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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN2164-2850eISSN2164-2850
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total60
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.992
H-Index
45
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.017
Total Works
543
Total Citations
9,791
2yr Mean Citedness
2.53
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on health psychology and behavioral medicine, focusing on interventions and factors influencing health behaviors. Articles examine topics such as lifestyle changes and mental health in adolescents, culturally responsive health messaging for vaccine uptake, occupational stress and burnout in teachers, resilience in young women, vaccine hesitancy, post-traumatic growth, exercise maintenance in older adults, blood donation intention, mental health interventions for students and patients with chronic conditions, physical activity and sedentary behavior in university settings, psychological interventions for chronic headaches, diabetes prevention programs, smoking cessation, medication adherence in transplant patients, cancer screening uptake, weight stigma, retirement well-being, suicidal ideation in multiple sclerosis, pain management, and obstetric and gynecological care experiences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
24
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1977
Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications543
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~24 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSLibrary of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2164-2850 / 2164-2850
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
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?
CLOCKSS, Library of Congress, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health (social science)Q1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1
Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Behavioral NeuroscienceHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Behavioral Health and InterventionsPhysical Activity and HealthCOVID-19 and Mental HealthEating Disorders and BehaviorsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsResilience and Mental HealthMental Health Research TopicsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthObesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref