Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Open Mind
ISSN 2470-2986 · The MIT Press · United States
Open Mind: impact factor 2.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 220 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 89 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Mind is published by The MIT Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Animal Learning Development, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism and Language Development and Disorders, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open Mind provides a forum for two types of submissions: original Research Reports on all aspects of cognitive science, emphasizing new discoveries that advance the field or definitive contributions that settle an on-going controversy, or Perspectives that are a mix of short review and opinion piece on a critical issue in the field that highlights a new conceptual or methodological approach. Open Mind is a diamond OA publication; there is no Article Processing Charge (APC). We encourage the inclusion of Supplementary Materials as a complement to Research Reports. These Supplementary Materials will be linked to the main manuscript and should be smaller than 500KB in size. For larger data sets (e.g. video files), they can be freely archived in the Open Mind repository within The Dataverse Project system once a manuscript has been accepted for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Editor-in-chief Edward GibsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, France 1, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology17.8%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience8.7%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology7.2%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences5.9%
- Action Observation and SynchronizationPsychology5%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.7%
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMathematics4%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher 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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 21 |
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | 151 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 427 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 383 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 256 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 351 |
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
220 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 266 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- perspectivesPerspectives that are a mix of short review and opinion piece on a critical issue in the field that highlights a new conceptual or methodological approachLength not stated
- research reportsoriginal Research Reports on all aspects of cognitive science, emphasizing new discoveries that advance the field or definitive contributions that settle an on-…Length not stated
- reviewThe review process for research Reports will begin with an evaluation by the editor, in consultation with one or more of the associate editors, as to the suitab…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- Code availability
Code and data availability statement required in all manuscripts. Model summary
Open Mind requires the inclusion of a "Code and data availability statement" in all manuscripts, which includes links to code and data necessary to reproduce the analyses in the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Supplementary materials encouraged for Research Reports, must be smaller than 500KB. Model summary
We encourage the inclusion of Supplementary Materials as a complement to Research Reports. These Supplementary Materials will be linked to the main manuscript and should be smaller than 500KB in size.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publishing with quick turnaround times. Model summary
Open Mind provides a venue for the highest quality, most innovative work in cognitive science, offering free open access publishing, concise and accessible articles, and quick turnaround times for authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Taxonomy
Blinded authorship and anonymous reviews for both Research Reports and Perspectives. Model summary
Identity transparency: Double anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None
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
- The MIT Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-2986
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Mind
What is the impact factor of Open Mind?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Open Mind?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 220 days (interquartile range 163–296 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Open Mind based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), France (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Open Mind?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Mind is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Open Mind open access, and what is the APC?
Open Mind is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .