Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology in Europe
ISSN 2625-3410 · PsychOpen · Germany
Clinical Psychology in Europe: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 246 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Psychology in Europe is published by PsychOpen and is classed under Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes and Mental Health Research Topics, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We aim to publish contributions that reflect the current developments in clinical psychology, this can include stimulating papers that help towards the developments of clinical psychology research and interventions as well as advancements in diagnostics, classification, developments in treatments and improving outcomes. We hope to present the pool of research that can be used to offer practical advice about health care issues and approaches in the field of clinical psychology. CPE publishes several categories of articles including original research articles, review studies and meta-analyses as well as properly conducted replication studies. At CPE we believe in providing readers with the most up-to-date and cutting edge advances and therefore also provide a platform for authors to submit: scientific updates, short reports on the latest developments in the field and commentaries. All publications are assembled into quarterly issues, which then will be sent to all members of EACLIPT. This procedure will extend the visibility of every single publication even further.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Germany 4, Sweden 4, Italy 2, Switzerland 2 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology10.7%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology9.8%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology7.6%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology7.4%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology5.2%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 55 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 272 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 288 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 419 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 613 |
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 PubMed · to
246 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 183 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 143 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 392 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- latest developmentsLatest Developments (max. 2.500 words)Length not stated
- letters to the editor, commentariesLetters to the Editor, Commentaries (max. 400 words)Length not stated
- original research reports and empirical studiesOriginal Research Reports and Empirical Studies (max. 4.500 words)Length not stated
- politics and educationPolitics and Education (max. 2500 words)Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered ReportsLength not stated
- scientific updatesScientific Updates (max. 3.000 words)Length not stated
- state-of-the-art overviewState-of-the-Art Overview (max. 4.500 words)Length not stated
- systematic reviews and meta-analysesSystematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (max. 4.500 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests disclosure Model summary
Competing interests: Financial and personal relationships of any author with other people or organisations that could inappropriately influence the work should be declared
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement required Model summary
Ethics statement (in case of human or animal participants): Confirming compliance with recognized ethical standards and local guidelines
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Confirm that you and your co-authors agree to publish these materials in the PsychArchives repository under a CC BY 4.0 license (the same license as used for the article).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, free to authors and readers Model summary
Clinical Psychology in Europe (CPE) is an open-access journal, free of charge to authors and readers!
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
The journal conducts a single-blind review process.
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
- PsychOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2625-3410
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Psychology in Europe
What CAS zone is Clinical Psychology in Europe in?
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 Clinical Psychology in Europe?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Psychology in Europe?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 246 days (interquartile range 183–298 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Psychology in Europe?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Psychology in Europe based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Germany (4) and Sweden (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Psychology in Europe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Psychology in Europe is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical Psychology in Europe open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Psychology in Europe is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .