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Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1985

ISSN2666-3546eISSN2666-3546

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 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

1.249

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.887

Total Works

1,106

Total Citations

15,177

2yr Mean Citedness

2.75

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the interplay between the immune system, brain function, and behavior, exploring topics such as neuroinflammation, neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health conditions, and the effects of various exposures and treatments on the nervous system.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 174 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,106

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

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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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-3546 / 2666-3546

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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.

NephrologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyNeurosciencesPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

NephrologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tryptophan and brain disordersStress Responses and CortisolNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and Mental HealthGut microbiota and healthFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMental Health Research Topics