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Cognitive Computation

Cognitive Computation is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research on natural and artificial cognitive systems. It provides a platform spanning neurobiology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, explores cognitive agents from perception and decision making to language processing and reasoning, encourages bio-inspired computational accounts, and welcomes submissions related to special sections on Sentic Computing and Big Data Analytics.

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Subject Neurosciences
Impact Factor 4.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1866-9956
eISSN 1866-9964
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: £2190.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Cognitive Computation accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Regular Full-Length Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be 150–250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background/introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Regular Full-Length Papers can be up to 10,000 words in length. Manuscript should be arranged as Title page, Structured Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion or summary, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, and Figures. Manuscript must include keywords and a disclosure statement.
References References must follow Vancouver format. References must be listed in numerical order of citation, use square-bracketed in-text numbers, list all authors for up to six authors and the first six followed by et al for more than six.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a heading or caption.
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In-Depth Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150–250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background/introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a statement of who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, who drafted and/or critically revised the work, and a disclosure statement.
References References must follow Vancouver format. References must be listed in numerical order of citation, use square-bracketed citation numbers in the text, list all authors when there are up to six and the first six followed by et al when there are more than six.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems.
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Short Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be 150–250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background / introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be limited to 3000 words including references. Manuscript should use the same format as regular articles, arranged as Title page, Structured Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion or summary, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, and Figures. Keywords must be provided, and original research articles must include a Data Availability Statement explaining how to access supporting data, including links or citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study.
References References must follow Vancouver format. References must be listed in numerical order of citation, use numbers in square brackets in the text, list all authors for papers with up to six authors, and list the first six followed by 'et al' for papers with more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Submission is limited to 3 figures and a maximum of 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a heading or caption.
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Letters

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150–250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background/introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Letters must be limited to 3000 words including references. Letters should use the same format as regular articles, arranged as Title page, Structured Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion or summary, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, and Figures. Keywords must be provided, and original research articles must include a Data Availability Statement.
References References must follow Vancouver format. References must be listed in numerical order of citation, with up to six authors named in full and more than six listed as the first six followed by 'et al'.
Figures & Tables Letters must be limited to 3 figures and a maximum of 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript upload problems occur. Tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a heading or caption.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150–250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background/introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 1000 words in length.
References References must follow Vancouver format. References must be numbered in citation order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets, and list up to six authors in full or the first six followed by 'et al.' for more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Submission may include up to 1 figure or table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if upload problems occur. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and accompanied by a caption or heading.
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Recent Publications

MDCL-UNet: A Multi-Domain Collaborative Learning Method for Medical Image Segmentation

Xu Han, Chaobin Wang, Junni Huang, Meijun Sun, Jinchang Ren, Zheng Wang

10.1007/s12559-026-10628-0
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Emotion-Aware Knowledge Distillation: A Patient-Centric Framework for Biomedical Dialogue Summarization

Songul Erdem Guler, Ali Kerem Guler, Zeynep Orman

10.1007/s12559-026-10633-3
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Multi-Attribute Group Decision-Making Framework for Watershed Management Using q-Fractional Fuzzy Maclaurin Symmetric Mean Operators

Tahir Abbas, Zill e Shams, Samreen Anwar, Muhammad Gulistan, Mohammed M. Alshamiri, Muhammad Usman Jamil, Waqar Ishaq

10.1007/s12559-026-10617-3
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EEG-Based Motor Imagery Classification via Multi-Scale Convolutional Attention-Guided Capsule Network

Biao Wang, Lei Wang, Wenchang Xu, Hanbin Ren, Wenbo Cheng

10.1007/s12559-026-10625-3
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Hierarchical Mean-Field Theory-based Off-Policy GRPO for Federated Edge Learning in Resource-Constrained Edge Computing

Bing Ai, Yu Sun, Jun Wang, Mengyuan Jiang, Meiling Zhang, Ming Tan, Siyu Zhu

10.1007/s12559-026-10630-6
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Short Papers or Letters receive minimized time to publication with priority handling. Articles are published online after receipt of corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A covering letter is expected, and any special points should be emphasized in it. When suggesting reviewers, supporting identity details should be included in the submission letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charge: £2190.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Topic Modeling Multi-Criteria Decision Making Neural dynamics and brain function Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Neural Networks and Applications EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Machine Learning and ELM Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Visual Attention and Saliency Detection Face and Expression Recognition Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic Emotion and Mood Recognition Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Advanced Neural Network Applications Cognitive Science and Mapping Natural Language Processing Techniques Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Visual perception and processing mechanisms Text and Document Classification Technologies COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques Speech and Audio Processing

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