Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
ISSN 0144-6657 · eISSN 2044-8260 · Wiley-Blackwell
British Journal of Clinical Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 160 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Clinical Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology11.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine9.3%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology6.6%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.4%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology5.9%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology5.4%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
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 | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,496OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 72.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 55 | 19 |
| 2025 | 68 | 54 | 105 |
| 2024 | 74 | 61 | 328 |
| 2023 | 49 | 39 | 399 |
| 2022 | 63 | 39 | 941 |
| 2021 | 77 | 38 | 3,103 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,140 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0144-6657
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-8260
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Clinical Psychology
What CAS zone is British Journal of Clinical Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Clinical Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Clinical Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 11.5, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Clinical Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 126–191 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 British Journal of Clinical Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Clinical Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Clinical Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Clinical Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .