Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
ISSN 0002-9157 · eISSN 2160-0562 · Taylor & Francis
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pain Management and Placebo Effect, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis ( AJCH) is the official publication of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). The Journal publishes original scientific articles and clinical case reports on hypnosis, as well as books reviews and abstracts of the current hypnosis literature. The purview of AJCH articles includes multiple and single case studies, empirical research studies, models of treatment, theories of hypnosis, and occasional special articles pertaining to hypnosis. The membership of ASCH and readership of AJCH includes licensed health care professionals and university faculty in the fields of medicine, psychiatry, clinical social work, clinical psychology, dentistry, counseling, and graduate students in these disciplines. AJCH is unique among other hypnosis journals because its primary emphasis on professional applications of hypnosis. Peer Review Policy: Unless otherwise indicated, all articles in this journal have undergone peer review, including review by the editorial staff and at least two independent reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief David B. ReidPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pain Management and Placebo EffectNeuroscience32.6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology9%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology7.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.9%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine3.8%
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionNeuroscience3.6%
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, AMED, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, ArticleFirst, Arts and Humanities Search, PsycFIRST
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 795OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 69,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,613 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 33 | 7 | 23 |
| 2024 | 35 | 6 | 33 |
| 2023 | 35 | 5 | 50 |
| 2022 | 48 | 10 | 136 |
| 2021 | 43 | 8 | 368 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
20 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- abstractsas well as books reviews and abstracts of the current hypnosis literatureLength not stated
- book reviewsas well as books reviews and abstracts of the current hypnosis literatureLength not stated
- clinical case reportsThe Journal publishes original scientific articles and clinical case reports on hypnosisLength not stated
- original scientific articlesThe Journal publishes original scientific articles and clinical case reports on hypnosisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Unless otherwise indicated, all articles in this journal have undergone peer review, including review by the editorial staff and at least two independent reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0002-9157
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-0562
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
What CAS zone is American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis?
The publisher reports about 20 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .