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Behavioral Sciences

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2011

eISSN2076-328X

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.828

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.901

Total Worksi

5,984

Total Citationsi

57,159

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Behavioral Sciences publishes original articles, reviews, and short communications in behavior genetics, experimental and clinical neurosciences, neurocognitive sciences, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive and behavioral sciences, behavioral biology, organizational behavior, operations research, and sociology and social networks.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,984

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2076-328X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

GeneticsQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthBehavioral Health and InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsResilience and Mental HealthAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Behavioral Sciences

Is Behavioral Sciences a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Behavioral Sciences?

Behavioral Sciences 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 2.91.

Is Behavioral Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Behavioral Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.