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Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Open Access

The aim of the journal is to create a forum for the scientific information exchange with regard to behavioral addictions. The journal is a broad focused interdisciplinary one that publishes manuscripts on different approaches of non-substance addictions, research reports focusing on the addictive patterns of various behaviors, especially disorders of the impulsive-compulsive spectrum, and also publishes reviews in these topics. Coverage ranges from genetic and neurobiological research through psychological and clinical psychiatric approaches to epidemiological, sociological and anthropological aspects.

The Journal of Behavioral Addictions declares its support for and follows the ethical principles enshrined in the Farmington Consensus.

The Journal of Behavioral Addictions is full member of the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE).

The Journal of Behavioral Addictions is a fully open access journal. Readers can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other non-commercial lawful purpose. Articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licenses.

 

Impact and ranking (2023)

Impact factor 6.6 (Q1) Scopus CiteScore 12.3 (Q1) Scimago SJR 2.188 (Q1)
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Volume: 13 (2024)
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Emotional interference and attentional bias in compulsive sexual behaviors disorder – An fMRI study on heterosexual males
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00033
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Frontal white and gray matter abnormality in gambling disorder: A multimodal MRI study
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00031
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576–586
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Is decreasing problematic mobile phone use a pathway for alleviating adolescent depression and sleep disorders? A randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of an eight-session mindfulness-based intervention
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00034
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525–541
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Co-occurring compulsive sexual behaviour in an inpatient substance use population: Clinical correlates and influence on treatment outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00035
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676–686
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Gene—environment interaction between gaming addiction and perceived stress in late adolescents and young adults: A twin study
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00029
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587–595
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Confidence biases in problem gambling
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00030
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650–664
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Brain alterations in individuals with exercise dependence: A multimodal neuroimaging investigation
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00028
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565–575
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Development of the Saini-Hodgins Addiction Risk Potential of Games (SHARP-G) Scale: An International Delphi study
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00026
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450–462
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Moderating effects of PER3 gene DNA methylation on the association between problematic mobile phone use and chronotype among Chinese young adults: Focus on gender differences
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00027
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554–564
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Harm-to-self from gambling: A national study of Australian adults
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00025
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635–649
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Corrigendum to: A cross-national comparison of problematic gaming behavior and well-being in adolescents
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.20000
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693
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Mindfulness programs for problematic usage of the internet: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00024
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327–353
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Problematic smartphone use and academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00014
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313–326
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Prevalence and clinical phenotypes of adult patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbid behavioral addictions
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00020
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473–481
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Reducing problematic pornography use with imaginal retraining–A randomized controlled trial
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00018
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622–634
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White matter microstructural and Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Disorder – Diffusion Tensor Imaging study
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00002
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55–64
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Occurrence and clinical characteristics of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD): A cluster analysis in two independent community samples
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00025
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446–468
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Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A review of empirical research
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https://doi.org/10.1556/jba.1.2012.1.1
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3–22
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Is smartphone addiction really an addiction?
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.49
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252–259
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Relationship of smartphone use severity with sleep quality, depression, and anxiety in university students
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.010
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85–92
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Social media addiction: What is the role of content in YouTube?
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.058
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364–377
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Pornography use in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00015
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181–183
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Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in Switzerland
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.037
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299–307
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Excessive social media users demonstrate impaired decision making in the Iowa Gambling Task
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.138
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169–173
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Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.15
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158–170
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Relationship of smartphone use severity with sleep quality, depression, and anxiety in university students
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.010
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85–92
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Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.009
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119–123
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The uses and abuses of Facebook: A review of Facebook addiction
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https://doi.org/10.1556/jba.3.2014.016
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133–148
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Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in Switzerland
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.037
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299–307
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Is smartphone addiction really an addiction?
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.49
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252–259
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The invisible addiction: Cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students
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https://doi.org/10.1556/jba.3.2014.015
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254–265
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Problem gambling worldwide: An update and systematic review of empirical research (2000–2015)
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.073
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592–613
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The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality
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https://doi.org/10.1556/jba.2.2013.003
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90–99
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Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00016
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184–186
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Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.088
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267–270
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ICBA 2024

The International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA) is pleased to announce that the registration and abstract submission is now open for the 9th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), which will take place in Gibraltar on 8-9-10 July, 2024.

The conference website is: https://icba.elte.hu/2024/

Abstract submission deadline is 11 December 2023.

The early bird registration deadline is 18 December 2023 (payment must be completed no later than 20 December 2023).

If you would like to receive further news, you can sign up for the information letters of the ISSBA (https://issba.elte.hu), where you can also become a member of the Society.

We hope to see you in Gibraltar!

Best wishes,

Zsolt Demetrovics

President of ISSBA

Andrea Czakó

Local Organizer of the Conference

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Published with the support of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

 

Dr. Zsolt Demetrovics
Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University
Address: Izabella u. 46. H-1064 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36-1-461-2681
E-mail: jba@ppk.elte.hu

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2023  
Web of Science  
Journal Impact Factor 6.6
Rank by Impact Factor Q1 (Psychiatry)
Journal Citation Indicator 1.59
Scopus  
CiteScore 12.3
CiteScore rank Q1 (Clinical Psychology)
SNIP 1.604
Scimago  
SJR index 2.188
SJR Q rank Q1

Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Publication Model Gold Open Access
Submission Fee none
Article Processing Charge 990 EUR/article for articles submitted after 30 April 2023 (850 EUR for articles submitted prior to this date)
Regional discounts on country of the funding agency World Bank Lower-middle-income economies: 50%
World Bank Low-income economies: 100%
Further Discounts Corresponding authors, affiliated to an EISZ member institution subscribing to the journal package of Akadémiai Kiadó: 100%.
Subscription Information Gold Open Access

Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation		 2011
Volumes
per Year		 1
Issues
per Year		 4
Founder Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Founder's
Address		 H-1053 Budapest, Hungary Egyetem tér 1-3.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Publisher's
Address		 H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Responsible
Publisher		 Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 2062-5871 (Print)
ISSN 2063-5303 (Online)

Senior editors

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zsolt DEMETROVICS

Assistant Editor(s): Csilla ÁGOSTON

Associate Editors

  • Stephanie ANTONS (Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
  • Joel BILLIEUX (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
  • Beáta BŐTHE (University of Montreal, Canada)
  • Matthias BRAND (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
  • Ruth J. van HOLST (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands)
  • Daniel KING (Flinders University, Australia)
  • Gyöngyi KÖKÖNYEI (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Ludwig KRAUS (IFT Institute for Therapy Research, Germany)
  • Marc N. POTENZA (Yale University, USA)
  • Hans-Jurgen RUMPF (University of Lübeck, Germany)

Editorial Board

  • Sophia ACHAB (Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Alex BALDACCHINO (St Andrews University, United Kingdom)
  • Judit BALÁZS (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Maria BELLRINGER (Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand)
  • Henrietta BOWDEN-JONES (Imperial College, United Kingdom)
  • Damien BREVERS (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
  • Wim VAN DEN BRINK (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • Julius BURKAUSKAS (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania)
  • Gerhard BÜHRINGER (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
  • Silvia CASALE (University of Florence, Florence, Italy)
  • Luke CLARK (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
  • Jeffrey L. DEREVENSKY (McGill University, Canada)
  • Geert DOM (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
  • Nicki DOWLING (Deakin University, Geelong, Australia)
  • Hamed EKHTIARI (University of Minnesota, United States)
  • Jon ELHAI (University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA)
  • Ana ESTEVEZ (University of Deusto, Spain)
  • Fernando FERNANDEZ-ARANDA (Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Naomi FINEBERG (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
  • Sally GAINSBURY (The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia)
  • Belle GAVRIEL-FRIED (The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
  • Biljana GJONESKA (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Republic of North Macedonia)
  • Marie GRALL-BRONNEC (University Hospital of Nantes, France)
  • Jon E. GRANT (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Mark GRIFFITHS (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
  • Joshua GRUBBS (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA)
  • Anneke GOUDRIAAN (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • Susumu HIGUCHI (National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Japan)
  • David HODGINS (University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Eric HOLLANDER (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
  • Zsolt HORVÁTH (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Susana JIMÉNEZ-MURCIA (Clinical Psychology Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Yasser KHAZAAL (Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland)
  • Orsolya KIRÁLY (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Chih-Hung KO (Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan)
  • Shane KRAUS (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA)
  • Hae Kook LEE (The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea)
  • Bernadette KUN (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Katerina LUKAVSKA (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
  • Giovanni MARTINOTTI (‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy)
  • Gemma MESTRE-BACH (Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, La Rioja, Spain)
  • Astrid MÜLLER (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
  • Daniel Thor OLASON (University of Iceland, Iceland)
  • Ståle PALLESEN (University of Bergen, Norway)
  • Afarin RAHIMI-MOVAGHAR (Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
  • József RÁCZ (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
  • Michael SCHAUB (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Marcantanio M. SPADA (London South Bank University, United Kingdom)
  • Daniel SPRITZER (Study Group on Technological Addictions, Brazil)
  • Dan J. STEIN (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  • Sherry H. STEWART (Dalhousie University, Canada)
  • Attila SZABÓ (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
  • Hermano TAVARES (Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Alexander E. VOISKOUNSKY (Moscow State University, Russia)
  • Aviv M. WEINSTEIN (Ariel University, Israel)
  • Anise WU (University of Macau, Macao, China)