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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #12,722CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.462•SCImago Rank: #12,722•Identifier (ISSN):1091-1359(Print)/1540-3556(Online)•Articles / Year: 80•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,911 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
1.8
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
80articles/year
1.81% Gold OA•94.44% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.6)
🔵 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 Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment helps social workers firmly grasp developing issues in human behavior theories. It provides an outlet for empirically based articles about human behavior theory that facilitate social workers" practice goals. This innovative journal is the first to address the complexities of human behavior in relation to social work and its relevancy to practice. This makes it an essential resource for classes in human behavior in the social environment. Articles provide you with groundbreaking, up-to-date information on developments in empirically based human behavior theory. They address conceptual and empirical foci which study human behavior as a complex phenomenon.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology93.7%Sociology70.4%Medicine64.6%Political science61.8%Law59.1%Economics44.9%Social psychology39.4%Biology35.8%Psychiatry34.3%Philosophy34.1%Economic growth30.3%Computer science28.3%Developmental psychology28.2%Clinical psychology26.5%Psychotherapist26.2%Physics25%Anthropology23.5%History22.6%Mathematics22.1%Geography21.5%Social science20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,722Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.462

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
52

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.29

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,911 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations549
3-Year Documents244
Citable Documents244

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 Rate53.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SOCIAL WORK
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
SOCIAL WORK
JCRESCI
23/99Q1
SOCIAL WORK
JCIESCI
29/99Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—460
20251.2147211
20241.2103261
20231.693506
2022—70506
2021—1101,398
2020—1011,358
2019—711,468
2018—841,766
2017—811,245
2016—421,292
2015—1091,814
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

WoS Q1
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: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28