Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
ISSN 1650-6073 · eISSN 1651-2316 · Taylor & Francis
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.45; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 235 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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 Mental Health Research Topics, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the application of behavioural and cognitive sciences to clinical psychology and psychotherapy. The journal publishes state-of-the-art scientific articles within: clinical and health psychology psychopathology behavioural medicine assessment treatment theoretical issues pertinent to behavioural, cognitive and combined cognitive behavioural therapies With the number of high quality contributions increasing, the journal has been able to maintain a rapid publication schedule, providing readers with the latest research in the field. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Scholar One Manuscripts. Now indexed in the Thomson Reuter's Social Science Citation Index!
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief European OfficePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 22, Sweden 11, Canada 8, Australia 5, United Kingdom 4 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology20.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology13.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology9.8%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology7.4%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology4.9%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology4.2%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology3.9%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ProQuest, BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics), EMCare (Elsevier), Index Medicus (NLM), National Library of Health Sciences, PEDro, Psychological Abstracts, Psychological Reader’s Guide, Sage Family Studies, Social Science Database (ProQuest), Social Science Premium Collection (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
- 3.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 597OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 350,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 350,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 27 | 19 |
| 2025 | 85 | 58 | 169 |
| 2024 | 57 | 40 | 331 |
| 2023 | 41 | 31 | 648 |
| 2022 | 29 | 19 | 483 |
| 2021 | 35 | 13 | 1,120 |
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
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 304 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 254 days
- Sample
- 96 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via Scholar One Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Scholar One Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1650-6073
- Electronic ISSN
- 1651-2316
- Society / sponsor
- Swedish Association of Behavioural Therapists
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
What CAS zone is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.45; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 163–304 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (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 JCR quartile is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Sweden (11) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .