Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
ISSN 0149-7634 · eISSN 1873-7528 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,860; median 122 days to acceptance (122 articles, last 24 months); 448 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS is published by Elsevier Ltd 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 Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience8.6%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology8.6%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience7.5%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience7.4%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.6%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience6.3%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience6.1%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience5.3%
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 | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 8.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 209LetPub ·
- h-index
- 379OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,816OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 389LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 399 | 266 | 270 |
| 2025 | 448 | 294 | 2,921 |
| 2024 | 389 | 272 | 6,777 |
| 2023 | 416 | 286 | 11,455 |
| 2022 | 431 | 250 | 18,055 |
| 2021 | 527 | 319 | 30,330 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 122 articles with submission and acceptance dates (930 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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 4,860 / EUR 4,550 / GBP 3,890 / JPY 602,790 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0149-7634
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-7528
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
What CAS zone is NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Neurosciences; it is a Top journal. 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 NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.39; CiteScore 15.7, h-index 379.
How long does peer review take at NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS?
Based on the dates recorded on 122 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 91–162 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months. 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 NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS open access, and what is the APC?
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,860.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .