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Health Education and Behavior

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1552-6127

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

1.159

H-Index

135

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.209

Total Works

2,556

Total Citations

115,840

2yr Mean Citedness

1.59

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Health Education and Behavior publishes research on health behavior and health education. The journal covers topics within public, environmental, and occupational health.

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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 Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,556

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-6127

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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

2019

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2023

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth Policy Implementation ScienceCommunity Health and DevelopmentBehavioral Health and InterventionsPublic Health Policies and EducationSchool Health and Nursing EducationFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthSmoking Behavior and CessationPhysical Activity and Health