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Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Springer Science+Business Media · United States · ISSN 0160-7715, 1573-3521

ITS Journal Score74.8
Global rank#4,196
Rank in Psychology#120 of 1,786
h-index171
Open access 2021–202564%

Overview

Journal of Behavioral Medicine, published by Springer Science+Business Media (United States), published 421 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 4,224 citations in those years. Its h-index is 171 and its two-year mean citedness is 2.66. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #4,196 of 62,158 ranked journals and #120 of 1,786 in Psychology.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025421
Citations 2021–20254,224
Citations per paper10.0
h-index171
i10-index2,047
2-year mean citedness2.66
Open-access share64%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+17%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
2020661,23942
2021721,24350
20221171,71886
20237863049
20247738735
20257724649

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0160-7715
  • Print ISSN: 0160-7715
  • Electronic ISSN: 1573-3521
  • Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S170915847
  • Journal website: www.springer.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Journal of Behavioral Medicine?

It is 74.8 out of 100, which places it #4,196 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Behavioral Medicine?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 2.66.

Is Journal of Behavioral Medicine open access?

64% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Journal of Behavioral Medicine charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.