Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling
ISSN 1364-2537 · eISSN 1469-5901 · Taylor & Francis
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 203 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling is a peer-reviewed publication established in 1998, which aims to stimulate debate throughout Europe on developments in psychotherapy and counselling. The journal covers the psychological therapies with particular, but not exclusive, reference to developments in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, counselling and counselling psychology. It raises important questions regarding European practice, theory and research for psychotherapists and counsellors, students, academics and related professionals. The Journal focuses on the following areas: Debate between different European theoretical approaches to psychotherapy and counselling and their respective traditions of practice and research Developments within Europe of particular modalities, for example, adolescent, child, cognitive-behavioural, constructivist, couple, existential, family, humanistic, hypno-psychotherapies, integrative, Jungian, medical, psychoanalytic, relational, sexual, systemic Individual and group psychotherapy and counselling in public, private and voluntary settings The interaction between the psychological and the physical and the status of these categories The nature of psychotherapeutic knowledge and its implications for practice, theory and research The contributions to psychotherapy and counselling from developments in European academic disciplines An exploration of European psychotherapy and counselling as a cultural practice with particular reference to European thought and continental philosophy. UKCP Affiliation to EJPC Since January 2023, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) has been affiliated with the European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling (EJPC). UKCP and EJPC are in full recognition of EJPC’s independent editorial freedom and that the views expressed in the journal are not necessarily those of UKCP. Peer Review Integrity All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two independent referees. All peer review is double anonymized and online via Routledge's Submission Portal. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief Del LoewenthalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Finland 1, Greece 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology29.4%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology12.9%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.6%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology5.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology4.9%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.3%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology3.9%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology3.2%
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
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.57Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 93,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,109 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 39 | 7 | 42 |
| 2024 | 34 | 11 | 115 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
| 2022 | 54 | 9 | 138 |
| 2021 | 43 | 15 | 863 |
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
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 95 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 318 days
- Sample
- 45 articles with submission and acceptance dates (76 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)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 95 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 83 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
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with at least two independent referees after initial editor screening. Model summary
All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two independent referees. All peer review is double anonymized and online via Routledge's Submission Portal.
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
- 1364-2537
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5901
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling
What CAS zone is European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling 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 European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling?
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 1.5, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 132–238 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Finland (1) and Greece (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .