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Behavioral Science & Policy Template

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About the Behavioral Science & Policy format

Behavioral Science & Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Environmental Education and Sustainability.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Behavioral Science & Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics Behavioral Health and Interventions Environmental Education and Sustainability Misinformation and Its Impacts Social and Intergroup Psychology
ISSN2379-4607
Citation impact (2-yr)2.59
h-index29
i10-index83
Total citations3,610
Top institutions publishing hereDuke University
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Behavioral Science & Policy per year

41
2015
38
2016
34
2017
13
2018
14
2019
57
2020
38
2021
15
2022
12
2023
11
2024
11
2025

Citation impact of Behavioral Science & Policy by publication year

1.1K
2015
871
2016
305
2017
241
2018
158
2019
543
2020
205
2021
51
2022
69
2023
46
2024
18
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Behavioral Science & Policy

Healthy through habit: Interventions for initiating & maintaining health behavior change

Wendy Wood, David T. Neal · 1 Jan 2016

Interventions to change health behaviors have had limited success to date at establishing enduring healthy lifestyle habits. Despite successfully increasing people's knowledge and favorable intentions to adopt healthy behaviors, interventions typically induce only short-term behavior changes. Thus, most weight loss is temporary, and stepped-up exercise regimens soon fade. Few health behavior change interventions have been…

Making the truth stick & the myths fade: Lessons from cognitive psychology

Norbert Schwarz, Eryn J. Newman, William D. Leach · 1 Jan 2016

Erroneous beliefs are difficult to correct. Worse, popular correction strategies, such as the myth-versus-fact article format, may backfire because they subtly reinforce the myths through repetition and further increase the spread and acceptance of misinformation. Here we identify five key criteria people employ as they evaluate the truth of a statement: They assess general acceptance…

Warning: You are about to be nudged

George Loewenstein, Cindy L. Bryce, David Hagmann et al. · 1 Jan 2015

Presenting a default option is known to influence important decisions. That includes decisions regarding advance medical directives, documents people prepare to convey which medical treatments they favor in the event that they are too ill to make their wishes clear. Some observers have argued that defaults are unethical because people are typically unaware that they…

What is Health Equity?

Paula Braveman, Elaine Bratic Arkin, Tracy Orleans et al. · 1 Apr 2018

Policymakers and others concerned about public health often speak of the need to achieve health equity. Yet the term can mean different things to different people. For government, other organizations, and communities, lack of shared understanding can be a serious obstacle to effective action. This lack of understanding makes it difficult to agree on concrete…

Healthy through Habit: Interventions for Initiating & Maintaining Health Behavior Change

Wendy Wood, David T. Neal · 1 Apr 2016

Interventions to change health behaviors have had limited success to date at establishing enduring healthy lifestyle habits. Despite successfully increasing people's knowledge and favorable intentions to adopt healthy behaviors, interventions typically induce only short-term behavior changes. Thus, most weight loss is temporary, and stepped-up exercise regimens soon fade. Few health behavior change interventions have been…

Behavioral Science & Policy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Behavioral Science & Policy format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Behavioral Science & Policy template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Behavioral Science & Policy use?
Behavioral Science & Policy uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Behavioral Science & Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Behavioral Science & Policy?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Behavioral Science & Policy document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Behavioral Science & Policy template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Behavioral Science & Policy format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Behavioral Science & Policy?
Behavioral Science & Policy is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Behavioral Science & Policy template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Behavioral Science & Policy PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Behavioral Science & Policy template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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