Journal profile · Multiple
ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING
ISSN 1061-5806 · eISSN 1477-2205 · Taylor & Francis
ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 349 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anxiety, Stress, & Coping publishes high-quality studies on a variety of topics related to antecedents, processes, and consequences of anxiety, stress, and coping and their concomitant emotional, physiological, and motivational states. We publish rigorous studies conducted with human participants based on experimental (e.g., lab interventions) and sound correlational designs (e.g., longitudinal, experience sampling, multiple-groups). We also publish systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analytical reviews if they are sufficiently comprehensive and specific to the aims and scope of our journal. While the journal is open to a diversity of articles, some types of studies (e.g., small samples, surveys with cross-sectional data, validation of scales, qualitative studies) are often desk-rejected and they are considered for publication only when they constitute an important advancement in our field. Whenever applicable, presenting more than one study in the same manuscript is preferable to demonstrate the generalizability and replicability of the findings. Studies conducted with specific populations (e.g., sport, education, work) are acceptable, providing that they contribute to and are interpreted within the broader literature on anxiety, stress, and coping. Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized, and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Patrick GaudreauPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Singapore 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology15.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.5%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology9.1%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.5%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology5%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4.8%
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesPsychology3.9%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
MEDLINEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Neurosciences Citation Index, PASCAL, Pilots, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2019
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 964OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 310,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,357 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 22 | 11 |
| 2025 | 48 | 15 | 100 |
| 2024 | 44 | 22 | 258 |
| 2023 | 51 | 25 | 366 |
| 2022 | 45 | 14 | 495 |
| 2021 | 74 | 28 | 1,352 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
349 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 255 days – 427 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 366 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 128 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 157 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- invited reviewsAnxiety, Stress & Coping continues its tradition of soliciting contemporary reviews of the scientific literature from well-known leaders in the field.Length not stated
- meta-analytical reviewsWe also publish systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analytical reviews if they are sufficiently comprehensive and specific to the aims and scope of ou…Length not stated
- scoping reviewsWe also publish systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analytical reviews if they are sufficiently comprehensive and specific to the aims and scope of ou…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsWe also publish systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analytical reviews if they are sufficiently comprehensive and specific to the aims and scope of ou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Anxiety, Stress, & Coping 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 discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized, and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- 1061-5806
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-2205
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING
What CAS zone is ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.6; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 349 days (interquartile range 255–427 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9%. 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.
What JCR quartile is ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING open access, and what is the APC?
ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .