelines Submissions should be made elemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- commentscommentsLength not stated
- data reportData reports present one (or multiple related) novel data set(s). In such reports, authors provide a short description of the topic under investigation, describ…Length not stated
- data reportsdata reportsLength not stated
- editorialPrimer articles may be solicited by the editorial board or suggested by a potential author themselves and should be no more than 6,000 words. This section is pe…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- empirical articlesempirical articlesLength not stated
- material development reportMaterial development reports present a novel set of stimuli or materials that have been developed to a high standard, and that would be useful to other cognitiv…Length not stated
- methodological notesmethodological notesLength not stated
- methods articleicability within the body of the paper. Methods articles should be no longer than 3,000 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. Primer A primer amain text ≤ 3,000 words
- methods noteMethod notes should outline and test new techniques relevant to cognitive psychologists and discuss potential applications and significance of the technique.Length not stated
- primerA primer article introduces a relevant topic to a broad audience. Primers should be both authoritative and highly engaging to read.Length not stated
- registered reportports page. The Stage 2 manuscript of a Registered Report follows the same word count as Research Articles and should be no more than 6,000 words. This section …main text ≤ 6,000 words
- registered reportsRegistered ReportsLength not stated
- research articleufficiently justified. Multi-experiment research articles should be no more than 6,000 words. Brief articles reporting a single experiment should be nomain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articletion to a topic for interested readers. Review articles should critically engage with the relevant body of extant literature and be no more than 6,000 words. Th…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewsreviewsLength not stated
- stimulus development reportsstimulus development reportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. Guidelines for competing interests can be found here. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data deposit in an open preservation repository is requested; exceptions must be justified. Model summary
In the interests of open scholarship and the reproducibility of results, Journal of Cognition asks all authors to deposit the data relating to their publication in an open preservation repository, which is then described and linked to from manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human research must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethics approval statements are required where applicable. Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Where applicable, studies must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and the authors should include a statement detailing this approval, including the name of the ethics committee and reference number of the approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC BY license for first publication. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms (If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s)): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Signatory of the Center for Open Science's Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines; values methodological rigour and transparent scientific practices. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review is optional; authors anonymise their own manuscripts. Model summary
Note: Blind peer review is not mandatory: authors are responsible for anonymising their own manuscript.
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-4820
- Society / sponsor
- European Society for Cognitive Psychology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of Cognition
What CAS zone is Journal of Cognition in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cognition?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cognition?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 202 days (interquartile range 144–285 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Cognition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Journal of Cognition based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Germany (12) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cognition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cognition is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, PsycINFO and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Cognition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cognition is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .