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American Behavioral Scientist

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN1552-3381

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.961

H-Index

193

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.508

Total Works

6,140

Total Citations

207,433

2yr Mean Citedness

1.89

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

American Behavioral Scientist provides in-depth perspectives on topics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Each issue offers analysis of a single topic, examining areas such as sociology, international and U.S. politics, and behavioral sciences.

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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 Published1960

FrequencyMonthly, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,140

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-3381

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

EducationQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationMigration and Labor DynamicsSocial and Cultural DynamicsRhetoric and Communication StudiesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Capital and NetworksSocial and Intergroup Psychology