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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #4,326CAS 2区Hybrid

Memory & Cognition

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 1.078•SCImago Rank: #4,326•Identifier (ISSN):0090-502X(Print)/1532-5946(Online)•Articles / Year: 135•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,383 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.8
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
152

152 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
135articles/year
47.29% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.482)
🔵 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

Memory & Cognition covers human memory and learning, conceptual processes, psycholinguistics, problem solving, thinking, decision making, and skilled performance, including relevant work in the areas of computer simulation, information processing, mathematical psychology, developmental psychology, and experimental social psychology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.8%Cognitive psychology90.4%Biology80.3%Philosophy79.1%Neuroscience71.9%Computer science70.2%Medicine69.8%Linguistics68.6%Psychiatry62.6%Cognition61.5%Artificial intelligence51.5%Mathematics48.9%Economics36.2%Engineering34.3%Epistemology34%Sociology31.5%Management30.6%Social psychology28.1%Recall26.7%Physics26.6%Communication25.4%Systems engineering25.4%Political science25.1%Task (project management)25%Law24.9%Programming language24.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,326Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.078

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)
2.38

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,383 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,023
3-Year Documents365
Citable Documents363

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

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):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
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
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
8 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSSCI
71/104Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCISSCI
60/104Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12021
20252.1149205
20242.2168596
20232.4118712
20222.4821241,385
2021—1452,169
2020—1182,133
2019—1102,187
2018—1052,817
2017—942,350
2016—1033,393
2015—862,474
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Memory & Cognition

WoS Q3
122320222023202420252.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

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

Record UUID: 82561777-63b2-4b0c-963f-4f5b34cf9b9c
Database Updated: 2026-10-01