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JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC · US

ISSN0022-006XeISSN1939-2117

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.077

H-Indexi

285

SNIPi

2.004

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 111 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-006X / 1939-2117

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

132

5.2k

2019

120

4.7k

2020

159

2.8k

2021

122

1.8k

2022

130

1.7k

2023

107

460

2024

182

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Research TopicsSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesBehavioral and Psychological StudiesPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyDigital Mental Health InterventionsResilience and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Is JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY?

JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY?