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Q1Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
About Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience is a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.249 and H-index of 140.
Coverage: 2006-2026. Research categories: Cognitive Neuroscience (Q1); Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies; Functional Brain Connectivity Studies; Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes; Face Recognition and Perception; Action Observation and Synchronization; Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment.
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