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Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1090-2139

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

2.704

H-Index

246

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.708

Total Works

9,693

Total Citations

388,973

2yr Mean Citedness

4.69

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies dealing with behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions in humans and animals. The journal's main emphasis is on Immunology, focusing on respiratory virus, neuroinflammation research, oxidative stress, and GABAergic mechanisms.

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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 Published1974

Annual Volume~ 525 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,693

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-2139

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ1

Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsQ1

ImmunologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyNeurosciencesPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tryptophan and brain disordersStress Responses and CortisolNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorImmune Response and InflammationCancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune ResponsePain Mechanisms and TreatmentsImmune Cell Function and InteractionGut microbiota and healthNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology