Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
ISSN 2062-5871 · eISSN 2063-5303 · Akademiai Kiado · HUNGARY
Journal of Behavioral Addictions: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.19; fully open access; APC about USD 916; median 169 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Behavioral Addictions is published by Akademiai Kiado and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Gambling Behavior and Treatments and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to create a forum for the scientific information exchange with regard to behavioral addictions. The journal is a broad focused interdisciplinary one that publishes manuscripts on different approaches of non-substance addictions, research reports focusing on the addictive patterns of various behaviors, especially disorders of the impulsive-compulsive spectrum, and also publishes reviews in these topics. Coverage ranges from genetic and neurobiological research through psychological and clinical psychiatric approaches to epidemiological, sociological and anthropological aspects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Zsolt DEMETROVICSPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences22.3%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology15.5%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology9.5%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology6.1%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences5.2%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.7%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology4.4%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Journal Citation Reports/ Social Sciences Edition, EBSCO, GoogleScholar, CABI, CABELLS Journalytics
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
- 6.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 2.05Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 2.07Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 845OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 104 | 97 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 880 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 1,142 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | 1,586 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 2,605 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 4,170 |
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
169 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (238 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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 850 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,400 / EUR 1,900 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright
- Publication ethics
Follows the ethical principles enshrined in the Farmington Consensus. Model summary
The Journal of Behavioral Addictions declares its support for and follows the ethical principles enshrined in the Farmington Consensus.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licenses. Model summary
Articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licenses.
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2062-5871
- Electronic ISSN
- 2063-5303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Behavioral Addictions
What CAS zone is Journal of Behavioral Addictions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Behavioral Addictions is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Behavioral Addictions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.19; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Behavioral Addictions?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 169 days (interquartile range 130–232 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Which databases index Journal of Behavioral Addictions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Behavioral Addictions is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Behavioral Addictions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Behavioral Addictions is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 916.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .