Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes with input from linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, computer science/artificial intelligence, and anthropology. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition. Cognitive scientists study intelligence and behavior, with a focus on how nervous systems represent, process, and transform information. Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include language, perception, memory, attention, reasoning, and emotion; to understand these faculties, cognitive scientists borrow from fields such as linguistics, psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, neuroscience, and anthropology. The typical analysis of cognitive science spans many levels of organization, from learning and decision to logic and planning; from neural circuitry to modular brain organization. One of the fundamental concepts of cognitive science is that "thinking can best be understood in terms of representational structures in the mind and computational procedures that operate on those structures."
Behavioral and Brain Sciences is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of Open Peer Commentary established in 1978 by Stevan Harnad and published by Cambridge University Press. It is modeled on the journal Current Anthropology.
The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering cognitive neuroscience. It aims for a cross-discipline approach, covering research in neuroscience, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy. The journal is published by the MIT Press and the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute and the editor-in-chief is Bradley R. Postle.
The Journal of Neuroscience is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Society for Neuroscience. It covers empirical research on all aspects of neuroscience. Its editor-in-chief is Marina Picciotto. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 6.167.
Cognitive science of religion is the study of religious thought and behavior from the perspective of cognitive science, and often engages with evolutionary science, which it assumes is its foundation. The field employs methods and theories from a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, cognitive anthropology, artificial intelligence, developmental psychology, and archaeology. Scholars in this field seek to explain how human minds acquire, generate, and transmit religious thoughts, practices, and schemas by means of ordinary cognitive capacities.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences (TiCS) is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal published by Cell Press. It is one of 14 journals in the Trends series. As of 2021, its editor is Lindsey Drayton. Journal Citation Reports lists its 2016 impact factor at 15.402.
Brain Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on several aspects of neuroscience. It publishes research reports and "minireviews". The editor-in-chief is Matthew J. LaVoie.
The Journal of Personality is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering personality psychology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the editor-in-chief is Howard Tennen. The journal covers research on personality, particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and cognitive, affective, and interpersonal individual differences. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 5.117.
Musicae Scientiae is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of music psychology. The editor-in-chief is Jane Ginsborg. It was established 1997 and is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music.
Developmental Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering developmental psychology and developmental cognitive neuroscience that was established in 1998. The current editors are Charles A. Nelson, Michelle de Haan, and Paul C. Quinn.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering cognitive science. The journal was established in 2010 and is published by John Wiley & Sons as a member of its Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews series. Submissions are by invitation only and focus on research areas at the interfaces of the traditional disciplines. Coverage aims to provide an encyclopedic coverage of the field. The journal does not publish original research papers, but "Editorial Commentaries", "Opinions", "Overviews", "Advanced Reviews", and "Focus Articles".
Journal of Research on Adolescence is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Research on Adolescence. The editor-in-chief is Nancy G. Guerra. The journal covers research on adolescence using "both quantitative and qualitative methodologies applied to cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development and behavior". According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 1.989, ranking it 6th out of 38 journals in the category "Family Studies" and 27th out of 67 journals in the category "Psychology, Developmental".
Political Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published bimonthly by Wiley on behalf of the International Society of Political Psychology. The editors-in-chief are Orla Muldoon of the University of Limerick, Ireland and James Liu of Massey University, New Zealand.
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering social neuroscience published by Oxford University Press. Its focus is on empirical research reports. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 3.662.
Animal Cognition is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. It covers research in ethology, behavioral ecology, animal behavior, cognitive sciences, and all aspects of human and animal cognition. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.084.
Cognitive Neuropsychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal aimed at promoting the investigation of human cognition that is based on neuropsychological methods including brain pathology, recording, stimulation, brain imaging or the study of developmental deficits.
Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering cognitive neurology. It was established in 1988 as Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology & Behavioral Neurology, obtaining its current title in 2003. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the editor-in-chief is Barry Gordon.
The Journal of Cognition and Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to the study of cognitive development in humans and other animals. It was established in 2000 with Philip David Zelazo as the founding editor-in-chief. It is published five times per year by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Cognitive Development Society, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Susan A. Graham. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.865, ranking it 43rd out of 70 journals in the category "Psychology, Developmental" and 56th out of 84 journals in the category "Psychology, Experimental".
Topics in Cognitive Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering cognitive science. It was established in 2009, with its first issue published in January of that year. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell in a partnership with the Cognitive Science Society. The editor-in-chief is Wayne D. Gray. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.284, ranking it 35th out of 85 journals in the category "Psychology, Experimental".
Applied Cognitive Psychology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering experimental research in cognitive psychology. It was established in 1987 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The founding editors-in-chief were Douglas Herrmann and Graham M. Davies, and the current one is Pär Anders Granhag. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.552, ranking it 61st out of 88 journals in the category "Psychology, Experimental".
