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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,410CAS 2区Hybrid

Brain and Language

Abbreviation (ISO):BRAIN LANG
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.841•SCImago Rank: #6,410•Identifier (ISSN):0093-934X(Print)/1090-2155(Online)•Articles / Year: 80•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,239 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.4
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
110

110 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate9.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
80articles/year
44.16% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.781)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.381)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.339)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.851)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

An interdisciplinary journal, Brain and Language publishes articles that elucidate the complex relationships among language, brain, and behavior. The journal covers the large variety of modern techniques in cognitive neuroscience, including functional and structural brain imaging, electrophysiology, cellular and molecular neurobiology, genetics, lesion-based approaches, and computational modeling. All articles must relate to human language and be relevant to the understanding of its neurobiological and neurocognitive bases. Published articles in the journal are expected to have significant theoretical novelty and/or practical implications, and use perspectives and methods from psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience along with brain data and brain measures.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.7%Cognitive psychology75.5%Biology72.7%Medicine72.1%Philosophy70.3%Neuroscience69.9%Linguistics66.9%Computer science58.5%Psychiatry58.1%Cognition37.1%Artificial intelligence35.2%Audiology34.4%Programming language24.4%Natural language processing23.8%Aphasia22%Developmental psychology21.5%Mathematics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,410Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsNeurosciencePsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.841

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
152

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.34

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,239 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations492
3-Year Documents195
Citable Documents176

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Speech and HearingQ1
Cognitive NeuroscienceQ2
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
20.5周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
8周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Academic Press Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1974
Editorial Address
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, USA, CA, 92101-4495
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
JCRSCIE
10/35Q2
LINGUISTICS
JCRSSCI
58/312Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
225/330Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSSCI
44/104Q2
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
JCISCIE
13/35Q2
LINGUISTICS
JCISSCI
110/312Q2
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
115/330Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCISSCI
36/104Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8112
20252.3100153
20242.178348
20232.574517
20222.78180804
20212.381911,298
20202.339811,295
20192.7851,819
20182.851741,603
2017—1113,045
2016—1084,831
2015—1204,387
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Brain and Language

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28