About this journal
Aims and scope
Cognitive Neuroscience publishes high quality discussion papers and empirical papers on any topic in the field of cognitive neuroscience including perception, attention, memory, language, action, social cognition, and executive function. The journal covers findings based on a variety of techniques such as fMRI, ERPs, MEG, TMS, and focal lesion studies. Contributions that employ or discuss multiple techniques to shed light on the spatial-temporal brain mechanisms underlying a cognitive process are encouraged.
The journal fills an important niche in the market by publishing shorter Reports with fast reviewing and rapid online publication. In addition, longer Discussion Papers will evaluate current hot topics in the field with critical analysis in the form of peer commentary.
We aim to publish accepted (but uncorrected) Discussion Papers and Reports online within 7 days and in final form within 6 weeks.
Peer Review: All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Disclaimer
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 53K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
- 3.1 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 0.493 (2023) SNIP
- 0.500 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 1 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 17% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Co-Editors
Scott Slotnick - Boston College, USA
Joseph Hopfinger - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Associate Editors
Nikolai Axmacher - University of Bochum, Germany
Angela Friederici - Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
Simon Hanslmayr - University of Birmingham, UK
Sabine Kastner - Princeton University, USA
Jason Mattingley - University of Queensland, Australia
Alexander Sack - Maastricht University, The Netherlands
John Serences - University of California at San Diego, USA
Frank Tong - Vanderbilt University, USA
Jamie Ward - University of Sussex, UK
Thalia Wheatley - Dartmouth College, USA
Editorial Board
Mike Anderson - University of Cambridge, UK
Alfonso Caramazza - Harvard University, USA
Maurizio Corbetta - Washington University, USA
Karl Friston - University College London, UK
Vittorio Gallese - University of Parma, Italy
Rainer Goebel - Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Scott Grafton - University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
Rik Henson - University of Cambridge, UK
Günther Knoblich - Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Stephen Kosslyn - Minerva Schools at KGI, USA
Gina Kuperberg - Tufts University, USA
Eleanor Maguire - University College London, UK
Ron Mangun - University of California at Davis, USA
Alex Martin - National Institute of Mental Health, USA
Kia Nobre - University of Oxford, UK
Alvaro Pascual-Leone - Harvard University, USA
Cathy Price - University College London, UK
Geraint Rees - University College London, UK
Dan Schacter - Harvard University, USA
Wolf Singer - Ernst Strüngmann Institute, Germany
Heleen Slagter - Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Keiji Tanaka - RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
Sharon Thompson-Schill - University of Pennsylvania, USA
Anthony Wagner - Stanford University, USA
John Wixted - University of California at San Diego, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Cognitive Neuroscience is currently indexed in:
Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
MEDLINE
Neuroscience Citation Index
PASCAL database, Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST)
PsycINFO
Science Citation Index Expanded
SCOPUS
Open access
Cognitive Neuroscience is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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