Journal profile · Multiple
Environment and Behavior
ISSN 0013-9165 · eISSN 1552-390X · SAGE
Environment and Behavior: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environment and Behavior is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Green Space and Health, Environmental Education and Sustainability and Place Attachment and Urban Studies, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science15.4%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science15.3%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences5.5%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences5.3%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.6%
- Spatial Cognition and NavigationEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,687OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 22 | 13 |
| 2025 | 35 | 22 | 89 |
| 2024 | 26 | 15 | 172 |
| 2023 | 22 | 19 | 397 |
| 2022 | 16 | 8 | 382 |
| 2021 | 21 | 10 | 850 |
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0013-9165
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-390X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environment and Behavior
What CAS zone is Environment and Behavior in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environment and Behavior is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environment and Behavior?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.5; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 212.
Which databases index Environment and Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environment and Behavior is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Environment and Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Environment and Behavior is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .