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American Journal of Psychotherapy

American Psychiatric Association · United States · Est. 1863

ISSN2575-6559

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.539

H-Indexi

160

Total Worksi

8,719

Total Citationsi

156,365

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Clinical Psychology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1863

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications8,719

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychiatric 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychiatric Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2575-6559

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

289

2019

470

2020

658

2021

340

2022

107

2023

133

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 PsychologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsMental Health and PsychiatryChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyMental Health Research TopicsChild Therapy and DevelopmentPsychiatric care and mental health servicesCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Psychotherapy

Is American Journal of Psychotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Psychotherapy: 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 American Journal of Psychotherapy?

American Journal of 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 1.28.

Is American Journal of Psychotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Psychotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Psychotherapy?