About this journal
Aims and scope
The Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment helps social workers firmly grasp developing issues in human behavior theories. It provides an outlet for empirically based articles about human behavior theory that facilitate social workers’ practice goals. This innovative journal is the first to address the complexities of human behavior in relation to social work and its relevancy to practice. This makes it an essential resource for classes in human behavior in the social environment. Articles provide you with groundbreaking, up-to-date information on developments in empirically based human behavior theory. They address conceptual and empirical foci which study human behavior as a complex phenomenon. Supported theories target specific behaviors for change, possess clarity by describing in detail the intended change(s), predict the change(s), and facilitate the desired behavioral change(s) through implementation of the model theory.
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 245K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.632 (2023) SNIP
- 0.484 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 0 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 36 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 12 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 26% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Michael E. Sherr, PhD - Cedarville University, Ohio, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
A. Christson Adedoyin, MSW, PhD - Samford University, AL, USA
Mark Bjelland, PhD - Calvin University, MI, USA
Barbara Bonnekessen, PhD - Pittsburg State University, KS, USA
Leonardo Santos Amancio Cabral, PhD - Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
David Cecil, PhD - Samford University, AL, USA
Sunha Choi, PhD - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Meredith Huey Dye, PhD - Middle State Tennessee University, TN, USA
Shandra Forrest-Bank, PhD - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Christine Fulmer, PhD - Liberty University, VA, USA
Julie Furj-Kuhn, PhD - Southeastern University, FL, USA
Kimberly Gallegos, PhD - Our Lady of the Lake University, TX, USA
Timothy Gongaware, PhD - University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, WI, USA
Tancy Horn-Johnson, PhD - Tarleton State University, TX, USA
David Hornsby, PhD - Carleton University, ON, Canada
Altaf Husain, PhD - Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA
Mackenzi Huyser, PhD - Chicago Semester, IL, USA
Johnny Jones, PhD - King University, TN, USA
Suk-hee Kim, PhD - Northern Kentucky University, KY, USA
Sungkyu Lee, PhD - Soongsil University, South Korea
Puleng LenkaBula, PhD - University of South Africa, South Africa
Brian Miller, PhD - Wheaton College, IL, USA
Sharon E. Moore, PhD, MSW - University of Louisville, KY, USA
Steve Offutt, PhD - Asbury Theological Seminary, KY, USA
Rachel Venema, PhD - Hope College, MI, USA
Jason Wasserman, PhD - Oakland University, MI, USA
Nathaniel Williams, PhD - Boise State University, ID, USA
Evaon C. Wong-Kim, PhD - California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Elina Wright, PhD - University of Oxford, UK
FOUNDING EDITORS
Marvin D. Feit, PhD - Norfolk State University, VA, USA
John S. Wodarski, PhD - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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