Journal profile · Zoology
Behaviour
ISSN 0005-7959 · eISSN 1568-539X · Brill Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1947
Behaviour: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behaviour is published by Brill Academic Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior and Plant and animal studies, together about 45.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Behaviour is interested in all aspects of animal (including human) behaviour, from ecology and physiology to learning, cognition, and neuroscience. Evolutionary approaches, which concern themselves with the advantages of behaviour or capacities for the organism and its reproduction, receive much attention both at a theoretical level and as it relates to specific behavior.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.2%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology8.3%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 53 | 21 | 40 |
| 2024 | 45 | 23 | 58 |
| 2023 | 62 | 38 | 282 |
| 2022 | 53 | 14 | 187 |
| 2021 | 97 | 30 | 639 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0005-7959
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-539X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behaviour
What CAS zone is Behaviour in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behaviour is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Behaviour?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 170.
How long does peer review take at Behaviour?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index Behaviour?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behaviour is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Behaviour open access, and what is the APC?
Behaviour is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .