Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
ISSN 1352-4658 · eISSN 1469-1833 · Cambridge University Press
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This international, multidisciplinary journal is aimed primarily at members of the helping and teaching professions. It features a broad scope of original research papers in both experimental and clinical work contributing to the theory, practice and evolution of cognitive and behaviour therapy. Under the guidance of an international editorial team, the journal reflects on and influences developments in its field, encompassing most areas of human behaviour and experience, and representing many research methods from randomized controlled trials to single-subject experimental designs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology12.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology7.5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine7.1%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology5.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine5.1%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology5.1%
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 | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 75Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,659 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 37 | 31 |
| 2024 | 50 | 48 | 136 |
| 2023 | 75 | 64 | 572 |
| 2022 | 62 | 50 | 365 |
| 2021 | 53 | 35 | 519 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1352-4658
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-1833
- Society / sponsor
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
What CAS zone is Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. 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 Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.31; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 103.
Which databases index Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .