Laterality: Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition publishes high quality research on all aspects of lateralisation in human and non-human (vertebrate and invertebrate) species, including its psychological, behavioural, neural, genetic or other biological manifestations. Recognising that research in the field of laterality is broad, the editors will also consider papers from any discipline which can illuminate the evolution of biological, neural, or behavioural asymmetry; papers on cultural, linguistic, artistic, and social expressions of lateral asymmetry; as well as papers on its development, on its function, and on its historical origins. The journal is also interested in publishing articles that address issues relating aspects of asymmetries in behaviour and cognitive function to their neural substrates with clear theoretical relevance, formulating new hypotheses, or disproving previously established ones. This includes clinical papers and clinical case studies that raise issues of theoretical importance or concern and shed light on the interaction between brain, behaviour, and cognition.
Submission of inter-disciplinary research, either empirical or theoretical, or concerned with problems of measurement or statistical analysis, is encouraged. We also welcome review articles that clearly contribute a new perspective or integration, meta-analyses, and methodological tutorials. Special issues on particular topics are also published and may be edited by a Guest Editor; proposals for special issues should be sent to the editors. We encourage the submission of dissenting opinions and comments that directly relate to papers that have been published in Laterality. The editors reserve the right to terminate an interchange after a comment and response to the comment. Comments and responses to comments will be subject to the normal review process.
Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts 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 Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.
Journal metrics
Usage
65K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.583 (2023) SNIP
0.339 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
45 days avg. from submission to first
decision
56 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
38% 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.
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.
Gina Grimshaw-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Markus Hausmann - Durham University, UK Lesley Rogers – University of New England, Australia
Book Review Editor: Gillian Forrester – Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Past Editors:
M. Philip Bryden - University of Waterloo, Canada Michael Corballis- University of Auckland, New Zealand Chris McManus -University College London, UK Michael Peters- University of Guelph, Canada Michael Nicholls- Flinders University, Australia Giorgio Vallortigara- University of Trento, Italy
Consulting Editors:
Nicholas Badcock - University of Western Australia, Australia Jason Flindall- University of British Columbia, Canada Elisa Frasnelli - University of Lincoln, UK Ton Groothuis - University of Groningen, The Netherlands Marco Hirnstein - University of Bergen, Norway Florian Loffing - University of Oldenburg, Germany Martina Manns - LWL University Hospital Bochum, Germany Mark E. McCourt -North Dakota State University, USA Christine Mohr - University of Lausanne, Switzerland Sebastian Ocklenburg - Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Sylvia Parrachini - University of St. Andrews, UK Orsola Rosa Salva -University of Trento, Italy Karsten Specht - University of Bergen, Norway Nicole Thomas - Monash University, Australia Luca Tommasi -University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy Guy Vingerhoets - Ghent University, Belgium Karen E. Waldie -University of Auckland, New Zealand Rene Westerhausen - University of Oslo, Norway Lynn Wright - Abertay University, UK
Editorial Advisory Board:
Ruth Ann Atchley- USA Marie T. Banich -USA Alan Beaton -UK Dorothy V.M. Bishop -UK Nigel A. Brown -UK Barbara Bulman-Fleming -Canada David Carey -UK Christine Chiarello -USA Michael Corballis -New Zealand Timothy J. Crow -UK Lorin Elias -Canada Onur Güntürkün -Germany Lauren J. Harris -USA Joseph B. Hellige -USA William D. Hopkins -USA Kenneth Hugdahl -Norway Lutz Jäncke -Switzerland Mike Levin-USA Peter F. MacNeilage -USA Chris McManus - UK Michael Nicholls - Australia Michael Peters -Canada Clare Porac -USA Sidney J. Segalowitz -Canada Jyotsna Vaid -USA Giorgio Vallortigara- Italy Jacques Vauclair -France Daniel Voyer-Canada Ronald A. Yeo -USA
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is abstracted and indexed in the following publications and databases:
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)
Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
Ergonomic Abstracts
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) Linguistics Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
MEDLINE
PsycINFO
SCOPUS
Social Sciences Citation Index.
Open access
Laterality 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors, make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
Ready to submit?
Start a new submission or continue a submission in progress
![Sample our Behavioral Sciences journals, sign in here to start your access, latest two full volumes FREE to you for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/110802/Subject-Sample-2021-Behavioral-Sciences.jpg"})