The Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics® (JNPE) is the first peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original research at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, business, and economic sciences. An interdisciplinary journal, JNPE serves as an appropriate outlet for articles designed to be of interest to its broad audience of scholars and professionals.

Manuscripts that use scientific methods in psychology, neuroscience, or economics to better understand any topic of relevance to economics or business are appropriate for submission. Of special interest are studies aiming at the investigation of causal relationships, e.g., intervention studies.

Topics may include (but are not restricted to):

  • Biological basis of economic preferences and personality (e.g., genetic, endocrinological, or neurophysiological)
  • Interaction of environmental and biological factors in the formation of preferences, personality, and cognitive skills
  • Application of neuroscientific measures to improve our understanding of individual and group decision making
  • The role of emotion and emotion regulation in economic decision making

Manuscripts may be conceptual or empirical in nature, and feature quantitative and/or qualitative analysis.

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Published quarterly, beginning in March
Average lag for online first 50 days
Average time to first decision 33 days
Rejection rate 74.4%
Impact factor 1.4
5-year impact factor 1.3
Psychology - Multidisciplinary 132 of 222
Economics 337 of 626
Journal citation indicator 0.45
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ISSN 1937-321X
eISSN 2151-318X
Founded 2008