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American Behavioral Scientist
ISSN 0002-7642 · eISSN 1552-3381 · SAGE
American Behavioral Scientist: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Behavioral Scientist is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Behavioral Scientist (ABS), peer-reviewed and published fourteen times a year, is a valuable source of information for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students, providing in-depth perspectives on intriguing contemporary topics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Each issue offers comprehensive analysis of a single topic, examining inter-disciplinary, important, and diverse arenas. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). More This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 28, Canada 2, United Kingdom 1, Singapore 1, Ukraine 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences14%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,879OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 30 | 12 |
| 2025 | 80 | 32 | 96 |
| 2024 | 152 | 73 | 718 |
| 2023 | 110 | 66 | 665 |
| 2022 | 216 | 64 | 2,147 |
| 2021 | 152 | 65 | 2,463 |
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.
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0002-7642
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3381
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Behavioral Scientist
What CAS zone is American Behavioral Scientist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Behavioral Scientist is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Behavioral Scientist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 198.
Where are the editorial board members of American Behavioral Scientist based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Canada (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Behavioral Scientist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Behavioral Scientist is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Behavioral Scientist open access, and what is the APC?
American Behavioral Scientist is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .