Aims and Scope of Hormones and Behavior
Hormones and Behavior is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering behavioral endocrinology. It is published by Elsevier and is an official journal of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. The journal covers hormone-brain relationships and publishes original research articles from laboratory or field studies on species ranging from invertebrates to mammals. It focuses on neuroendocrine and endocrine mechanisms affecting the development of behavior and on the ecological and evolutionary significance of hormone-behavior relationships. Less
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CiteScore 

6.1
Eigenfactor 

0.005 - 0.01
H-Index 

154
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q1Endocrinology

SNIP 

1.02
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1969 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Early androgens and development of social personality traits: Evidence from classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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Pregnancy's lasting imprint: Late pregnancy allopregnanolone alters rat fear recall and medial prefrontal cortex activity.
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Early androgens and development of social personality traits: Evidence from classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
- 1 Feb 2026
- Hormones and behavior
Migrant blackbirds (Turdus merula) on stopover have higher plasma PYY compared to residents: A validation and proof-of-concept.
- 1 Feb 2026
- Hormones and behavior
Sex-related differences in aggressive and emotional behavior in mice with the conditional inactivation of limbic Npy1r.
- 23 Jan 2026
- Hormones and behavior
Growing up in comfort: Environmental enrichment shapes maternal approach and sex differences in offspring neuroendocrine profiles in laboratory mice.
- 17 Jan 2026
- Hormones and behavior
Chronic stress raises baseline circulating corticosterone and reduces vocal plasticity in male budgerigars, an avian model for adult vocal learning.
- 14 Jan 2026
- Hormones and behavior
Pregnancy's lasting imprint: Late pregnancy allopregnanolone alters rat fear recall and medial prefrontal cortex activity.
- 12 Jan 2026
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