Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Counselor Education and Supervision
ISSN 0011-0035 · eISSN 1556-6978 · Wiley-Blackwell
Counselor Education and Supervision: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 204 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Counselor Education and Supervision 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 Counseling Practices and Supervision, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, together about 60.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) publishes articles on research, theory development, and program applications with essential information for the preparation and supervision of counselors in various settings. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Biography Index (EBSCO Publishing) Book Review Digest Plus (EBSCO Publishing) Contemporary Women's Issues (GALE Cengage) Education Full Text (HW Wilson) Education Index Retrospective (EBSCO Publishing) Education Index/Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Educator’s Reference Complete (GALE Cengage) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (CSC) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) General OneFile (GALE Cengage) Higher Education Abstracts (Claremont Graduate University) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) OmniFile Full Text Select (HW Wilson) Professional Development Collection (EBSCO Publishing) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central: Professional Edition (ProQuest) ProQuest Education Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Professional Education (ProQuest) ProQuest Psychology Journals (ProQuest) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts (T&F) TOC Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology43.8%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology10.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology6.2%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology5.3%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology4.8%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences3.4%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology2.8%
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 971OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 31.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 31Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 95,310Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,887 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 39 | 19 | 32 |
| 2024 | 42 | 24 | 88 |
| 2023 | 39 | 23 | 226 |
| 2022 | 38 | 5 | 231 |
| 2021 | 36 | 6 | 425 |
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
204 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 260 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 224 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 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)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 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 | — | — |
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)
- 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- introductionIntroduction – by invitation onlyLength not stated
- practice and policy research articleAt time of submission, authors will classify their article as one of the following: Practice and Policy Research ArticleLength not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Review and Meta-AnalysisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI disclosure required Model summary
The journal requires all authors to transparently disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review Wiley’s editorial standards for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest AI Disclosure Policy
The journal requires all authors to transparently disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies. Upon submission, authors must confirm that their work adheres to Wiley's AI policy and will be asked to specify which tools were used (including name and version) and how the tool was applied. If AI tools were indeed used in the development of your work, please also inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages 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 ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If lengthy excerpts (generally 400 cumulative words or more from one source) are included, or if previously published tables or figures from copyrighted works owned by third parties are reprinted in their entirety, in part, or adapted, credit must be given. For more information, visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Articles are peer reviewed under a double-blind policy. Manuscripts will only be sent for review if the Editor determines that the manuscript meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
Counselor Education and Supervision will consider for review articles previously available as preprints.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
No submission fees Model summary
This journal does not charge submission fees.
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
- 0011-0035
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-6978
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Counselor Education and Supervision
What CAS zone is Counselor Education and Supervision in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Counselor Education and Supervision is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. 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 Counselor Education and Supervision?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Counselor Education and Supervision?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 204 days (interquartile range 162–260 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (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 Counselor Education and Supervision?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: APA; 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.
Which databases index Counselor Education and Supervision?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Counselor Education and Supervision is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Counselor Education and Supervision open access, and what is the APC?
Counselor Education and Supervision 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .