Social Cognition
Last updated ISSN 0278-016X
Social Cognition is published by Guilford Press in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Social Cognition concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Guilford Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0278-016X, 1943-2798 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,433 |
| Publishing since | 1982 |
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