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Behavior Therapy

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0005-7894eISSN1878-1888

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.611

H-Index

212

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.414

Total Works

4,952

Total Citations

259,633

2yr Mean Citedness

3.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on psychological interventions and therapeutic targets for mental health conditions. Studies investigate the mechanisms of change in various therapies, including mindfulness-based interventions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and exposure therapy, for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. The research also examines the role of emotion regulation, cognitive biases, and individual differences in treatment outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,952

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0005-7894 / 1878-1888

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesBehavioral and Psychological StudiesMental Health Research TopicsHuman auditory perception and evaluation