Journal profile · Multiple
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
ISSN 1179-1578 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Psychology Research and Behavior Management: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.49; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 4,320; median 88 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 181 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology Research and Behavior Management is published by Dove Medical Press and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 and Mental Health, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Igor Elman, MD Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to advancing psychological science and its application to behavior management. The journal promotes rigorous scientific research in psychology and evidence-based interventions that directly inform behavioral outcomes and change management strategies in real-world contexts.Behavior management is a structured, empirically supported approach that applies psychological science to help individuals, families, organizations, and communities constructively adapt and modify behaviors. This approach is widely applicable across diverse fields and is relevant to professionals in roles, such as healthcare providers, educators, coaches, legal practitioners, and executive leaders.The journal encourages interdisciplinary submissions from theoretical, empirical, and translational perspectives. Manuscripts should feature methodologically strong empirical or theoretical work, rooted in psychology, and outline practical contributions to behavior management.Psychology Research and Behavior Management welcomes submissions on the following topics: Occupational Health and Well-Being Educational Psychology Child and Adolescent Mental Health Psychological Assessment Forensic Psychology Family Studies and Interpersonal Relationships Health and Stress Addiction Studies Behavioral Economics Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Neuroscience Behavioral Genetics All meta-analyses require a pre-submission check prior to submitting to Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Please complete the pre-submission check form here. Acceptable study and article typesThe journal accepts papers in the form of original research, including clinical and laboratory animal studies, along with brief reports, surveys, reviews, methodological/measurement research, expert opinions, commentaries, case series, case reports, and letters. Updated 27 May 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Igor ElmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 14, Italy 8, Australia 4, Mainland China 3, Hong Kong, China 2 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology10.1%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology6.1%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.9%
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesPsychology5.7%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SJR, CiteScore, Impact FactorPublisher website
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
- 4.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.31Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,066OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 549,815Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,009 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 118 | 28 |
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | 741 |
| 2024 | 325 | 325 | 3,495 |
| 2023 | 394 | 394 | 6,061 |
| 2022 | 288 | 288 | 5,349 |
| 2021 | 189 | 189 | 5,264 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 120 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (379 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,320 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,836 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,300 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- hypothesisHypothesis Hierarchical Decision-Making Theory: A Cognitive-Affective Framework for Explaining Decision QualityLength not stated
- original researchOriginal Research Gender-Specific Network Structures of Depression and PTSD Symptoms in Chinese FirefightersLength not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1179-1578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology Research and Behavior Management
What CAS zone is Psychology Research and Behavior Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology Research and Behavior Management is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychology Research and Behavior Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.49; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Psychology Research and Behavior Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 68–120 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 JCR quartile is Psychology Research and Behavior Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychology Research and Behavior Management based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Italy (8) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychology Research and Behavior Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology Research and Behavior Management is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psychology Research and Behavior Management open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology Research and Behavior Management is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,320.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .