Aims and Scope
Law and Human Behavior is a bimonthly academic journal published by the American Psychology–Law Society. It publishes original empirical papers, reviews, and meta-analyses on how the law, legal system, and legal process relate to human behavior, particularly legal psychology and forensic psychology. The current editor-in-chief is Bradley D. McAuliff (California State University, Northridge). Past editors have been Margaret Bull Kovera (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) (Brian Cutler (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Richard Wiener (University of Nebraska), Ronald Roesch (Simon Fraser University), Michael J. Saks (Arizona State University), and Bruce Sales (University of Arizona).
Key Metrics
4.7
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.001 - 0.005
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
< 5
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
105
H index
H-Index
Journal's h-index reflects the collective citation impact of the authors publishing in the journal. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal has published at least h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
0.9
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- N/A 2-year SI
- 0.84 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Law
SJR
- Q1 Law
- Q1 Psychology (miscellaneous)
- Q2 Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Q1 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
1.8
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
Topics Covered
- Predictive validity
- Risk assessment
- Procedural justice
- Law enforcement
- Police legitimacy
- Moral disengagement
- Eyewitness identification
- Pretrial detention
- Legal Decisions
- Juvenile delinquency
- Confidence interval
- Information disclosure
- Systematic review
- Effect size
- Mental health
- Guilty plea
- Legal knowledge
- Mobilization
- Distance threshold
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1977 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Supplemental Material for Prison or Treatment? Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Inequities in Mental Health Care Utilization and Criminal Justice History Among Incarcerated Persons With Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorders
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Supplemental Material for Legal Actors’ and Laypersons’ Utility Judgments of Eyewitness Lineup Procedures and Outcomes
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Supplemental Material for Comparing Perceptions of Individuals Who Sexually Offend Against Children Versus Adults
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Supplemental Material for Do Inconclusive Forensic Decisions Disadvantage the Innocent?
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Supplemental Material for Justice Involvement Prediction as Individuals Age: An Age-Graded Evaluation of the Public Safety Assessment
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Supplemental Material for The Power of Meaningful Numbers: Attorney Guidance and Jury Deliberation Improve the Reliability and Gist Validity of Damage Awards
- 1 Jan 24
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2.1k articles received 86.2k citations see all
- 4,782 Supporting
- 79,167 Mentioning
- 894 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 2 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 0 Corrections
- 5 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Law and Human Behavior been actively publishing?
Law and Human Behavior has been in operation since 1977 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Law and Human Behavior ?
Law and Human Behavior published with a Bi-monthly frequency.
How many articles did Law and Human Behavior publish last years ?
In 2023, Law and Human Behavior published 40 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Law and Human Behavior ?
For Law and Human Behavior,eISSN is 1573-661X and pISSN is0147-7307.
What is Citescore for Law and Human Behavior ?
Citescore for Law and Human Behavior is 4.7.
What is H index for Law and Human Behavior ?
H index for Law and Human Behavior is 105.
What is SNIP score for Law and Human Behavior ?
SNIP score for Law and Human Behavior is 1.8.
What is the SJR for Law and Human Behavior ?
SJR for Law and Human Behavior is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Law and Human Behavior ?
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC is the publisher of Law and Human Behavior.