Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Memory & Cognition
ISSN 0090-502X · eISSN 1532-5946 · Springer Nature · 8 issues per year
Memory & Cognition: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.74; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 282 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); 149 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Memory & Cognition is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory Processes and Influences, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies and Child and Animal Learning Development, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Memory & Cognition covers human memory and learning, conceptual processes, psycholinguistics, problem solving, thinking, decision making, and skilled performance, including relevant work in the areas of computer simulation, information processing, mathematical psychology, developmental psychology, and experimental social psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Bennett L. SchwartzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 29, Canada 7, Germany 4, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience16.9%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience10.2%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology9.2%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology8.6%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience6.7%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesPsychology6.6%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4.2%
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPsycINFOERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.74LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,065OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,633 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 83 | 23 |
| 2025 | 149 | 98 | 211 |
| 2024 | 168 | 167 | 616 |
| 2023 | 118 | 117 | 717 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 | 1,398 |
| 2021 | 145 | 135 | 2,183 |
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
282 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 176 days – 367 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 320 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (300 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
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 1,100
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- commentaryCommentary Papers and Review Articles that Introduce new theoretical ideas, methods, and/or approaches to studying cognitive psychology.Map basic cognitive psyc…Length not stated
- perspectiveCommentary Papers and Review Articles that Introduce new theoretical ideas, methods, and/or approaches to studying cognitive psychology.Map basic cognitive psyc…Length not stated
- reviewCommentary Papers and Review Articles that Introduce new theoretical ideas, methods, and/or approaches to studying cognitive psychology.Map basic cognitive psyc…Length not stated
- review articleCommentary Papers and Review Articles that Introduce new theoretical ideas, methods, and/or approaches to studying cognitive psychology.Map basic cognitive psyc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Memory & Cognition, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 8 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0090-502X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-5946
- Society / sponsor
- Psychonomic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 6 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Memory & Cognition
What CAS zone is Memory & Cognition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Memory & Cognition is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Experimental. 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 Memory & Cognition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.74; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 235.
How long does peer review take at Memory & Cognition?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 282 days (interquartile range 176–367 days). 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 Memory & Cognition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; 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 Memory & Cognition based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), Canada (7) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Memory & Cognition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Memory & Cognition is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Memory & Cognition open access, and what is the APC?
Memory & Cognition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .