Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition

What Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition does

The Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition is an internal, non-commercial academic publication of the Master Programme Neuroscience and Cognition at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Founded in 2008, the journal publishes two issues per year (spring and fall) plus an annual abstract booklet tied to the Mind the Brain Symposium. Content comprises research articles, review articles, essays, book reviews, methodology articles, PhD reports, and experience abroad reports contributed exclusively by master's students in the programme, with peer review conducted by two to three fellow students active in the same research field and final publication decisions made by an annual editorial board of approximately eight first-year master's students.

The journal operates on a web publishing platform hosted at journal.neuroscience-cognition.org and maintains an online archive spanning 20 volumes. Production is structured around rotating annual editorial boards with defined roles — Editor-in-Chief, Editors, Secretary & Finance, PR Manager, and Designers — supported by a dedicated web development contributor. The entity explicitly disclaims official academic-journal status and restricts content access to participants of the host Master Programme to safeguard unpublished research findings.

The journal does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through a combination of institutional and corporate sponsorships (ANT Neuro, Revvity, UMC Utrecht Brain Centre, Helmholtz Institute, Graduate School of Life Sciences, and the PhD Programme Clinical & Experimental Neuroscience) plus implicit coverage via the parent programme. Distribution is free of charge to students, supervisors, and lecturers, with physical copies handed out at semi-annual Release Parties and digital access provided through the online archive; access is not extended to anyone outside the Master Programme.

Name

Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition

Legal name

Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition

Website

https://journal.neuroscience-cognition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition is a non-commercial, biannual internal academic publication of Utrecht University's Master Programme Neuroscience and Cognition, featuring student-authored research, reviews, and essays peer-reviewed by fellow students and distributed free to programme participants since 2008.

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Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

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Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

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Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

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Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Academic journal
• Student publishing
• Neuroscience research
• Peer review
• Educational publication

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-commercial educational publication: The Journal of Neuroscience and Cognition is a non-profit internal academic report. It does not generate commercial revenue. The journal is funded through sponsorships and is provided free of charge to students and supervisors of the Master Programme Neuroscience and Cognition at Utrecht University.

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Core offering

The Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition is an internal, non-commercial academic journal of the Master Programme Neuroscience and Cognition at Utrecht University. It publishes two issues per year (spring and fall), as well as an abstract booklet from the Mind the Brain Symposium, containing student-authored articles, reviews, essays, book reviews, methodology articles, and PhD reports reviewed by fellow students and made available free of charge to programme participants.

Product overview

The Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition is a single academic journal product operated as an internal publication of Utrecht University's Master Programme. It releases two issues per year (spring and fall), supplemented by an annual abstract booklet from the Mind the Brain Symposium. The journal publishes multiple content types including research articles, review articles, essays, book reviews, methodology articles, PhD reports, and experience abroad reports, all contributed by and reviewed by students within the Master Programme.

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Products and services

• Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition (Academic Journal) Internal academic journal of the Master Programme Neuroscience and Cognition at Utrecht University, published twice yearly (spring and fall). Publishes research articles, review articles, essays, book reviews, methodology articles, PhD reports, and experience abroad reports written by master's students, with peer review conducted by fellow students, and is provided free of charge to programme participants.
• Mind the Brain Symposium Abstract Booklet Annual supplement to the journal's spring issue containing abstracts from the Mind the Brain Symposium, released alongside the main journal to extend the journal's coverage of the broader neuroscience community.

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ANT NeurominorOthersANT Neuro is listed as a sponsor of the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition. As a sponsor, ANT Neuro's logo appears on the journal's website, and the company supports the journal's publication activities.
• Graduate School of Life SciencesminorOthersGraduate School of Life Sciences is listed as a sponsor of the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition. Their logo appears on the journal's website as part of the sponsorship package.
• Helmholtz InstituteminorOthersThe Helmholtz Institute (Helmholtz School) is listed as a sponsor supporting the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition, with their logo displayed on the journal's website.
• PhD Programme Clinical & Experimental NeuroscienceminorOthersThe PhD Programme Clinical & Experimental Neuroscience is listed as a sponsor of the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition, contributing financial support displayed through logo placement.
• RevvityminorOthersRevvity is listed as a sponsor of the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition. Their logo appears on the journal's website as part of the sponsorship arrangement.
• UMCU Brain Centre (UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus)minorOthersThe UMCU Brain Centre (formerly Brain Center Rudolf Magnus) is listed as a sponsor of the Journal of Neuroscience & Cognition. Their logo appears on the journal's website and they are affiliated with Utrecht University Medical Center.

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Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal (THURJ): Student-run peer-reviewed research journal at Harvard, designed to provide undergraduates with hands-on experience in academic publishing. Closely mirrors JNC's model of student-edited peer review and pedagogical publishing.
• Berkeley Scientific: One of the oldest student-run undergraduate research journals in the US, published by UC Berkeley students. Directly comparable to JNC as a student-led, peer-reviewed scientific publication used as a pedagogical publishing platform within a university setting.
• Yale Scientific Magazine: Oldest student-run science magazine in the US, managed and written entirely by Yale undergraduates. Comparable to JNC as a student-operated scientific publication embedded within a university community and distributed primarily to that community.

Broad incumbents

• Neuron: Established peer-reviewed neuroscience journal from Cell Press/Elsevier publishing across molecular, cellular, systems, and cognitive neuroscience. Comparable as a peer-reviewed neuroscience periodical but operates at a completely different scale, indexing, and editorial rigour level.
• Nature Neuroscience: Premier peer-reviewed neuroscience journal from Springer Nature, publishing high-impact neuroscience research. Comparable as a neuroscience-focused scholarly journal but at the opposite end of the prestige and reach spectrum from JNC.
• Journal of Neuroscience (JNeurosci): The flagship peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Neuroscience, covering all areas of neuroscience research. Comparable as a peer-reviewed neuroscience venue but operates at vastly larger scale, with full academic indexing and impact factor — a contrast point showing the scale gap between JNC and the established field.

Emerging players

• eNeuro: Open-access peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Neuroscience, focused on rapid publication of rigorous neuroscience research. Comparable to JNC as a peer-reviewed neuroscience venue but operates with formal indexing, DOI assignment, and broader external readership.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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