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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Elsevier B.V. · Spain · Est. 2001

ISSN1697-2600eISSN2174-0852

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.452

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.74

Total Worksi

684

Total Citationsi

17,887

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Clinical Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyThree Number A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications684

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1697-2600 / 2174-0852

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.1k

2019

2.5k

2020

869

2021

1.4k

2022

975

2023

103

769

2024

126

293

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 PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesEating Disorders and BehaviorsMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesMental Health Research TopicsResilience and Mental HealthCancer survivorship and careSleep and related disorders

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Is International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology?

International Journal of Clinical and Health 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 3.30.

Is International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology?