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Arts in Psychotherapy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0197-4556eISSN1873-5878

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.491

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.87

Total Worksi

3,028

Total Citationsi

41,079

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Rehabilitation; Clinical Psychology; Health Professions (miscellaneous); Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,028

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0197-4556 / 1873-5878

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

944

2019

1.4k

2020

981

2021

570

2022

391

2023

242

2024

122

100

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 PsychologyQ2

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Art Therapy and Mental HealthMusic Therapy and HealthChild Therapy and DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Arts in Psychotherapy

Is Arts in Psychotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Arts in Psychotherapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Arts in Psychotherapy?

Arts in Psychotherapy 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.15.

Is Arts in Psychotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Arts in Psychotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Arts in Psychotherapy?