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Current Research in Behavioral Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-5182eISSN2666-5182

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.863

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.257

Total Works

198

Total Citations

3,156

2yr Mean Citedness

2.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Current Research in Behavioral Sciences publishes research on human behavior, cognition, and well-being. Articles explore topics such as the impact of psychological factors on health outcomes, the effectiveness of behavioral interventions, and the influence of social and environmental factors on individual and group behavior. The journal also investigates individual differences in personality and cognitive processes, and their relationship to adaptive functioning and life satisfaction.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications198

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5182 / 2666-5182

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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, 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

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral Sciences

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCOVID-19 and Mental HealthBehavioral Health and InterventionsPersonality Traits and PsychologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSocial and Intergroup PsychologyImpact of Technology on AdolescentsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesMental Health Research Topics