Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Counselling & Psychotherapy Research
ISSN 1473-3145 · eISSN 1746-1405 · Wiley-Blackwell
Counselling & Psychotherapy Research: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 175 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 113 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Counselling & Psychotherapy Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 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, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Counseling Practices and Supervision, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (CPR) is an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy research, practice, policy, service provision, and training. CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice, and aims to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development. CPR recognises the importance of research in shaping mental health policies and practices and advocates for evidence-based policy recommendations. The scope of CPR is inclusive of a broad and diverse range of research topics and methodologies and invites articles that make clear contributions to counselling and psychotherapy practice, policy, service provision, or training. CPR puts high value on the co-production of research and the use of compassionate and culturally sensitive methods. Examples of methodologies can include clinical trials, individuals’ experiences of counselling and psychotherapy, systematic case studies, measure developments, observational studies, or systematic reviews. CPR welcomes submissions that speak to one or more of the following themes. Effectiveness of Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice: CPR welcomes research that investigates the efficacy and effectiveness of various counselling and psychotherapy processes across diverse populations. Contributions may explore the outcomes, processes, and factors influencing therapeutic interventions, providing valuable insights for evidence-based practice. Anti-Oppressive Practice: CPR encourages submissions that explore the impact of cultural, ethnic diversity, and social factors on therapeutic processes. Articles addressing the adaptation and effectiveness of interventions in culturally diverse settings are particularly sought after. CPR aims to illuminate the systemic oppression that certain groups face, by for instance challenging research outcomes that inadvertently contribute to oppress certain groups, and ensuring research is co-produced. Innovation and Emerging Debates in Counselling and Psychotherapy: CPR seeks to showcase innovative therapeutic interventions that push the boundaries of traditi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, New Zealand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology20.2%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology14.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology13.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.4%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology3.1%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCINAHLPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 553OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 106Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 634,213Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,827 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 102 | 31 |
| 2025 | 113 | 79 | 162 |
| 2024 | 141 | 106 | 575 |
| 2023 | 127 | 98 | 597 |
| 2022 | 100 | 49 | 723 |
| 2021 | 134 | 59 | 1,485 |
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
175 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (313 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
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 169 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing
This journal encourages data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 3. Reproduction of copyright material
If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner, prior to submission. Such material may be in the form of text, data, table, illustration, photograph, line drawing, audio clip, video clip, film still, and screenshot, and any supplemental material you propose to include. This applies to direct (ve…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Compliant with Research Councils UK OA policy Model summary
This journal is compliant with the Research Councils UK OA policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
We follow a double-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, peer review is handled by the Editor-in-Chief, who will engage at least two anonymous reviewers. The final decision to publish is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Manuscripts authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the journal will be handled by an editor with no conflict of interest…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
This Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Note: This journal operates a double-anonymized peer review process. Since this journal also encourages posting of prep…
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
- 1473-3145
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-1405
- Society / sponsor
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Counselling & Psychotherapy Research
What CAS zone is Counselling & Psychotherapy Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Counselling & Psychotherapy Research is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Counselling & Psychotherapy Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Counselling & Psychotherapy Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 175 days (interquartile range 135–254 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 are the manuscript requirements of Counselling & Psychotherapy Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; 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 Counselling & Psychotherapy Research based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Counselling & Psychotherapy Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Counselling & Psychotherapy Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Counselling & Psychotherapy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Counselling & Psychotherapy Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .