Animal Cognition

Aims & Scope

Animal Cognition is an interdisciplinary journal publishing current research from various backgrounds and disciplines (ethology, behavioral ecology, animal behaviour and learning, cognitive sciences, comparative psychology and evolutionary psychology) on all aspects of animal (and human) cognition in an evolutionary framework.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,690.00 EUR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Causal knowledge and imitation/emulation switching in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens)

  Citation: 609

  Authors: Victoria, Andrew

• Cultural innovation and transmission of tool use in wild chimpanzees: evidence from field experiments

  Citation: 384

  Authors: Dora, Noriko, Rikako, Gen, Claudia, Tetsuro

• Use of experimenter-given cues in dogs

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Á., R., J., V.

• The gestural repertoire of the wild chimpanzee

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Catherine, Richard W.

• A comparative analysis of animals' understanding of the human pointing gesture

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Ádam, Krisztina

• Fish intelligence, sentience and ethics

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Culum

• Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and orangutan (Pongo abelii) forethought: self-control and pre-experience in the face of future tool use

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Mathias, Helena

• Intentional behaviour in dog-human communication: an experimental analysis of "showing" behaviour in the dog

  Citation: 241

  Authors: A'., R., J., V.

• Fish cognition: a primate's eye view

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Redouan, Wolfgang, Hans

• Gestural communication of the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla): repertoire, intentionality and possible origins

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Emilie, Thomas, Catherine, Richard W.