ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,628Hybrid

Behavior Modification

Identifier (ISSN):0145-4455(Print)/1552-4167(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Behavior Modification

WoS Q2
12342.6920222.32023220242.420252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.823
#6,628

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
98

98 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
57articles/year
23.44% Gold OA•79.49% Original Research

Aims & Scope

For two decades, researchers and practitioners have turned to Behavior Modification for current scholarship on applied behavior modification. Starting in 1995, in addition to keeping you informed on assessment and modification techniques relevant to psychiatric, clinical, education, and rehabilitation settings, Behavior Modification revised and expanded its focus to include treatment manuals and program descriptions. With these features you can follow the process of clinical research and see how it can be applied to your own work. And, with Behavior Modification, successful clinical and administrative experts have an outlet for sharing their solutions in the field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.1%Medicine81.2%Psychiatry68.8%Developmental psychology56.4%Biology50.9%Clinical psychology49.7%Psychotherapist44.2%Social psychology44.2%Nursing40.5%Mathematics32.4%Intervention (counseling)30.7%Philosophy30.1%Computer science28.6%Neuroscience27.7%Internal medicine27.2%Economics26.9%Political science26.2%Sociology26.2%Law25.8%Pathology23.5%Engineering21.1%Statistics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q2
Rank83/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q3
Rank94/184
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year16
Total Citations1
2025
IF2.4
Articles / Year21
Total Citations26
2024
IF2
Articles / Year20
Total Citations81
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year46
Total Citations70
2022
IF2.692
Articles / Year39
Total Citations442

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,628Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.823

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.72

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,183 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations411
3-Year Documents135
Citable Documents132

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Clinical PsychologyQ2
Developmental and Educational 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: 5%

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)Psychology
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

Behavior Modification (ISSN: 0145-4455) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.823 (Q1), an H-index of 98.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 57 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,183 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: 2026-10-01