Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education · Russian Federation · Est. 1979
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Aims & Scope
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapyis a peer-reviewed journal published by Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (en.mgppu.ru). Founded in 1992 under the name of Moscow Psychotherapeutic Journal, it has become the first Russian scientific periodical edition to focus on the theory and practice of psychological counseling and psychotherapy. Since 2009 (when it has been renamed “Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy”), the circle of authors and readers has significantly expanded due to the widening arrange of topics and the coverage of problems arising in modern psychological, psychotherapeutic and medical practice. In 2012 the journal became a laureate of the 14th National Psychological Contest “Golden Psyche” (Russia, Saint Petersburg) in the category “Contribution to the development of the Russian unified professional psychological society”. In the present day, the journal is recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation for publishing Ph.D. research results. It is published quarterly; full-text articles are freely available at https://psyjournals.ru/. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, case studies, essays, and commentaries. The topics covered are as diverse as the phenomenology of mental states and disorders, psychological and social risk factors, theoretical and practical models of prevention and treatment, lectures on the history and methods of psychotherapy. Special issues of “Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy” published in the recent years focus on the most critical problems of mental health (self-destructive behavior, clinical psychology of modern childhood, social cognition disorders), and psychosomatic medicine (psycho-oncology). - To cover the most important events and new trends and discoveries in the field of counseling psychology and psychotherapy; - To provide a platform for thorough discussions the most controversial and actual top
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Frequently asked questions about Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
Is Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy?
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy 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 0.66.
Is Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy?
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapyis a peer-reviewed journal published by Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (en.mgppu.ru). Founded in 1992 under the name of Moscow Psychotherapeutic Journal, it has become the first Russian scientific periodical edition to focus on the theory and practice of psychological counseling and psychotherapy. Since 2009 (when it has been renamed “Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy”), the circle of authors and readers has significantly expanded due to the widening arrange of topics and the coverage of problems arising in modern psychological,
How much does it cost to publish in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy?
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.
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