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International Journal of Play Therapy

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN1555-6824

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.353

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.459

Total Worksi

578

Total Citationsi

9,227

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Play Therapy publishes original research, theoretical articles, substantive reviews, case studies, and scholarly articles about current play therapy research, theoretical applications, and current practices. It is intended for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, school counselors, and marriage and family therapists.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications578

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-6824

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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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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?

N/A

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

189

2019

137

2020

179

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.

Complementary and Manual TherapyQ2

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Manual TherapyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Therapy and DevelopmentCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsFamily and Disability Support ResearchPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsArt Therapy and Mental HealthChild Development and EducationChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentAttachment and Relationship DynamicsEducational and Psychological Assessments

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Play Therapy

Is International Journal of Play Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Play Therapy: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Play Therapy?

International Journal of Play Therapy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.353.

Is International Journal of Play Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Play Therapy is indexed in Scopus.