Perception

Aims & Scope

Perception is a traditional print journal covering all areas of the perceptual sciences, but with a strong historical emphasis on perceptual illusions.

Perception is a subscription journal, free for authors to publish their research as a Standard Article, Short Report or Short & Sweet.

The journal also publishes Editorials and Book Reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.515

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11296

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	278

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Medicine, Neuroscience 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.

• A Theory of Visual Control of Braking Based on Information about Time-to-Collision

  Citation: 1519

  Authors: David N

• Gorillas in Our Midst: Sustained Inattentional Blindness for Dynamic Events

  Citation: 1357

  Authors: Daniel J, Christopher F

• Single Units and Sensation: A Neuron Doctrine for Perceptual Psychology?

  Citation: 1283

  Authors: H B

• Configurational Information in Face Perception

  Citation: 961

  Authors: Andrew W, Deborah, Dennis C

• The Roles of Vision and Eye Movements in the Control of Activities of Daily Living

  Citation: 759

  Authors: Michael, Neil, Jennifer

• Revisiting Snodgrass and Vanderwart's Object Pictorial Set: The Role of Surface Detail in Basic-Level Object Recognition

  Citation: 716

  Authors: Bruno, Gilles

• Emotion Perception from Dynamic and Static Body Expressions in Point-Light and Full-Light Displays

  Citation: 578

  Authors: Anthony P, Winand H, Andrew J, Andrew W

• Gorillas in our midst: sustained inattentional blindness for dynamic events

  Citation: 526

  Authors: Daniel J, Christopher F

• Motion Parallax as an Independent Cue for Depth Perception

  Citation: 508

  Authors: Brian, Maureen

• Direction- and Velocity-Specific Responses from beyond the Classical Receptive Field in the Middle Temporal Visual Area (MT)

  Citation: 498

  Authors: John, Francis, EveLynn

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