Journal profile · Neurosciences
Learning & Memory
ISSN 1072-0502 · eISSN 1549-5485 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1994
Learning & Memory: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; fully open access; median 139 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Learning & Memory is published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Stress Responses and Cortisol, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing basic neuroscience research in the areas of neuronal plasticity, learning and memory
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience25.6%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience20.1%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience7.4%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology5.1%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience5%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience3.7%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience3.6%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 122LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,832OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 42 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 259 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 221 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 576 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 769 |
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
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
PubMed Central (PMC) Deposit Information Model summary
PubMed Central (PMC) Deposit Information
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
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1072-0502
- Electronic ISSN
- 1549-5485
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Learning & Memory
What CAS zone is Learning & Memory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Learning & Memory is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences. 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 Learning & Memory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 180.
How long does peer review take at Learning & Memory?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 104–184 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Learning & Memory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Learning & Memory is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Learning & Memory open access, and what is the APC?
Learning & Memory is a fully open-access 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: .