Language and Cognition

pISSN: 1866-9808eISSN: 1866-9859• JCR: LANG COGNCambridge University PressUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.2 (+14.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICSAHCINot ranked
LINGUISTICSSSCIQ2
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTALSSCIQ4
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Language and Cognition current release and JCR quartile

Language and Cognition's newest impact factor is 1.6, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #818 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #288 among Q2 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Language and Cognition against journals publishing in the same field.

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Language and Cognition publication trend

Published 280 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.6.

2026 vs 2025: -83
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Journal Details

Total Articles
711
H-Index
48
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceLanguage and Linguistics

Article Volume

2022
46
2023
60
2024
61
2025
98
2026
15
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