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Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

SAGE Publications Ltd · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2372-7330

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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 Scorei

1.164

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.507

Total Worksi

362

Total Citationsi

11,695

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Public Administration; Social Psychology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications362

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2372-7330

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

1.1k

2019

883

2020

836

2021

297

2022

457

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.

Public AdministrationQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial and Intergroup PsychologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentReading and Literacy DevelopmentRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchGender Diversity and InequalityBehavioral Health and InterventionsSchool Choice and PerformanceEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Frequently asked questions about Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Is Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 35/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences?

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.164.

Is Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences?