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International Journal of Systemic Therapy

Routledge · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2692-3998

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.245

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.224

Total Worksi

131

Total Citationsi

221

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Systemic Therapy (IJST) is dedicated to advancing systems-based therapy with individuals, couples, families, and the larger community. It publishes original research, conceptual papers, case studies, and innovations in training for a diverse, multidisciplinary audience.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications131

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2692-3998

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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

111

2019

105

2020

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsFamily and Disability Support ResearchCounseling Practices and SupervisionFamily Support in IllnessFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsDigital Mental Health InterventionsChild Therapy and Development

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Systemic Therapy

Is International Journal of Systemic Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Systemic Therapy: 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 International Journal of Systemic Therapy?

International Journal of Systemic Therapy 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 0.49.

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

International Journal of Systemic Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.