Trends in Cognitive Sciences

pISSN: 1364-6613eISSN: 1879-307X• JCR: TRENDS COGN SCIElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

20.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 3.1 (+18.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    20.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    17.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESSCIEQ1
NEUROSCIENCESSCIEQ1
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTALSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Trends in Cognitive Sciences current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #15 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #15 among Q1 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Trends in Cognitive Sciences against journals publishing in the same field.

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Trends in Cognitive Sciences publication trend

Published 703 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 20.3.

2026 vs 2025: -144
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,297
H-Index
454
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$6,830 USD
Subject Areas
Cognitive NeuroscienceCognitive NeuroscienceCognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental and Educational Psychology

Article Volume

2022
159
2023
154
2024
164
2025
185
2026
41
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