Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
Behavioural Brain Research
ISSN 0166-4328 · eISSN 1872-7549 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Semimonthly · Founded 1980
Behavioural Brain Research: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.93; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 119 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); 467 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behavioural Brain Research is published by Elsevier and 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 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms and Stress Responses and Cortisol, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience12.4%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience12.4%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience10.2%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience10%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology9.6%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience3.6%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience3.3%
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 | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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
- 2.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 154LetPub ·
- h-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,732OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 423LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 381 | 128 | 97 |
| 2025 | 467 | 172 | 1,097 |
| 2024 | 443 | 178 | 2,690 |
| 2023 | 432 | 151 | 3,728 |
| 2022 | 414 | 151 | 4,683 |
| 2021 | 521 | 207 | 8,347 |
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 PubMed · to
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 165 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (979 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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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 3,590 / EUR 3,360 / GBP 2,870 / JPY 445,270 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0166-4328
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-7549
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behavioural Brain Research
What CAS zone is Behavioural Brain Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behavioural Brain Research is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Neurosciences. 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 Behavioural Brain Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.93; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 254.
How long does peer review take at Behavioural Brain Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 83–165 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months. 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 Behavioural Brain Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behavioural Brain Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Behavioural Brain Research open access, and what is the APC?
Behavioural Brain Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
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: .