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Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1090-2139

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.689

H-Indexi

246

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.708

Total Worksi

9,693

Total Citationsi

388,973

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

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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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencySix No. A Year 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,693

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

700

19k

2019

499

56k

2020

545

15k

2021

418

7.8k

2022

538

7.4k

2023

618

5.5k

2024

427

1.4k

2025

265

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Is Brain, Behavior, and Immunity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain, Behavior, and Immunity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity?

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.69.

Is Brain, Behavior, and Immunity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.