Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition® publishes experimental and theoretical studies concerning all aspects of animal behavior processes.

Studies of associative, nonassociative, cognitive, perceptual, and motivational processes are welcome.

The journal emphasizes empirical reports but may include specialized reviews appropriate to the journal's content area.

The journal also publishes Brief Communications, typically based on a single experiment that reports a significant new empirical or theoretical contribution, perhaps involving a novel technique or analytical approach.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.862

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6076

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	149

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 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.

• Delay discounting: Pigeon, rat, human—does it matter?

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Ariana, Luís, Leonard

• Contextual control of instrumental actions and habits.

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Eric A., Mark E.

• Cognitive and behavioral training interventions to promote self-control.

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Travis, Kelsey, Carrie, Kimberly

• Stress increases cue-triggered “wanting” for sweet reward in humans.

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Eva, Tobias, Sylvain, David

• A high-fat high-sugar diet predicts poorer hippocampal-related memory and a reduced ability to suppress wanting under satiety.

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Tuki, Richard J., Robert A., Megan J., Martin R., Mehmet, Heather M.

• Stimulus control of actions and habits: A role for reinforcer predictability and attention in the development of habitual behavior.

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Eric A., Sydney, Pedro, José A., Mark E.

• Hot-hand bias in rhesus monkeys.

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Tommy C., Andreas, Benjamin Y.

• Resolving the paradox of suboptimal choice.

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Thomas R.

• Suboptimal choice by pigeons may result from the diminishing effect of nonreinforcement.

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Jennifer R., Jessica P., Thomas R.

• Effects of reinforcer distribution during response elimination on resurgence of an instrumental behavior.

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Scott T., Mark E.

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