Journal profile · BIOPHYSICS-PSYCHOLOGY
Multisensory Research
ISSN 2213-4794 · eISSN 2213-4808 · Brill Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS
Multisensory Research: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 188 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Multisensory Research is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Multisensory perception and integration, Tactile and Sensory Interactions and Visual perception and processing mechanisms, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Multisensory Research is an interdisciplinary archival journal covering all aspects of multisensory processing including the control of action, cognition and attention. Research using any approach to increase our understanding of multisensory perceptual, behavioural, neural and computational mechanisms is encouraged. Empirical, neurophysiological, psychophysical, brain imaging, clinical, developmental, mathematical and computational analyses are welcome. Research will also be considered covering multisensory applications such as sensory substitution, crossmodal methods for delivering sensory information or multisensory approaches to robotics and engineering. Short communications and technical notes that draw attention to new developments will be included, as will reviews and commentaries on current issues. Special issues dealing with specific topics will be announced from time to time.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOPHYSICS-PSYCHOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Marc ErnstPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology27%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience12.6%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience11.4%
- Olfactory and Sensory Function StudiesNeuroscience9.4%
- Color perception and designPsychology6.9%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science2.8%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience2.8%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience2.6%
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 | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | 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 | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 21Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 695 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 45 | 21 | 42 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 | 53 |
| 2023 | 31 | 23 | 203 |
| 2022 | 24 | 13 | 188 |
| 2021 | 31 | 19 | 270 |
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
188 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 292 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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".
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2213-4794
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-4808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Multisensory Research
What CAS zone is Multisensory Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Multisensory Research is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biophysics / Psychology / Psychology, Experimental. 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 Multisensory Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Multisensory Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 188 days (interquartile range 138–292 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.
Which databases index Multisensory Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Multisensory Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Multisensory Research open access, and what is the APC?
Multisensory Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .