Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
academic journal
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of the behavioral sciences. It was established in 2015 and is published by Elsevier as part of their Current Opinion series of journals. The editors-in-chief are Cindy Lustig (University of Michigan) and Trevor Robbins (University of Cambridge). Each issue covers a specific theme and is edited by one or more guest editors.
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The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Life Sciences, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Embase, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 5.0.
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