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LATERALITY
ISSN 1357-650X · eISSN 1464-0678 · Taylor & Francis
LATERALITY: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.51; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 113 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LATERALITY is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience, Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction and Motor Control and Adaptation, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Laterality: Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition publishes high quality research on all aspects of lateralisation in human and non-human (vertebrate and invertebrate) species, including its psychological, behavioural, neural, genetic or other biological manifestations. Recognising that research in the field of laterality is broad, the editors will also consider papers from any discipline which can illuminate the evolution of biological, neural, or behavioural asymmetry; papers on cultural, linguistic, artistic, and social expressions of lateral asymmetry; as well as papers on its development, on its function, and on its historical origins. The journal is also interested in publishing articles that address issues relating aspects of asymmetries in behaviour and cognitive function to their neural substrates with clear theoretical relevance, formulating new hypotheses, or disproving previously established ones. This includes clinical papers and clinical case studies that raise issues of theoretical importance or concern and shed light on the interaction between brain, behaviour, and cognition. Submission of inter-disciplinary research, either empirical or theoretical, or concerned with problems of measurement or statistical analysis, is encouraged. We also welcome review articles that clearly contribute a new perspective or integration, meta-analyses, and methodological tutorials. Special issues on particular topics are also published and may be edited by a Guest Editor; proposals for special issues should be sent to the editors. We encourage the submission of dissenting opinions and comments that directly relate to papers that have been published in Laterality. The editors reserve the right to terminate an interchange after a comment and response to the comment. Comments and responses to comments will be subject to the normal review process. Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Denmark 1, New Zealand 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in NeuroscienceNeuroscience35%
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric DysfunctionNeuroscience10.8%
- Motor Control and AdaptationNeuroscience4.3%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience4.2%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology4%
- Morphological variations and asymmetryMathematics3.8%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology3.8%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology3.4%
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Ergonomic Abstracts, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
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
- 2.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 682OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 76,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 25 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 70 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 | 178 |
| 2022 | 19 | 8 | 87 |
| 2021 | 43 | 15 | 381 |
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
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Laterality is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review; submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1357-650X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-0678
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LATERALITY
What CAS zone is LATERALITY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LATERALITY is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Experimental / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 LATERALITY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.51; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at LATERALITY?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 82–198 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 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 JCR quartile is LATERALITY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of LATERALITY based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index LATERALITY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LATERALITY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is LATERALITY open access, and what is the APC?
LATERALITY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .