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Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Routledge · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1533-2683

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.354

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.716

Total Worksi

652

Total Citationsi

6,231

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy promotes a better understanding of what contributes to healthy adult relationships and how therapy facilitates the process. Experts address key treatment issues for all types of adult relationships, exploring couple therapy from the perspectives of theory, research, and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications652

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1533-2683

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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

220

2019

201

2020

121

2021

2022

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.

Gender StudiesQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyGender StudiesSocial PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyReproductive Health and Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Is Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy: 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 Couple and Relationship Therapy?

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy 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 0.88.

Is Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.