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Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Akademiai Kiado · Hungary · Est. 2007

ISSN2062-5871eISSN2063-5303

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.051

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.581

Total Worksi

1,187

Total Citationsi

57,382

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Behavioral Addictions aims to create a forum for scientific information exchange regarding behavioral addictions. It seeks to advance understanding, prevention, and treatment of various behavioral addictions through rigorous research and comprehensive reviews, encompassing neuroscience and social sciences. The journal fosters research in addiction, clinical psychology, the internet, anxiety, and cognitive psychology, investigating meta-analysis and cognition in conjunction with behavioral addictions.

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General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,187

Publisher OrgAkadémiai Kiadó

OA Since2011

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Akademiai Kiado

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2062-5871 / 2063-5303

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Scholars Portal, PMC

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

4.8k

2019

5.6k

2020

107

2021

2.4k

2022

1.4k

2023

992

2024

117

648

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Impact of Technology on AdolescentsGambling Behavior and TreatmentsSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyDigital Mental Health InterventionsChild Development and Digital TechnologySubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEating Disorders and BehaviorsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Is Journal of Behavioral Addictions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Behavioral Addictions: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Behavioral Addictions?

Journal of Behavioral Addictions 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 5.13.

Is Journal of Behavioral Addictions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Behavioral Addictions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.