Behavioral Science & Policy


Behavioral Science & Policy is an international, dual peer-reviewed academic journal. The journal is a joint publication between the Behavioral Science and Policy Association and the Brookings Institution Press. The journal was first published in 2015; the founding co-editors are Craig R. Fox and Sim B Sitkin.

Scope

The journal is primarily aimed at public, private and government sector policymakers, and articles must demonstrate both the empirical basis and the specific implications for policy and practice. The journal is dual-reviewed by a policy editor and an editor for the specific disciplinary field; they are then sent to outside referees, and, if accepted, professionally edited to ensure accessibility to scientists, lay readers and policy makers
The journal publishes in the disciplinary domains of behavioral economics, cognitive and brain science, organizational science, social psychology, political science, decision marketing and management sciences, and sociology. Policy areas include financial decision making, education, technology and innovation, health, justice and ethics, management and labor and energy and environment. The current senior policy editor is Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution.
The main journal accepts: proposals, reports, findings and reviews. It also publishes invitations, or requests from policymakers for contributions from behavioral scientists on a particular policy issue

Indexing and access

Behavioral Science & Policy is abstracted and indexed in SCOPUS, Medline, and Project MUSE. The journal's ISSN is 2379-4607 and ISSN 2379-4615. The accepted articles are available open access until the completion date of an issue; they are subsequently subscription access only.