Behavioral Sciences & the Law

pISSN: 0735-3936eISSN: 1099-0798• JCR: BEHAV SCI LAWWileyUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+46.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
LAWSSCIQ1
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIEDSSCIQ3
Q1
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Behavioral Sciences & the Law current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Psychology

Ranked #973 in Psychology by impact factor and #565 among Q1 Psychology journals. This context helps compare Behavioral Sciences & the Law against journals publishing in the same field.

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Behavioral Sciences & the Law publication trend

Published 252 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.9.

2026 vs 2025: -33
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,410
H-Index
108
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,090 USD
Subject Areas
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
55
2023
41
2024
73
2025
58
2026
25
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