Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Translational Behavioral Medicine
ISSN 1869-6716 · eISSN 1613-9860 · Springer US · SWITZERLAND · Founded 2011
Translational Behavioral Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,253; median 174 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); 92 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Translational Behavioral Medicine is published by Springer US and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Policy Implementation Science, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, Research (TBM) is an international peer-reviewed journal that offers continuous, online-first publication. TBM’s mission is to engage, inform, and catalyze dialogue between the research, practice, and policy communities about behavioral medicine. It aims to bring actionable science to practitioners and to prompt debate on policy issues that surround implementing the evidence. TBM takes pride in fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for researchers, authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, and is committed to publishing peer-reviewed content representing diverse populations and perspectives. TBM’s vision is to lead the translation of behavioral science findings to improve patient and population health outcomes. We encourage authors to use biased-free language when developing content. TBM is one of two journals published by the Society of Behavioral Medicine. The Society of Behavioral Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization of clinicians, educators, and scientists dedicated to promoting the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and the environment, and then applying that knowledge to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.8 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 4.3 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Rank by Impact Factor) 149/443 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 5.0 Applied Psychology (Rank by CiteScore) 84/258 Behavioral Neuroscience (Rank by CiteScore) 34/93 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Translational Behavioral Medicine are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, Society of Behavioral Medicine, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, Society of Behavioral Medicine, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Cheryl L. KnottPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Taiwan, China 1, United States 1, Netherlands 1, Austria 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions13.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine10%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology8.3%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions8.1%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.9%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4.6%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions4.2%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 938OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,686 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 41 | 12 |
| 2025 | 92 | 67 | 170 |
| 2024 | 78 | 56 | 318 |
| 2023 | 115 | 91 | 1,050 |
| 2022 | 97 | 77 | 1,340 |
| 2021 | 183 | 143 | 4,182 |
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
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 217 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,253 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- brief reportCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- brief reportsWe accept brief reports of soundly designed, original research studies of specialized interest that can be effectively communicated in less space than standard-…Length not stated
- commentaryCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…main text ≤ 3,500 words
- commentary/position paperTBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine.Length not stated
- editorialRole of the Editor The editor-in-chief is responsible for the entire content of the journal. An editorial advisory board is available to the editor to help esta…Length not stated
- hypothesisCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- letters to the editorWe publish letters to the editor that offer opinion or interpretation of articles previously published in the journal. It is customary for letters to be sent to…main text ≤ 500 words
- literature reviewCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- meta-analysisCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- null results researchWe will consider papers with null findings that may substantially contribute to advancing the field.Length not stated
- original researchCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- practice and public health policiesThese articles cover new events and trends in policies that affect behavioral medicine practitioners or the public.Length not stated
- reviewCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- review articleCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
- review articlesWe will consider systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses that rigorously characterize research evidence as objectively as possible, assess the qu…Length not stated
- systematic reviewCommentary/Position Paper TBM invites commentaries and position papers that are specifically relevant to the field of behavioral medicine. These pieces should c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Disclosure of use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The corresponding author should indicate on the Title Page (not in the body of the manuscript), whether artificial intelligence was used in the development of the manuscript. Options for this disclosure include: “Artificial intelligence was not used in the development of this manuscript.” OR "During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Structured abstract of no longer than 250 words Model summary
Neither symbolic figures such as Camille Noûs nor natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT qualify as authors, and OUP will screen for them in author lists. The use of AI (for example, to help generate content, write code, or analyze data) must be disclosed both in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Checklist
No concurrent submission or publication elsewhere Model summary
This conflict of interest checklist form must be completed. The form should be used to summarize all authors’ conflicts of interest. It should be uploaded separate from the cover letter or manuscript file.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, Translational Behavioral Medicine strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be deposited in a public repository whenever possible. When submitting in a public repository is not possible (e.g., due to ethical concerns) authors are encouraged to consider depositing in …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Standards
Clinical trials registration Model summary
This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct. Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and ultimately th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer to Society of Behavioral Medicine via OUP Model summary
Authors will receive an electronic notification to transfer copyright of the article to the Society of Behavioral Medicine via Oxford University Press. This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
TBM offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open access, you should select your …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Submission via Editorial Manager Model summary
Contributions submitted to the journal that are selected for peer-review are typically sent to two reviewers chosen by the editor or associate editors, but considerations of timeliness may require the editor to act on the basis of less than two reviews. Authors are welcome to suggest potential reviewers; however, it is the editor's decision whether or not to honor such requests. In some cases, the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit the Author Self-archiving Policy webpage.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 1869-6716
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-9860
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Translational Behavioral Medicine
What CAS zone is Translational Behavioral Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Translational Behavioral Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Translational Behavioral Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 5, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Translational Behavioral Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 134–217 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Translational Behavioral Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Translational Behavioral Medicine based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Taiwan, China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Translational Behavioral Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Translational Behavioral Medicine is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Translational Behavioral Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Translational Behavioral Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,253.
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: .