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Top 10 Open Access Behavioral Sciences Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Behavioral Sciences journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

This category currently has 5 open access journals with Journal Impact Factor data.
#1
BA
Behavioral And Brain Functions

BioMed Central

JIF 3.3
Q1
Open

Behavioral and Brain Functions is a well-established journal in the field of behavioural and cognitive neuroscience. It welcomes manuscripts that provide insight into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying behaviour and brain function, or dysfunction, and g...

Identifiers

eISSN 1744-9081

Publication Cost

APC: £2290.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days
Behavioral
Neurosciences
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#2
CC
Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews

Comparative Cognition Society

JIF 2.9
Q1
Open

Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews publishes review articles on comparative cognition, animal cognition, and animal behavior, with an emphasis on comprehensive high-quality review articles and short constructive critiques. It also publishes brief revie...

Identifiers

ISSN 1911-4745
eISSN 1911-4745

Publication Cost

Each article costs $1,000 (U.S.) to produce, but authors are not required to provide this funding; unsupported costs are covered by the Comparative Cognition Society.

Publishing Timeline

Single-blind peer review with at least two reviewers.
Behavioral
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#3
FI
Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience

Frontiers Media

JIF 2.9
Q1
Open

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience explores the neural mechanisms underlying animal and human behavior, covering learning, emotion, motivation, and social interactions across species. It is an official partner journal of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Societ...

Identifiers

ISSN 1662-5153

Publication Cost

APCs: CHF 3,150 for A Type Articles; CHF 2,500 for B Type Articles.

Publishing Timeline

Decision on a manuscript in 77 days.
Behavioral
Neurosciences
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#4
FI
Frontiers In Integrative Neuroscience

Frontiers Media

JIF 2.9
Q1
Open

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience is an open access journal that explores how brain functions integrate to produce complex behavior, with research spanning molecular, cellular, and behavioral neuroscience.

Identifiers

ISSN 1662-5145
eISSN 1662-5145

Publication Cost

A-Type Articles: CHF 3,150; B-Type Articles: CHF 2,500; C-Type Articles:

Publishing Timeline

Decision on your manuscript in just 77 days.
Behavioral
Neurosciences
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#5
BA
Brain And Behavior

WILEY

JIF 2.7
Q2
Open

Brain and Behavior is an open access journal covering neurology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, and research related to mental health. It publishes studies on brain function and behavior in relation to health, social and political systems, and the envir...

Identifiers

ISSN 2162-3279
eISSN 2162-3279

Publication Cost

APC: $3,810 USD / £2,480 GBP / €2,870 EUR; discounted APCs listed for Data Article and Method articles; no submission fees or page charges.

Publishing Timeline

Median submission to first decision: 45 days; median submission to acceptance: 134 days; median acceptance to publication: 25 days.
Behavioral
Neurosciences
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