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Journal of Health and Social Behavior
ISSN 0022-1465 · eISSN 2150-6000 · SAGE
Journal of Health and Social Behavior: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.63; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Health and Social Behavior is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health disparities and outcomes, Employment and Welfare Studies and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences20.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions11.9%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences5.3%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences4.7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.5%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
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
- 3.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 260OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,687OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,237 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 47 | 35 | 65 |
| 2024 | 52 | 33 | 358 |
| 2023 | 48 | 30 | 546 |
| 2022 | 40 | 20 | 835 |
| 2021 | 55 | 24 | 2,290 |
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
- 0022-1465
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-6000
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health and Social Behavior
What CAS zone is Journal of Health and Social Behavior in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Health and Social Behavior is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Social / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Sciences, Biomedical / Sociology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Health and Social Behavior?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.63; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 260.
Which databases index Journal of Health and Social Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Health and Social Behavior is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Health and Social Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health and Social 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: .