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Psychotherapy Research

Routledge · United States

ISSN1050-3307eISSN1468-4381

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 162d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.566

H-Indexi

121

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.635

Total Worksi

2,292

Total Citationsi

81,836

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Clinical Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, 2019-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,292

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1050-3307 / 1468-4381

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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

2.4k

2019

2.3k

2020

1.2k

2021

885

2022

116

1.5k

2023

104

510

2024

117

175

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyAttachment and Relationship DynamicsCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about Psychotherapy Research

Is Psychotherapy Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychotherapy Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Psychotherapy Research?

Psychotherapy Research 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 2.07.

Is Psychotherapy Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychotherapy Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychotherapy Research?