Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
ISSN 0739-9863 · eISSN 1552-6364 · SAGE
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 247 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is published by SAGE 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 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Provocative and InformativeFor more than thirty years, researchers, educators, mental health professionals, sociologists, and policymakers have turned to the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (HJBS) for the latest research and analysis on Hispanic issues. Each quarterly issue of HJBS provides the latest theoretical work, research studies, and analysis that readers and researchers need to stay on top of this dynamic field. Distinguished experts from diverse fields of study contribute timely scholarly articles on the latest behavioral research on a wide variety of Hispanic concerns, including cultural assimilation, communication barriers, intergroup relations, employment discrimination, substance abuse, AIDS prevention, family dynamics, and minority poverty. The Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is multidisciplinary and comprehensive, providing coverage of relevant issues from the fields of sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, linguistics, public health, economics, and political science. Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hjbs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences17.1%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.5%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology7.3%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology4.2%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 826OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13 | 25 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 186 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
247 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 247 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 800
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- book reviewOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- commentaryOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- literature reviewOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- research articleOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Research Article Description: Research Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, the following fees apply: journal charges $800 for first color image and $200 for each additional color image. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the S…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double Anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0739-9863
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6364
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
What CAS zone is Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences?
The publisher reports about 247 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .