Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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| description | Peer-reviewed journal |
| Area of Expertise | Psychology , neuroscience , computer science , linguistics , philosophy |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Cambridge University Press ( UK ) |
| First edition | 1978 |
| Frequency of publication | bi-monthly |
| editor | Paul Bloom and Barbara L. Finlay |
| Web link | Website |
| ISSN (print) | 0140-525X |
Behavioral and Brain Sciences is an important English-language cognitive science journal, in which articles on the subjects of psychology , neuroscience , computer science , linguistics and philosophy are published. Founded in 1978 by Stevan Harnad , the magazine is published every two months by Cambridge University Press . The Social Sciences Citation Index lists Behavioral and Brain Sciences as one of the most cited periodicals in the field of psychology.
The journal specializes in broad discussions on theoretical articles. A long article ( target article ) is followed by a series of short comments ( open peer commentary ), the length of which is limited to 1000 words. The article author has an opportunity to reply to the comments ( author's response ).
Articles to be published in the journal must undergo extensive peer review .
The comments come from "associate members" who include personalities such as John R. Anderson , Ned Block , Jean-Pierre Changeux , David Chalmers , Daniel Dennett , Steven Pinker and John Searle .
In 2012, the journal's impact factor was 18,571. In the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge , it was first out of 49 journals in the behavioral science category and third out of 251 journals in the neuroscience category .
Individual evidence
- ^ ISI Web of Knowledge, Journal Citation Reports Science Edition, 2012.