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Brain, Behavior and Evolution

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1968

ISSN1421-9743

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.958

H-Indexi

138

SNIPi

0.691

Total Worksi

3,150

Total Citationsi

107,274

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain, Behavior and Evolution is a journal focused on the continuing scientific discourse on nervous system evolution. It publishes comparative neurobiological studies that examine nervous system structure, function, or development in vertebrates and invertebrates.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Frequency8 No. A Year, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,150

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

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?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1421-9743

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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?

English

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

424

2019

154

2020

397

2021

289

2022

2023

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

Developmental NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNeurosciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Developmental NeuroscienceBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchIchthyology and Marine BiologyRetinal Development and DisordersMarine animal studies overviewAnimal Behavior and ReproductionPrimate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorFish biology, ecology, and behavior

Frequently asked questions about Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Is Brain, Behavior and Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain, Behavior and Evolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Brain, Behavior and Evolution?

Brain, Behavior and Evolution 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 1.29.

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

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