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Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Routledge · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1540-3556

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

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

0.564

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.769

Total Works

1,960

Total Citations

27,642

2yr Mean Citedness

1.54

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment addresses human behavior in relation to social work and its relevancy to practice. It aims to help social workers understand emerging issues in human behavior theories and provides a platform for empirically based articles that facilitate social workers' practice goals.

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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 Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,960

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-3556

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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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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

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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.

AnthropologyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Homelessness and Social IssuesSocial Work Education and PracticeMigration, Health and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchHealth disparities and outcomesChild Abuse and TraumaIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingResilience and Mental HealthUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies