Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Cognition and Culture
ISSN 1567-7095 · eISSN 1568-5373 · Brill
Journal of Cognition and Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cognition and Culture is published by Brill 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 Cultural Differences and Values, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology11.6%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience10.8%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences10.7%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology8.2%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences7.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences6.8%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences6.8%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology6.1%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 611 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 22 |
| 2023 | 30 | 20 | 68 |
| 2022 | 28 | 8 | 80 |
| 2021 | 24 | 9 | 89 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1567-7095
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5373
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cognition and Culture
What CAS zone is Journal of Cognition and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cognition and Culture 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.
Which databases index Journal of Cognition and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cognition and Culture is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cognition and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cognition and Culture is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .