Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy
ISSN 2150-7686 · eISSN 2150-7708
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 320 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology11.9%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology11.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5.5%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology5.2%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology5.2%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
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
320 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 251 days – 655 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 330 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2150-7686
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-7708
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy 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.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 320 days (interquartile range 251–655 days). 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy is indexed in ESCI.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .