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American Journal of Health Behavior

PNG Publications · United States

ISSN1087-3244

✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.422

Total Worksi

2,145

Total Citationsi

52,411

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 107 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,145

Publisher OrgPNG Publications

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PNG Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1087-3244

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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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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?

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

951

2020

1.1k

2021

401

2022

121

315

2023

150

138

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health (social science)Unranked

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthUnranked

Social PsychologyUnranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietSmoking Behavior and CessationBehavioral Health and InterventionsPhysical Activity and HealthHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Health Behavior

Is American Journal of Health Behavior a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Health Behavior: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Health Behavior?

American Journal of Health Behavior is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.61.

Is American Journal of Health Behavior indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Health Behavior is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Health Behavior?