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Behaviour

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0005-7959eISSN1568-539X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.412

H-Index

168

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.548

Total Works

4,389

Total Citations

212,784

2yr Mean Citedness

0.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on animal behavior, including social signaling, responses to death, foraging hierarchies, facial mimicry, acoustic displays, aversive stimuli, sociality, infanticide, association logging, anxiety tests, sibling competition, foraging strategies, attentional preferences, hunting tactics, environmental scanning, tactical deception, parental care, interpretation of actions, partner preferences, and empathy. Studies investigate diverse taxa such as insects, primates, birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals, often employing observational and experimental methods.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,389

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0005-7959 / 1568-539X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and ReproductionAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorPlant and animal studiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyAvian ecology and behavior