Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
Aggressive Behavior
ISSN 0096-140X · eISSN 1098-2337 · Wiley-Liss Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1974
Aggressive Behavior: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,600; median 187 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aggressive Behavior is published by Wiley-Liss Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aggressive Behavior will consider manuscripts in the English language concerning the fields of Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Ethology, Psychiatry, Psychobiology, Psychology, and Sociology which relate to either overt or implied conflict behaviors. Papers concerning mechanisms underlying or influencing behaviors generally regarded as aggressive and the physiological and/or behavioral consequences of being subject to such behaviors will fall within the scope of the journal. Review articles will be considered as well as empirical and theoretical articles. Aggressive Behavior is the official journal of the International Society for Research on Aggression.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Editor-in-chief Jane L. IrelandPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 26, Canada 5, United Kingdom 4, Australia 4, Germany 2 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology21.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology12.1%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology7.2%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.1%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 33Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 268,459Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 45 | 31 | 84 |
| 2024 | 74 | 50 | 228 |
| 2023 | 64 | 46 | 539 |
| 2022 | 61 | 25 | 746 |
| 2021 | 86 | 25 | 1,406 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
187 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 269 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 187 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,600 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,410 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief reportesearcher) and results. Please note the brief report word count is limited to 5,000 words. 4. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION Free Format submission Aggressmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- commentarys text with no subheadings. Please note commentaries are limited to 1,500 words (excluding a 150-word abstract, references, figures, and tamain text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research, and its significance to the journal’s readership. Manuscripts are single…Length not stated
- editorialsAggressive Behavior publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Commentary EditorialsLength not stated
- research articlesAggressive Behavior publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Commentary EditorialsLength not stated
- review articlenalysis is not appropriate. Please note review articles are limited to 7,500 words. Commentary 3) Commentary Commentaries provide focused viewmain text ≤ 7,500 words
- review articlesAggressive Behavior publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Commentary EditorialsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship For details on eligibility for author listing, authors should refer to the journal’s Authorship Policy outlined below in Section 5 “Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations”. In accordance with Wiley's Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics' guidance, Aggressive Behavior will allow authors to correct authorship o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Conflict of Interest Statement Authors will be asked to provide a Conflict of Interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include, see the Conflict of Interest policy below in Section 5 "Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations”. Authors should liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Encourages data sharing Model summary
Aggressive Behavior encourages data sharing wherever possible, unless this is prevented by ethical, privacy or confidentiality matters.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
Aggressive Behavior is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note the journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our ‘Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors’ and other resources at www.wileyauthors.com/ethics. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found on our Author Services site her…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection Model summary
Note the journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
Aggressive Behavior will consider submissions that have previously been made available online, either on a preprint server like arXiv, bioRxiv, or PeerJ PrePrints, or on the authors’ own website.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Liss Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 0096-140X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-2337
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for Research on Aggression
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 5 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aggressive Behavior
What CAS zone is Aggressive Behavior in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aggressive Behavior is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aggressive Behavior?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 152.
How long does peer review take at Aggressive Behavior?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 187 days (interquartile range 128–269 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Aggressive Behavior?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Aggressive Behavior based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (26), Canada (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aggressive Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aggressive Behavior is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Aggressive Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Aggressive Behavior is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .