ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #9,250Hybrid

American Behavioral Scientist

Identifier (ISSN):0002-7642(Print)/1552-3381(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.7↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for American Behavioral Scientist

WoS Q3
12452.5320223.220232.320241.520251.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.635
#9,250

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
149

149 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
158articles/year
23.71% Gold OA•99.52% Original Research

Aims & Scope

American Behavioral Scientist has been a valuable source of information for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students, providing in-depth perspectives on intriguing contemporary topics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Each issue offers comprehensive analysis of a single topic, examining such important and diverse arenas as sociology, international and U.S. politics, behavioral sciences, communication and media, economics, education, ethnic and racial studies, terrorism, and public service. The journal"s interdisciplinary approach stimulates creativity and occasionally, controversy within the emerging frontiers of the social sciences, exploring the critical issues that affect our world and challenge our thinking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology78.4%Political science75.7%Psychology66.3%Law58.5%Economics42.7%Computer science38.1%Philosophy37.8%Politics28.5%Geography27.4%Biology25.9%Social psychology25.9%History23.9%Medicine23.4%Business22.7%Mathematics22.4%Social science21.2%Archaeology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q3
Rank108/184
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank86/275
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q2
Rank91/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank98/276
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.7
Articles / Year79
Total Citations11
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year80
Total Citations73
2024
IF2.3
Articles / Year152
Total Citations697
2023
IF3.2
Articles / Year110
Total Citations653
2022
IF2.531
Articles / Year216
Total Citations2,119

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,250Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1957-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.635

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.98

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,270 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations971
3-Year Documents426
Citable Documents412

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cultural StudiesQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
EducationQ2
Social PsychologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

American Behavioral Scientist (ISSN: 0002-7642) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.635 (Q1), an H-index of 149.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 158 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,270 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28