Editorial Psychology & Neuroscience is well-ranked by the Brazilian Qualis Psychology Committee

Evaluation is a major issue in academic life. It encourages dialogue among different points of view, bringing together contributions from numerous distinct sectors of our society. Government and public organizations throughout the world are developing different evaluation systems to better identify successful systematic research across a wide range of scientific areas. Results from these evaluations have important implications for the assessment of university output and allocation of research funds. Peer-reviewed journals represent an important cog in this machinery. Consequently, they are under constant evaluation pressure. Journal evaluation is a complex task that involves both quantitative and qualitative assessment methods. It is intended to reflect the placement of a journal within its field. Among the information associated with a journal’s ranking is the difficulty that authors have publishing their manuscripts and the prestige associated with it. Brazilian scientific journals are evaluated throug