Behavior Therapy

pISSN: 0005-7894eISSN: 1878-1888• JCR: BEHAV THERElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

4.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+15.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PSYCHIATRYSSCIQ1
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICALSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Behavior Therapy current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Psychology

Ranked #207 in Psychology by impact factor and #200 among Q1 Psychology journals. This context helps compare Behavior Therapy against journals publishing in the same field.

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Behavior Therapy publication trend

Published 435 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.4.

2026 vs 2025: -74
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,952
H-Index
212
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,200 USD
Subject Areas
Clinical PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology

Article Volume

2022
138
2023
95
2024
98
2025
89
2026
15
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