Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
ISSN 1363-2752 · eISSN 1741-2692 · Taylor & Francis
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Education and Development and Educational and Psychological Assessments, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The central intention of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBDs) is to contribute to readers’ understanding of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and also their knowledge of appropriate ways of preventing and responding to EBDs, in terms of intervention and policy. The journal aims to cater for a wide audience, in response to the diverse nature of the professionals who work with and for children with EBDs. This audience includes: Teachers in mainstream, non-mainstream and special schools/facilities. Social workers in residential and field settings. Professionals concerned with EBDs in medical and psychiatric settings. Educational and clinical psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists. Those concerned with the training and support of workers in the above groups, such as teacher and social work trainers, consultants and advisers. Researchers and academics concerned with the needs and interests of the above groups. Professionals from the above groups engaged in in-service training as part of their professional development, including those pursuing award bearing courses. The journal also welcomes submissions of Book Reviews. Members of the Social, Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) receive the journal as a benefit of membership, see the SEBDA website www.sebda.org to learn of other benefits of membership. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Editor-in-chief Harry DanielsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, United States 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology14%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.6%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology10.3%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology9.2%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology6.1%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology5.5%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.7%
- Youth Substance Use and School AttendanceSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePsycINFOCINAHLERICPublisher website
Other: Academic Search, ArticleFirst, Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), British Education Index, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Electronic Collections Online, E-psyche, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Excerpta Medica, Family Studies Abstracts, FRANCIS, PsycFIRST, Reactions Weekly, Social Work Abstracts, SocINDEX, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.05Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 226,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,093 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 37 | 31 | 28 |
| 2024 | 20 | 14 | 65 |
| 2023 | 23 | 19 | 135 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 167 |
| 2021 | 36 | 19 | 454 |
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 Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1363-2752
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-2692
- Society / sponsor
- Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
What CAS zone is Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Educational. 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 Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 48.
Where are the editorial board members of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties open access, and what is the APC?
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .