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Brain and Behavior

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2162-3279eISSN2162-3279

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.882

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.935

Total Worksi

5,072

Total Citationsi

75,062

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Neurosciences; Behavioral Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,072

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-3279 / 2162-3279

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

323

8.7k

2019

492

12k

2020

475

7.7k

2021

406

6.2k

2022

499

2023

515

2.8k

2024

935

2025

535

138

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesTryptophan and brain disordersEpilepsy research and treatmentNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Brain and Behavior

Is Brain and Behavior a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain and Behavior: 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 Brain and Behavior?

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 1.98.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Brain and Behavior?