Journal metric profile

Behavioural Public Policy

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 3.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 17/90 Recorded category rank

Behavioural Public Policy JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Behavioural Public Policy metric snapshot

Behavioural Public Policy has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 0.000, 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 17 out of 90 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 19% 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 (0.000) is 3.100 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (3.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.400, a difference of 0.700 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 Behavioural Public Policy lists total cites: 1,110; total articles: 75; citable items: 78. 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 3.4 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Behavioural Public Policy is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2398-063X and electronic ISSN 2398-0648. The publisher is recorded as CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 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 nameBehavioural Public Policy
Abbreviated journalBEHAV PUBLIC POLICY
PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,632
ISSN2398-063X
eISSN2398-0648
Total cites1,110
Total articles75
Citable items78
Cited half-life3.4 years
Citing half-life8.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.100
5-Year Impact Factor0.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.400
Journal Citation Indicator1.620
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank17/90
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Behavioural Public Policy?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Behavioural Public Policy is 3.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Behavioural Public Policy?

Behavioural Public Policy is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 17/90. 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 Behavioural Public Policy?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Behavioural Public Policy is 0.000. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Behavioural Public Policy?

Behavioural Public Policy is listed in this directory as being published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.

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