Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Cognitive Psychology publishes contributions from all areas of cognitive psychology, focusing on sound and theory-driven studies that advance our understanding of cognitive mechanisms and processes.

Contributors include experimental cognitive psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists, working in areas as diverse as perception, attention, language processing, numerical cognition, action and motor control, spatial cognition, learning, memory, reasoning, and decision making.

Occasionally, contributions are at the intersection of cognitive psychology and related disciplines such as social or clinical psychology; note that such contributions can only be considered if they have clear theoretical implications for cognitive processes.

Articles include reports of empirical work (including brief reports) and theoretical reviews.

The Journal of Cognitive Psychology encourages solid and reproducible empirical work and therefore stimulates authors to adhere to the best research practices (including an Open Science philosophy).

The Journal of Cognitive Psychology is an international journal, and the Editor welcomes submissions from scholars around the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9715

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	316

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.598

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	75

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Language control in bilinguals: The adaptive control hypothesis

  Citation: 1139

  Authors: David W., Jubin

• Bilingualism is not a categorical variable: Interaction between language proficiency and usage

  Citation: 575

  Authors: Gigi, Ellen

• Understanding the consequences of bilingualism for language processing and cognition

  Citation: 457

  Authors: Judith F., Ellen

• Neural correlates of emotion–cognition interactions: A review of evidence from brain imaging investigations

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Florin, Alexandru D., Sanda

• Language switching in picture naming: What asymmetric switch costs (do not) tell us about inhibition in bilingual speech planning

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Susan C., Zofia

• Are bilingual advantages dependent upon specific tasks or specific bilingual experiences?

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Kenneth R., Hunter A., Oliver

• Parallel language activation and cognitive control during spoken word recognition in bilinguals

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Henrike K., Viorica

• Insight versus analysis: Evidence for diverse methods in problem solving

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Jessica I., Robert W.

• The elusive link between language control and executive control: A case of limited transfer

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Anat, Tamar H.

• No compelling evidence for a bilingual advantage in switching or that frequent language switching reduces switch cost

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Kenneth R., Hunter A., Regina T., Morgan F., Roman, Oliver M.

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