The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition® publishes original experimental and theoretical research on human cognition, with a special emphasis on learning, memory, language, and higher cognition.

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Psychology - Experimental 51 of 104
Psychology 44 of 93
Journal citation indicator 0.80
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ISSN 0278-7393
eISSN 1939-1285
Founded 1975