About OECS

The Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS) is a freely-available, peer-reviewed collection of articles that introduce key topics in cognitive science to a broad audience of students and scholars.

Each article is written by leading researchers in the field and reviewed by expert section editors. The encyclopedia covers a wide range of topics, from foundational concepts in perception, memory, and language, to cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, consciousness, and neuroscience.

Publisher

OECS is published by MIT Press, one of the world's leading academic publishers. The encyclopedia carries the ISSN 3066-7879.

Open Access

All content in OECS is freely available under open-access terms. Articles are published under Creative Commons licenses (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), ensuring broad access while protecting the integrity of the scholarly work.

Section Editors & Collections

Articles are organized into thematic collections, each curated by expert section editors:

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

OECS is inspired by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), which pioneered the model of a dynamic, peer-reviewed, open-access encyclopedia maintained by experts. OECS applies this approach to the field of cognitive science.

Contact

For questions about OECS, please visit the official site at oecs.mit.edu.