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Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
ISSN 1069-9384 · eISSN 1531-5320 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; fully open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 232 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Memory Processes and Influences, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review provides coverage spanning a broad spectrum of topics in cognitive psychology, including but not limited to action, perception, & attention, language, learning & memory, reasoning & decision making, and social cognition. The journal is primarily dedicated to the publication of theory and review articles and brief reports of outstanding experimental work. We welcome submissions that approach these issues from a variety of perspectives such as behavioral measurements, comparative psychology, development, evolutionary psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and formal/computational modeling. Our focus is on human cognition, but we will consider non-human animal research that sheds light on human cognition. We particularly encourage integrative research that crosses traditional content and methodological boundaries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Daniel MirmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 29, United Kingdom 6, Australia 4, Germany 3, Spain 2 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience15.9%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience9.1%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience7.5%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology6.6%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology6%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience5.6%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology5.2%
- Face Recognition and PerceptionNeuroscience4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 2 |
| 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, Mathematical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 2 |
| 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
- 3.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,434OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 160LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,797 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 165 | 86 |
| 2025 | 168 | 103 | 475 |
| 2024 | 186 | 186 | 1,227 |
| 2023 | 198 | 197 | 2,173 |
| 2022 | 188 | 186 | 3,408 |
| 2021 | 191 | 183 | 5,091 |
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
232 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 178 days – 395 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 323 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (433 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief reportStage 2 manuscripts must adhere to the Brief Report format (maximum of 3000 words in the Introduction, Results, and Discussion sections of thmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- brief reportsBrief Reports are concise articles that make substantial contributions to theories of cognition based on new data and are expected to be of broad interest to th…Length not stated
- commentaryCommentary: PBR welcomes submissions that comment on articles published in our journal.Length not stated
- registered reports or replications (rr)Registered Reports or Replications (RR) describe empirical studies where the decision to publish is made based on the importance of the research question and st…Length not stated
- theoretical or review articlesTheoretical or Review articles: Theoretical articles should propose a new theoretical treatment of some problem, or modify an existing one. Review articles shou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, 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
Authors are encouraged to include data availability statements describing where data can be found or whether data are available on request. Model summary
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 ·- Publication ethics
Studies involving human participants must include ethics approval statements and comply with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. Model summary
When reporting a study that involved human participants, their data or biological material, authors should include a statement that confirms that the study was approved (or granted exemption) by the appropriate institutional and/or national research ethics committee
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright must be transferred to the Psychonomic Society before publication, except for open access articles published under a different license. Model summary
the copyright to that manuscript must be transferred to the Psychonomic Society
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-anonymous peer review
Anonymising your manuscript submission: Tips for PB&R authors Separate the title page from the rest of the main document.The first page should start with your title, then abstract and keywords, then main text of manuscript.Remove information about the institution where the study was conducted and which ethics review panel/board approved it. Note that “redacting” the text with the black text highli…
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
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1069-9384
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-5320
- Society / sponsor
- Psychonomic Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
What CAS zone is Psychonomic Bulletin & Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Mathematical / 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 Psychonomic Bulletin & Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 235.
How long does peer review take at Psychonomic Bulletin & Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 232 days (interquartile range 178–395 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 Psychonomic Bulletin & Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required. 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 Psychonomic Bulletin & Review based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), United Kingdom (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychonomic Bulletin & Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 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 Psychonomic Bulletin & Review open access, and what is the APC?
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .