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Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1469-9370

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.354

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.881

Total Works

1,657

Total Citations

8,850

2yr Mean Citedness

0.55

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Child Psychotherapy represents the pluralism of clinical practice, theory, and research in psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapy. It promotes the exchange of diverse perspectives and provides a forum for new ideas.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,657

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1469-9370

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsChild Therapy and DevelopmentCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchHuman auditory perception and evaluationChild Welfare and AdoptionFamily Support in IllnessEducational Robotics and Engineering