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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #8,967CAS 3区Hybrid

EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.653•SCImago Rank: #8,967•Identifier (ISSN):1363-2752(Print)/1741-2692(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,925 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.7
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
39

39 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
43.24% Gold OA•88.89% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1)
🔵 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

The central intention of Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBDs) is to contribute to readers" understanding of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and also their knowledge of appropriate ways of preventing and responding to EBDs, in terms of intervention and policy. The journal aims to cater for a wide audience, in response to the diverse nature of the professionals who work with and for children with EBDs.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.8%Developmental psychology53.5%Medicine49.7%Sociology46.6%Political science37.1%Law36.3%Psychiatry34.8%Philosophy33.4%Mathematics32.1%Pedagogy31.8%Social psychology26.2%Biology25.2%Psychotherapist23%Mathematics education22.9%Physics21.1%Computer science20.8%Clinical psychology20.5%Economics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,967Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.653

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
39

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,925 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations161
3-Year Documents65
Citable Documents56

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate72.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical PsychologyQ2
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
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
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCRESCI
42/73Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCIESCI
55/73Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—100
20251.23717
20241.52050
2023123109
2022—25148
2021—36425
2020—19111
2019—37686
2018—26262
2017—47529
2016—28627
2015—17249
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES

WoS Q3
01122023202420251.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

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: 8a6eda06-4821-4d38-be31-52c9db0d1250
Database Updated: 2026-09-29