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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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.838

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.257

Total Worksi

198

Total Citationsi

3,156

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Behavioral Neuroscience; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyAnnual

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

385

2020

2.1k

2021

299

2022

386

2023

122

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Current Research in Behavioral Sciences

Is Current Research in Behavioral Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Research in Behavioral Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Research in Behavioral Sciences?

Current Research in Behavioral Sciences 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.23.

Is Current Research in Behavioral Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Research in Behavioral Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Current Research in Behavioral Sciences?