About this journal

Aims and scope

Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal with a focus on the science of psychology and its application in behavior management and learning.

Specific topics covered by the journal include:

  • Behavioral, cognitive and social neuroscience
  • Psychophysiology and behavioral endocrinology
  • Behavioral economics and decision making
  • Positive psychology
  • Business and sports performance processes
  • Social and developmental aspects

The journal accepts papers in the form of original research, including clinical and laboratory animal studies, along with surveys, reviews, expert opinions, commentaries, case series and case reports.

All meta-analyses require a pre-submission check prior to submitting to Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Please complete the pre-submission check form here.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 576K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.8 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.974 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.812 (2023) SJR

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief:

Professor Igor Elman, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, United States

Associate Editors-in-Chief:

Professor Mei-Chun Cheung, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Dr Zhenhao Shi, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dr Einar Thorsteinsson, Psychology, University of New England, Australia

Professor Gabriela Topa, Faculty of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain

Dr Bao-Liang Zhong, Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China 

Editorial Board:

Professor Kenneth Blum, Division of Addiction Research and Education, Center for Sports, Exercise & Mental Health, Western University Health Sciences, pomona., CA., USA

Professor SH Annabel Chen, Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr Stella Christie, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Mainland (PRC)

Dr Terry A Cronan, Psychology, Department of Sciences, San Diego State University, United States

Dr George DuPaul, School Psychology, Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, United States

Professor Palmira Faraci, Psychometrics, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Italy

Professor Richard Ferraro, Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, United States

Professor Peter Hancock, Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States

Professor Raphiq Ibrahim, Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Department of Learning, University of Haifa, Israel

Dr Valentina Lucia La Rosa, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Italy

Dr Daniel D Langleben, Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States

Dr Donato Liloia, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy 

Dr Natasha Loi, Psychology, University of New England, Australia

Dr Ruth Mark, Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Tilburg, Netherlands

Professor Gianluca Serafini, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Dr Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, School of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

Dr Panayotis (Peter) K. Thanos, Senior Research Scientist, Research Professor, Director of Behavioral Neuropharmacology & Neuroimaging Laboratory on Addictions (BNNLA), Clinical Research Institute on Addictions, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, USA 

Professor Jaye Van Kirk, Behavioral Sciences, San Diego Mesa College, United States

Professor Stephen Weiss, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States

Abstracting and indexing

Psychology Research and Behavior Management is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:

American Psychological Association's 'PsycINFO' database

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

EMBASE (Elsevier)

Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition

Pubmed (NLM)

PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)

Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)

Scopus (Elsevier)

Open access

Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.

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