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Health Behavior and Policy Review

Paris Scholar Publishing, Ltd. · United States · Est. 1940

ISSN2326-4403eISSN2326-4403

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.224

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.4

SNIPi

0.201

Total Worksi

572

Total Citationsi

2,441

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Health Behav Policy Rev a rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly publication that seeks manuscripts on health behavior or policy topics that represent original research, including papers that examine the development, advocacy, implementation, or evaluation of policies around specific health issues. Its scope is international with particular interest in reporting on priority health topics identified by the World Health Organization and priority objectives identified in the US publication Healthy People 2030.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1940

Frequency6 Issues Annually

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications572

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Paris Scholar Publishing, Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2326-4403 / 2326-4403

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

252

2019

262

2020

238

2021

2022

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.

Health PolicyQ3

Health (social science)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietSchool Health and Nursing EducationSmoking Behavior and CessationNutrition, Health and Food BehaviorPhysical Activity and HealthFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth and Lifestyle StudiesChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentHealth and Wellbeing ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Health Behavior and Policy Review

Is Health Behavior and Policy Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Behavior and Policy Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health Behavior and Policy Review?

Health Behavior and Policy Review 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.4.

Is Health Behavior and Policy Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Behavior and Policy Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.