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Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1932

ISSN1548-5951
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
6.482
H-Indexi
185
SNIPi
7.195
Total Worksi
504
Total Citationsi
140,166
2yr Mean Citednessi
12.72
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Clinical Psychology provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the field of clinical psychology and psychiatry. The journal covers research, theory, and the application of psychological principles to address recognized disorders, including schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, childhood, substance use, cognitive, and personality disorders. Articles also address broader issues cross-cutting the field, such as diagnosis, treatment, social policy, and cross-cultural and legal issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1932
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications504
Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Annual Reviews Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1548-5951
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
21
3.5k
2019
22
4.5k
2020
25
3.4k
2021
22
1.7k
2022
20
997
2023
20
759
2024
25
353
2025
17
24
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
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Research TopicsPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental Health and PsychiatryAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersDigital Mental Health Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Is Annual Review of Clinical Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Clinical Psychology: 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 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology?

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 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 12.72.

Is Annual Review of Clinical Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annual Review of Clinical Psychology?

The Annual Review of Clinical Psychology provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the field of clinical psychology and psychiatry. The journal covers research, theory, and the application of psychological principles to address recognized disorders, including schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, childhood, substance use, cognitive, and personality disorders. Articles also address broader issues cross-cutting the field, such as diagnosis, treatment, social policy, and cross-cultural and legal issues.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref