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Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1909

ISSN1873-7943

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.018

H-Indexi

139

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

4,123

Total Citationsi

135,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry; Psychology, Clinical; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Clinical Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1909

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,123

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-7943

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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

1.5k

2019

766

2020

503

2021

654

2022

616

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesBehavioral and Psychological StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Is Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry: 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 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry?

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 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 0.94.

Is Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry?