Journal metric profile

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 4.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 5.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 13/185 Recorded category rank

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY metric snapshot

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 4.500. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 5.000, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 13 out of 185 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 7.0% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (5.000) is 0.500 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (4.500). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.300, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.620. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY lists total cites: 20,346; total articles: 120; citable items: 122. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 16 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0005-7967 and electronic ISSN 1873-622X. The publisher is recorded as PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameBEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
Abbreviated journalBEHAV RES THER
PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,464
ISSN0005-7967
eISSN1873-622X
Total cites20,346
Total articles120
Citable items122
Cited half-life16 years
Citing half-life9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.500
5-Year Impact Factor5.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.300
Journal Citation Indicator1.620
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank13/185
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY is 4.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY?

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 13/185. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY is 5.000. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY?

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY is listed in this directory as being published by PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.