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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,222CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Behavior Therapy

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.576•SCImago Rank: #2,222•Identifier (ISSN):0005-7894(Print)/1878-1888(Online)•Articles / Year: 119•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,611 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.4
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
141

141 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
119articles/year
24.61% Gold OA•97.85% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.796)
🔵 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

Behavior Therapy is a quarterly international journal devoted to the application of the behavioral and cognitive sciences to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of psychopathology and related clinical problems. It is intended for mental health professionals and students from all related disciplines who wish to remain current in these areas and provides a vehicle for scientist-practitioners and clinical scientists to report the results of their original empirical research. Although the major emphasis is placed upon empirical research, methodological and theoretical papers as well as evaluative reviews of the literature will also be published. Controlled single-case designs and clinical replication series are welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.9%Medicine75.9%Clinical psychology56.9%Psychiatry54.6%Biology46.7%Psychotherapist44.4%Developmental psychology35.8%Social psychology34.5%Neuroscience30.3%Internal medicine29.8%Computer science26.4%Philosophy23.8%Anxiety23.5%Pathology22.4%Mathematics22.1%Economics20.9%Cognition20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,222Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.576

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
141

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.44

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,611 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,254
3-Year Documents266
Citable Documents259

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 Rate63.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHIATRY
JCRSSCI
57/293Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
JCRSSCI
19/184Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCISSCI
24/293Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
JCISSCI
13/184Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4210
20253.889154
20243.498920
20233.795970
20224.7961381,658
2021—981,828
2020—993,400
2019—1023,560
2018—943,260
2017—974,828
2016—997,062
2015—763,642
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Behavior Therapy

WoS Q1
235620222023202420253.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.9%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01