Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Behavior and Social Issues
ISSN 1064-9506 · eISSN 2376-6786 · 1 issues per year
Behavior and Social Issues: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 135 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behavior and Social Issues is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Community Health and Development and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary intellectual framework for Behavior and Social Issues is the science of behavior analysis and its sub-discipline of cultural systems analysis, but contributions from contrasting viewpoints will occasionally be considered if of specific interest to behavior analysts. We recommend that potential authors examine recent issues to determine whether their work is appropriate to the journal. Appropriate contributions include theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, and research reviews. Behavior and Social Issues is an appropriate forum for the work of senior scholars in the field, many of whom serve on the editorial board, as well as for the work of emerging scholars, including students, who have an interest in the contributions of a natural science of behavior to constructing cultures of social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Traci CihonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 127, Brazil 17, Canada 4, Australia 2, Norway 2 (155 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology35.3%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions8.4%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience7.8%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology5.3%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology3.6%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 153,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 635 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 47 | 9 | 68 |
| 2024 | 39 | 9 | 98 |
| 2023 | 35 | 12 | 173 |
| 2022 | 30 | 15 | 279 |
| 2021 | 47 | 25 | 442 |
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
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 186 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- book reviewBehavior and Social Issues publishes theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, research reviews, and book reviews. Th…Length not stated
- brief reportBehavior and Social Issues publishes theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, research reviews, and book reviews. Th…Length not stated
- editorialBehavior and Social Issues publishes theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, research reviews, and book reviews. Th…Length not stated
- research articleBehavior and Social Issues publishes theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, research reviews, and book reviews. Th…Length not stated
- reviewBehavior and Social Issues publishes theoretical and conceptual analyses, research articles and brief reports, dialogues, research reviews, and book reviews. Th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must indicate whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Behavior and Social Issues, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Frequency
- 1 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1064-9506
- Electronic ISSN
- 2376-6786
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behavior and Social Issues
What CAS zone is Behavior and Social Issues in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behavior and Social Issues is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Behavior and Social Issues?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Behavior and Social Issues?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 73–242 days). 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 Behavior and Social Issues?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Behavior and Social Issues based?
Of the 155 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (127), Brazil (17) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Behavior and Social Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behavior and Social Issues is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Behavior and Social Issues open access, and what is the APC?
Behavior and Social Issues is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .