Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
ISSN 0898-929X · eISSN 1530-8898 · MIT Press Journals · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.02; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 164 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is published by MIT Press Journals and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function and Visual perception and processing mechanisms, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience investigates brain-behavior interactions and promotes a lively interchange among the mind sciences. Contributions address both descriptions of function and underlying brain events and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field, covering developments in neuroscience, neuropsychology, and cognitive psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Bradley R. PostlePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience16.6%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience11.7%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience9.1%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience6.9%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience6.8%
- Face Recognition and PerceptionNeuroscience5.1%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 194LetPub ·
- h-index
- 311OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,047OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 138LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 38 | 25 |
| 2025 | 164 | 86 | 376 |
| 2024 | 185 | 105 | 1,092 |
| 2023 | 143 | 95 | 1,713 |
| 2022 | 144 | 73 | 2,176 |
| 2021 | 152 | 95 | 2,933 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Articles
Neural Organization of Episodic Memory and Navigation in Children and Adults Retrieval-related Eye Movements Are Predictive of Memory Precision Investigating the Effects of Acute Stress on Neural Mechanisms of Self-controlled Decision-making Evoked Electroencephalographic Responses to Naturalistic Speech: A Review of Analytic Methods, Current Insights, and Future Directions
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
- MIT Press Journals
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0898-929X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-8898
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Neurosciences / Psychology, Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.02; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 311.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .