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Journal of Comparative Psychology

Editor: Michael J. Beran, PhD

ISSN 0735-7036

eISSN 1939-2087

Open access offered

Published quarterly, beginning in February

Impact factor 1.1

5-year impact factor 1.3

Behavioral Sciences 53 of 57

Psychology 76 of 93

Psychology - Multidisciplinary 150 of 222

Zoology 104 of 183

The Journal of Comparative Psychology^® publishes original empirical and theoretical research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species.

The submission of articles containing data on multiple species and/or multiple tasks or settings is especially encouraged.

Studies can concern humans and nonhuman species, can be descriptive or experimental, and can be conducted in natural or captive settings.

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Journal of Comparative Psychology welcomes submissions that align with its submission guidelines.

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Most cited

published in the last 5 years

Assessing the perception of face pareidolia in children (Homo sapiens), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella).

Flessert, Molly; Taubert, Jessica; Beran, Michael J.

Sociability of Indian free-ranging dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) varies with human movement in urban areas.

Bhattacharjee, Debottam; Sarkar, Rohan; Sau, Shubhra; Bhadra, Anindita

Multiple assessments of personality and problem-solving performance in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).

Barrett, Lisa P.; Benson-Amram, Sarah

Initial evidence for eliciting contrafreeloading in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) via the opportunity for playful foraging.

Smith, Gabriella E.; Greene, Diana; Hartsfield, Leigh Ann; Pepperberg, Irene M.

The journey in comparative psychology matters more than the destination.

Vonk, Jennifer

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published in the last 5 years

Testing the waters: Attempts by wild killer whales (Orcinus orca) to provision people (Homo sapiens).

Towers, Jared R.; Visser, Ingrid N.; Prigollini, Vanessa

The effect of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and methamphetamine on sustained attention in the jumping spider (Trite planiceps).

Humphrey, Bonnie; Glass, Michelle; Hill, Jonathan; Osborne, Amy J.; Stouffer, Daniel B.; Noble, Alexandra; Helton, William S.; Chen, Shuli; Nelson, Ximena J.

Does comparative cognition have a WEIRD problem?

Andrews, Kristin; Monsó, Susana

Morgan’s canon and the associative–cognitive distinction today: A survey of practitioners.

Voudouris, Konstantinos; Farrar, Benjamin G.; Cheke, Lucy G.; Halina, Marta

Vocal signals produced by the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) in highly motivating contexts.

Fukimoto, Naila; Albuquerque, Natalia; Savalli, Carine