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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Routledge · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1532-7558

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

158

days submission → published

measured · last 5 articles · accept 150d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.929

H-Indexi

102

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.817

Total Worksi

2,016

Total Citationsi

71,591

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Applied Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,016

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-7558

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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

1.4k

2019

107

2.6k

2020

135

1.3k

2021

955

2022

102

713

2023

360

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Behavioral Health and InterventionsPhysical Activity and HealthCardiac Health and Mental HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietWorkplace Health and Well-beingStress Responses and CortisolCancer survivorship and careSleep and related disordersHealth disparities and outcomesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Is International Journal of Behavioral Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Behavioral Medicine: 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 International Journal of Behavioral Medicine?

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 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 1.84.

Is International Journal of Behavioral Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine?