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Clinical Psychologist

Routledge · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1328-4207eISSN1742-9552

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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?

221

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 207d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.617

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.626

Total Worksi

755

Total Citationsi

8,705

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Clinical Psychologist aims to foster the development of research in clinical psychology, including topics such as depression, mental health, anxiety, and psychopathology. The journal also seeks to bridge the gap between clinical research and clinical practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyThree No. A Year, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications755

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

1328-4207 / 1742-9552

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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

401

2019

331

2020

319

2021

209

2022

175

2023

2024

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesEating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersMental Health Treatment and AccessCounseling Practices and SupervisionDigital Mental Health InterventionsPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Psychologist

Is Clinical Psychologist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Psychologist: 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 Clinical Psychologist?

Clinical Psychologist 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 1.22.

Is Clinical Psychologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Psychologist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.