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Cognitive Neuroscience journals by time to acceptance (2025)

77 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026

Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.

2025 figures only
Open access
Brain Sciences35 (27–45)1,3193≈$2,689Open access (DOAJ)0.4
Vision44 (35–66)994≈$1,956Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Audiology Research55 (39–71)1784≈$1,711Open access (DOAJ)0.0
NeuroSci58 (43–77)1345≈$1,222Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Eye Movement Research69 (47–101)816≈$1,222Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience77 (53–118)9724≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)3.16
Frontiers in Neuroscience78 (53–110)1,02221≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)1.23
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience78 (51–120)14922≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Frontiers in Neural Circuits79 (63–141)5719≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Brain and Cognition85 (64–123)667≈$3,180—0.0
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience87 (63–124)50721≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.31
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience87 (64–108)159—$2,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Frontiers in Network Physiology88 (61–132)5221≈$2,383Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience89 (67–116)5021≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Hearing Research95 (71–146)2212≈$4,130—0.0
Journal of Neuroscience Methods95 (69–133)2172≈$3,900Hybrid0.0
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging96 (50–141)16310≈$4,050—0.0
Experimental Brain Research106 (76–150)22420≈$2,590—0.84
Journal of Sleep Research110 (82–162)28016≈$4,340—0.0
Brain Structure and Function112 (70–180)15619≈$4,790Hybrid1.24
Brain stimulation115 (86–160)1463$4,730Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Behavioural Brain Research117 (86–156)4312≈$3,590—1.42
NeuroImage Clinical118 (84–160)2042$3,490Open access (DOAJ)0.0
International Journal of Psychophysiology119 (85–149)1113≈$3,540—0.0
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews124 (89–169)4152≈$4,860Hybrid0.48
Trends in Cognitive Sciences127 (76–183)14127≈$7,030—0.0
Current Opinion in Neurobiology127 (92–173)13527≈$4,320Hybrid0.0
Cerebral Cortex129 (89–174)327—≈$5,038Hybrid0.0
eNeuro131 (82–200)26338$3,690Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory140 (115–176)612≈$4,000—2.53
Acta Psychologica146 (111–201)1,4367$2,650Open access (DOAJ)0.4
NeuroImage147 (100–210)6601$3,540Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Consciousness and Cognition147 (105–195)1028≈$3,210—0.0
Cortex153 (112–224)17212≈$3,830Hybrid0.0
Biological Psychology153 (109–213)1392≈$3,440—0.0
PsyCh Journal154 (113–226)7126≈$1,750—0.0
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience159 (127–213)6036≈$3,190—0.0
Journal of Neural Engineering160 (123–215)33715≈$3,325Hybrid1.2
European Journal of Neuroscience162 (118–230)368—≈$3,560Hybrid0.0
Autism Research162 (119–217)19116≈$4,740—1.1
Neuroimage Reports162 (118–225)738$2,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Brain Topography162 (111–217)7215≈$4,390Hybrid0.0
Molecular Autism165 (118–210)6124$3,990Open access (DOAJ)3.62
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders168 (109–242)18723≈$3,190—5.37
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology169 (104–227)5422≈$4,690—0.0
Human Brain Mapping173 (128–227)309—$3,520Open access (DOAJ)0.57
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience174 (126–254)1363$3,910Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Human Movement Science174 (134–264)767≈$3,620—0.0
Journal of Neuroscience175 (125–251)65459—Hybrid0.61
i-Perception177 (127–266)5942≈$1,348Open access (DOAJ)0.0
BMC Neuroscience179 (131–258)6314$2,990Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Psychological Research180 (123–255)15621≈$3,190Hybrid0.0
Cognitive Research Principles and Implications181 (141–266)9224$1,990Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders182 (124–267)8038$3,090Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Network Neuroscience186 (155–246)59128$2,250Open access (DOAJ)0.0
British Journal of Psychology187 (147–216)8015≈$3,800—0.0
npj Science of Learning189 (116–270)10122$2,790Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Hippocampus189 (97–259)58—≈$4,780—0.0
Neural Computation195 (138–287)63——Hybrid0.0
Neuropsychologia196 (136–255)1831≈$3,300Hybrid0.0
Vision Research197 (125–279)11210≈$2,940Hybrid0.0
Communications Psychology200 (148–265)19623$2,190Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience201 (147–294)119—$2,265Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Clinical Neurophysiology202 (127–291)2596≈$3,790Hybrid0.0
Psychophysiology205 (161–302)231—≈$4,020Hybrid0.0
Neuron211 (84–298)35029≈$10,400Hybrid0.0
Brain and Language221 (149–317)8710≈$3,170—0.0
Behavior Research Methods227 (169–351)13239≈$3,990Hybrid0.76
Neuroscience of Consciousness227 (167–320)6735≈$2,474Open access (DOAJ)—
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology232 (165–292)10917≈$4,160Hybrid2.16
Cognitive Processing241 (157–341)7224≈$3,990—0.0
Cognition246 (179–335)27510≈$3,910Hybrid0.73
Attention Perception & Psychophysics248 (153–442)7340≈$3,090Hybrid2.1
Memory & Cognition281 (186–402)6733≈$3,190Hybrid0.0
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review287 (187–407)9552≈$3,790—0.0
Nature Human Behaviour339 (248–465)17350≈$12,690Hybrid0.93
Nature Neuroscience451 (350–614)20853≈$12,690Hybrid0.0

Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Cognitive Neuroscience (OpenAlex).

Latest available year: 2024

8 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2024 figures only
Open access
Physics of Life Reviews3 (1–6)582≈$4,720—0.0
Reviews in the Neurosciences73 (55–104)5024≈$2,712Hybrid0.0
Frontiers in Cognition91 (57–129)5422≈$2,383Open access (DOAJ)—
Frontiers in Neuroinformatics102 (73–139)6823≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)2.42
Learning & Memory125 (90–167)5356—Open access0.0
Cognitive Neurodynamics149 (100–221)13629≈$4,490—1.34
Imaging Neuroscience182 (142–250)35437$1,600Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Cognition194 (129–258)6921≈$1,327Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Latest available year: 2023

2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2023 figures only
Open access
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience91 (69–132)5622≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Neuropsychology199 (143–257)5016≈$3,750——

Latest available year: 2022

4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2022 figures only
Open access
Frontiers in Neuroimaging68 (56–93)5430≈$2,383Open access (DOAJ)—
Behavioural Neurology123 (88–182)6022$1,970Open access (DOAJ)—
Neural Plasticity128 (79–186)7225$3,110Open access (DOAJ)11.9
Motor Control139 (82–244)5953———

Latest available year: 2021

3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2021 figures only
Open access
Cerebral Cortex Communications73 (36–112)659≈$2,563——
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal197 (129–465)100435No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Neuropsychology Review322 (227–420)5652≈$3,890—0.0

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Frequently asked questions

Which Cognitive Neuroscience journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?

Among 77 Cognitive Neuroscience journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 35 days (Brain Sciences). The middle journal's median was 162 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.

How are these times measured?

From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.