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Behavioural Public Policy
ISSN 2398-063X · eISSN 2398-0648 · Cambridge University Press
Behavioural Public Policy: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 29 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behavioural Public Policy is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 40% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Behavioural Public Policy is an interdisciplinary and international peer-reviewed, gold open access journal devoted to behavioural research and its relevance to public policy. The study of human behaviour is important within many disciplinary specialties and in recent years the findings from this field have begun to be applied to policy concerns in a substantive and sustained way. BPP seeks to be multidisciplinary and therefore welcomes articles from economists, psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, primatologists, evolutionary biologists, legal scholars and others, so long as their work relates the study of human behaviour directly to a policy concern.BPP focuses on high-quality research which has international relevance and which is framed such that the arguments are accessible to a multidisciplinary audience of academics and policy makers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences18.6%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology10.2%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 29Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 44 | 43 | 130 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 309 |
| 2023 | 38 | 37 | 289 |
| 2022 | 43 | 32 | 402 |
| 2021 | 46 | 36 | 790 |
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted9
- book reviewThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article* Findings from the Field*New Voices* Perspective*Political Economy of Behavioural Public Po…Length not stated
- book review essayBook Review Essay**Length not stated
- debate essayDebate Essay**Length not stated
- findings from the fieldFindings from the Field*Length not stated
- new voicesNew Voices*Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article* Findings from the Field*New Voices* Perspective*Political Economy of Behavioural Public Po…Length not stated
- political economy of behavioural public policyPolitical Economy of Behavioural Public Policy*Length not stated
- research articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article* Findings from the Field*New Voices* Perspective*Political Economy of Behavioural Public Po…Length not stated
- responseResponse*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
For information on the journal’s peer review process, please click here.
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
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 2398-063X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-0648
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behavioural Public Policy
What CAS zone is Behavioural Public Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behavioural Public Policy is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / Psychology, Social / Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Behavioural Public Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 29 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 42.
Which databases index Behavioural Public Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behavioural Public Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Behavioural Public Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Behavioural Public Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .