Journal profile · Social Sciences-Public Administration
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
ISSN 2372-7322 · eISSN 2372-7330 · SAGE
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS) presents research and scientific reviews relevant to public policy. The articles all...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Public Administration
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences7.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.6%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences5.1%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.8%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences4.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences4.3%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 37 | 12 | 63 |
| 2024 | 20 | 11 | 138 |
| 2023 | 50 | 26 | 612 |
| 2022 | 24 | 7 | 339 |
| 2021 | 28 | 12 | 923 |
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 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- 2372-7322
- Electronic ISSN
- 2372-7330
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
What CAS zone is Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Psychology, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .