Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
ISSN 1063-3995 · eISSN 1099-0879 · Wiley-Blackwell
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,810; median 109 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 192 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy is an international journal that aims to keep practitioners up to date with new developments in clinical psychology and related mental health fields. The journal will consider clinical research, reviews, and case reports. Incremental advances and negative results that clinically add to the literature will be considered. The journal is primarily focused on clinical studies of clinical populations and will not accept student-based studies. Readership Clinical Psychologists
· Psychotherapists
· Health Professionals
· Social Services Professionals Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-112 Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO Publishing) Psychology Database (ProQuest) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) PSYNDEX (ZPID) Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 7, Germany 7, Netherlands 4, Italy 3 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology12.2%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology9.8%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology9.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.9%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4.8%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.6%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology4.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine4.2%
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: yesReview 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,405OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 178LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 178Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 776,976Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,617 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 103 | 64 |
| 2025 | 192 | 128 | 493 |
| 2024 | 158 | 118 | 877 |
| 2023 | 131 | 98 | 1,333 |
| 2022 | 123 | 72 | 1,668 |
| 2021 | 164 | 90 | 3,975 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (343 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)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,810 / EUR 3,140 / GBP 2,520 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- clinical reportClinical Report: Shorter articles (a maximum of 2,000 words excluding captions and references) that typically contain interesting clinical material.main text ≤ 2,000 words
- comprehensive reviewComprehensive Review: Articles providing comprehensive reviews or meta-analyses with an emphasis on clinically relevant studies (review submissions have no word…Length not stated
- measures articleMeasures Article: Articles reporting useful information and data about new or existing measures (assessment submissions should be limited to a maximum of 3,500 …main text ≤ 3,500 words
- research articleResearch Article: Substantial articles making a significant theoretical or empirical contribution (submissions should be limited to a maximum of 5,500 words exc…main text ≤ 5,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1063-3995
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0879
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
What CAS zone is Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 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 Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.86; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 125.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 70–145 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 & Psychotherapy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 5,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 & Psychotherapy based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (7) and Germany (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,810.
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: .