Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

SCAN will consider research that uses neuroimaging (fMRI, MRI, PET, EEG, MEG), neuropsychological patient studies, animal lesion studies, single-cell recording, pharmacological perturbation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

SCAN will also consider submissions that examine the mediational role of neural processes in linking social phenomena to physiological, neuroendocrine, immunological, developmental, and genetic processes.

Additionally, SCAN will publish papers that address issues of mental and physical health as they relate to social and affective processes (e.g., autism, anxiety disorders, depression, stress, effects of child rearing) as long as cognitive neuroscience methods are used.

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
• PubMed

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, Neuroscience 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 Medicine, Neuroscience 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 2,265.00 USD. 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.

• Type I and Type II error concerns in fMRI research: re-balancing the scale

  Citation: 1103

  Authors: Matthew D., William A.

• Amygdala–frontal connectivity during emotion regulation

  Citation: 935

  Authors: Sarah J., Kamryn T., Mike, Pradeep J., K. Luan

• Attending to the present: mindfulness meditation reveals distinct neural modes of self-reference

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Norman A. S., Zindel V., Helen, Jim, Deborah, Zainab, Adam K.

• Tools of the trade: psychophysiological interactions and functional connectivity

  Citation: 692

  Authors: Jill X., Mark W., Timothy E.J., Stephen M., Heidi

• Region of interest analysis for fMRI

  Citation: 659

  Authors: Russell A.

• Informatic parcellation of the network involved in the computation of subjective value

  Citation: 603

  Authors: John A., Antonio

• The theory of constructed emotion: an active inference account of interoception and categorization

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Lisa Feldman

• The development of emotion regulation: an fMRI study of cognitive reappraisal in children, adolescents and young adults

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Kateri, James J., Jochen, Elaine R., Peter, Rebecca D., John D.E., Kevin N.

• Differential pattern of functional brain plasticity after compassion and empathy training

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Olga M., Susanne, Matthieu, Tania

• Depression, rumination and the default network

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Marc G., Scott, Derek Evan, Ethan, Patricia J., John