Journal History
| 2011 | The inaugural issue was released. Behavioral Sciences was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2014 | Behavioral Sciences was indexed in PubMed and PubMed Central. |
| 2016 | Behavioral Sciences was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2018 | Behavioral Sciences adopted a monthly publication schedule. Behavioral Sciences was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2020 | Behavioral Sciences established the following sections: Biological Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders; Cognition; Developmental Psychology; Educational Psychology; Social Psychology; Health Psychology; Organizational Behaviors; Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences. Behavioral Sciences announced the first edition of the Best Paper/Best Reviewer awards. Behavioral Sciences received its first CiteScore (2019) of 2.5, ranked 64/239 (Q2) in "Development", 79/204 (Q2) in "General Psychology". |
| 2021 | Behavioral Sciences was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics). Behavioral Sciences received its CiteScore (2020) of 3.4, ranked 51/257 (Q1) in "Development", 56/203 (Q2) in "General Psychology". |
| 2022 | Behavioral Sciences received its first Impact Factor (2.286), ranked 82/148 (Q3) in "Psychology, Multidisciplinary". Behavioral Sciences received its CiteScore (2021) of 3.8, ranked 58/287 (Q1) in "Development", 60/209 (Q2) in "General Psychology". Behavioral Sciences established the following section: Behavioral Economics. |
| 2023 | The Impact Factor increased to 2.6, ranked 61/147 (Q2) in "Psychology, Multidisciplinary". Behavioral Sciences was indexed in ANVUR. |
| 2024 | Behavioral Sciences received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.5), ranked 58/219 (Q2) in "Psychology, Multidisciplinary". Behavioral Sciences received its CiteScore (2023) of 2.6, ranked 126/306 (Q2) in "Development". Behavioral Sciences was indexed in PsycInfo, starting with Volume 15 (Issue 1). |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011–2016 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. John Coverdale |
| 2016–2018 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Scott J. Hunter |
| 2019–2025 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gianluca Serafini |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Andrew Soundy for the section on Health Psychology |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sukanlaya Sawang for the section on Organizational Behaviors |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. John Parkinson for the section on Cognition |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stefan Bogaerts for the section on Developmental Psychology |
