Cognitive Neuroscience · 262 journals indexed
Best journals for Cognitive Neuroscience
The top Cognitive Neuroscience journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 7Translational Psychiatry6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Current Directions in Psychological Science5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13Psychological Review5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14International Journal of Neural Systems5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · World ScientificScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Biomedical Signal Processing and Control4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 19Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Behavior Research Methods3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22Brain Communications3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Neuroscience Bulletin3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30Frontiers in Psychology3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35Frontiers in Human Neuroscience3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · University of OxfordOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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