Physiology & Behavior
Last updated ISSN 0031-9384
Physiology & Behavior is published by Elsevier BV in psychology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,500.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Physiology & Behavior concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0031-9384, 1873-507X |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,500 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 21,047 |
| Publishing since | 1956 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/physiology-and-behavior/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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