《認知心理學雜志》發表了來自認知心理學各個領域的研究成果，側重于健全和理論驅動的研究，這些研究促進了我們對認知機制和過程的理解。參與者包括實驗認知心理學家和認知神經科學家，他們的研究領域涉及知覺、注意力、語言處理、數字認知、動作和運動控制、空間認知、學習、記憶、推理和決策。偶爾，貢獻是在交叉的認知心理學和相關學科，如社會或臨床心理學;請注意，只有當這些貢獻對認知過程有明確的理論含義時，才能考慮它們。文章包括實證工作報告(包括簡要報告)和理論綜述。《認知心理學雜志》鼓勵扎實和可重復的實證工作，因此鼓勵作者堅持最佳的研究實踐(包括開放的科學哲學)。《認知心理學雜志》是一份國際期刊，編輯歡迎來自世界各地學者的投稿。

The Journal of Cognitive Psychology publishes contributions from all areas of cognitive psychology, focusing on sound and theory-driven studies that advance our understanding of cognitive mechanisms and processes. Contributors include experimental cognitive psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists, working in areas as diverse as perception, attention, language processing, numerical cognition, action and motor control, spatial cognition, learning, memory, reasoning, and decision making. Occasionally, contributions are at the intersection of cognitive psychology and related disciplines such as social or clinical psychology; note that such contributions can only be considered if they have clear theoretical implications for cognitive processes. Articles include reports of empirical work (including brief reports) and theoretical reviews. The Journal of Cognitive Psychology encourages solid and reproducible empirical work and therefore stimulates authors to adhere to the best research practices (including an Open Science philosophy). The Journal of Cognitive Psychology is an international journal, and the Editor welcomes submissions from scholars around the world.