SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #9,860CAS 2区Top JournalSubscription

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):BEHAV. BRAIN SCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.6•SCImago Rank: #9,860•Identifier (ISSN):0140-525X(Print)/1469-1825(Online)•Articles / Year: 7•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,960 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.2
↓ -5.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
148

148 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
7articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.2)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 29.3)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 21.357)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.579)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 17.333)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 17.194)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.071)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

BBS is the internationally renowned journal with the innovative format known as Open Peer Commentary. Particularly significant and controversial pieces of work are published from researchers in any area of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology or cognitive science, together with 10-25 commentaries on each article from specialists within and across these disciplines, plus the author's response to them. The result is a fascinating and unique forum for the communication, criticism, stimulation, and particularly the unification of research in behavioral and brain sciences from molecular neurobiology to artificial intelligence and the philosophy of the mind.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology93.9%Biology56.1%Computer science49.2%Cognitive psychology45.5%Philosophy45.4%Neuroscience39.7%Medicine38.3%Cognitive science33.9%Epistemology33.7%Mathematics26.4%Psychiatry24.7%Physics23%Artificial intelligence22.5%Social psychology20.3%Sociology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,860Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeurosciencePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.6

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
189

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.57

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,960 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,308
3-Year Documents893
Citable Documents885

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ3
PhysiologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1978
Editorial Address
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-2473
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
3/57Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
24/330Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
JCRSSCI
1/17Q1
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
2/57Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
15/330Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
JCISSCI
1/17Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3098
202513.7199264
202416.6202490
202329.3405731
202221.3573182,508
202112.5792091,259
202017.3331892,408
201917.1943043,404
201815.0712563,670
2017—3974,094
2016—2673,630
2015—1725,022
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Behavioral and Brain Sciences

WoS Q1
81725342018201920202021202220232024202513.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 174c6754-b268-414e-8793-99f53534aeae
Database Updated: 2026-10-01