BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Impact of Technology on Adolescents, together about 33.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Behaviour & Information Technology (BIT)puts people before technology. As such it deviates from other related journals. It is the primary scientific venue for peer-reviewed publications on human-centred IT. BIT reports original research studies, practical case studies, and thoughtful articles on: usability and user experience (UX) human computer interaction (HCI) human-centred and user-centred design the social, business and human aspects of the digital world. The Journal attracts authors and readers from a variety of disciplines (e.g., usability, user experience, psychology, ergonomics, computer science, and sociology), originating from both academics and industry. All papers are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, will undertake rigorous double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in our publications. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions Readership: Human-computer interaction researchers, software and system designers, cognitive ergonomists, psychologists. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Cybernetics

Editor-in-chief Michail GiannakosPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Mainland China 2, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 2, Netherlands 2 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q1 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

INSPECPsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, OCLC, ACM Guide to Computing Literature, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, Emerald Computer Abstracts International Database, Ergonomics Abstracts, New Jour, Occupational Safety and Health Database, OCLC ArticleFirst, Psycline, Zetoc

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.

Impact

Impact factor

4.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

4.2Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

5Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

9.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

9.7Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

1.14LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

1.14Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

1.66LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.66Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

65LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

140OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,989OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5.17OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

9.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

20.26%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

273LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

869,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

7%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

10 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

75 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

15 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

1982

ISSN

0144-929X

Electronic ISSN

1362-3001

Latest issue on the website

Volume 45, Issue 14 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website