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Religion, Brain and Behavior

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2153-5981

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

327

days submission → published

measured · last 6 articles · accept 237d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.961

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.005

Total Worksi

763

Total Citationsi

7,737

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Religious Studies; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications763

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2153-5981

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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

384

2019

295

2020

124

2021

645

2022

272

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.

Religious StudiesQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationReligion and Society InteractionsCultural Differences and ValuesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentParanormal Experiences and BeliefsStudy and Philosophy of ReligionEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorDeath Anxiety and Social ExclusionReligion, Society, and Development

Frequently asked questions about Religion, Brain and Behavior

Is Religion, Brain and Behavior a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Religion, Brain and Behavior: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Religion, Brain and Behavior?

Religion, Brain and Behavior 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 0.98.

Is Religion, Brain and Behavior indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Religion, Brain and Behavior is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Religion, Brain and Behavior?