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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · GB · Est. 2008

ISSN1754-470XeISSN1754-470X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.994

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.88

Total Worksi

581

Total Citationsi

6,004

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes articles on the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy. It aims to provide a forum for clinicians, researchers and trainers to share their experiences and insights. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including the application of CBT to different client groups and problems, the development of new CBT techniques, and the evaluation of CBT outcomes. It also publishes book reviews and conference reports.

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications581

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1754-470X / 1754-470X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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

836

2019

1.3k

2020

379

2021

683

2022

312

2023

185

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Treatment and AccessCounseling Practices and SupervisionDigital Mental Health InterventionsSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Research TopicsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST

Is COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST: 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 COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST?

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST 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 1.46.

Is COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.