Journal profile · Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Frontiers in Behavioral Economics
ISSN 2813-5296 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Behavioral Economics: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, together about 50.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is a multidisciplinary journal expanding the understanding of human behavior. Led by Field Chief Editor David Huffman (Cornell University, USA), the journal investigates how biases and cognitive limitations affect decision-making, spanning all areas of behavioral economics, from behavioral labor economics to culture and ethics. The journal covers the following subject areas: behavioral labor economics behavioral microfoundations behavioral public policy culture and ethics health behaviors neuroeconomics. Frontiers in Behavioral Economics welcomes both theoretical and empirical studies on how cognitive limitations and biases affect decision-making, including researchers' own biases. Research that addresses the internal and external validity of findings and considers a wide range of individual and collective outcomes is also encouraged. Manuscripts relating to economics but without drawing on insights from behavioral economics, or contributing new insights to behavioral economics, are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts focused on fields outside of economics, such as psychology, or public health, are also outside the scope of the journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising of computational studies of public data include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is committed to advancing behavioral economics research by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public, enabling future scientific breakthroughs. Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 7, Germany 3, United States 2, France 1, Italy 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences22.7%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences21.4%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social Power and Status DynamicsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Financial Literacy and BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.1%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 35/46 | 25th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q4 | 197/254 | 22nd |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q4 | 605/755 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 119 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 95 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 32 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,175 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,175 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,285 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-5296
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Behavioral Economics
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Behavioral Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Frontiers in Behavioral Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Behavioral Economics based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (7), Germany (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Behavioral Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Behavioral Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Behavioral Economics is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .