Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
Brain Behavior and Evolution
ISSN 0006-8977 · eISSN 1421-9743 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1968
Brain Behavior and Evolution: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; hybrid open access; median 157 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brain Behavior and Evolution is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, together about 21.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brain, Behavior and Evolution is a journal with a loyal readership, high standards, and a unique profile as the main outlet for the continuing scientific discourse on nervous system evolution. It publishes comparative neurobiological studies that focus on nervous system structure, function, or development in vertebrates and invertebrates. It also features review articles that provide critical overviews of current topics in evolutionary neurobiology. Approaches range from the molecular over the anatomical and physiological to the behavioral. Most papers published in Brain, Behavior and Evolution include an evolutionary angle, at least in the discussion, and focus on neural mechanisms or phenomena. Within this scope, the journal is currently particularly interested in suitable contributions from experimental and behavioral studies. The journal has a loyal following among evolutionary neurobiologists and is of interest to neuroethologists, neuroanatomists, comparative and developmental biologists, and neuroscientists investigating species diversity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Editor-in-chief Philippe VernierPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.1%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience6.8%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Retinal Development and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| 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 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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
- 1.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,835OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 21 | 13 | 28 |
| 2024 | 29 | 14 | 80 |
| 2023 | 23 | 6 | 78 |
| 2022 | 50 | 29 | 295 |
| 2021 | 31 | 15 | 407 |
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
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 222 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
J.B. Johnston Club members receive a 60% discount on personal subscriptions, exemption from page charges, and a 20% discount on Author's Choice. Model summary
JBJC members have 60% discount on their personal subscription fee, exemption of Page Charges and 20% discount on Author's Choice.
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0006-8977
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9743
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 101, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brain Behavior and Evolution
What CAS zone is Brain Behavior and Evolution in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brain Behavior and Evolution is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology / 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 Brain Behavior and Evolution?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 4, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Brain Behavior and Evolution?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 122–222 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 Brain Behavior and Evolution?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brain Behavior and Evolution is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Brain Behavior and Evolution open access, and what is the APC?
Brain Behavior and Evolution 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, 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: .