Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
ISSN 1068-9583 · eISSN 1573-3572 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 161 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings is published by Springer Nature 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 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Finding a good fit of your work with a journal makes the publication process more efficient. If you are considering publication in JCPMS, please review the following information about the journal’s aims and scope. The journal’s audience. JCPMS aims to publish research that is relevant to the work of psychologists in academic health centers, medical schools, teaching hospitals, and other medical settings. Published articles reflect the breadth of psychologists’ roles as clinicians, scientists, educators, administrators, and leaders in these settings. While most readers of JCPMS are psychologists, the journal’s contents have broad appeal to psychology as well as other health care disciplines. Submissions from health care disciplines outside of psychology are welcomed and encouraged, provided that the work has clear relevance to the journal’s core audience. Types of work published. JCPMS publishes research across the translational science spectrum, including basic, preclinical, clinical, health services, and evaluation research. The journal accepts a variety of article types including literature reviews, case studies and case series, observational studies, proof-of-concept studies, clinical trials, theoretical and methodological research, qualitative studies, dissemination and implementation research, and evaluations of programs and policies. Subject matter coverage. Topics that are considered for publication in JCPMS include: Assessment of outcomes and value of psychological services delivered in hospitals, primary care, specialty medical care, long-term care, community health, and managed care Psychological assessment, consultation, and intervention for people with acute, chronic, and life-threatening medical conditions Diverse topics relating to the practice of behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology Organizational and professional issues for psychologists in academic health centers, medical schools, and healthcare organizations Applications of psychology to promote health equity, patient safety, quality of care, and professional wellbeing Innovations in education and training in medical settings, including interprofessional education We encourage submissions from a diverse group of researchers, educators, and practitioners in psychology and academic healthcare. JCPMS invites scholarly contributions that address health disparities and those that are relevant to improving health services and outcomes for marginalized groups. JCPMS welcomes submis
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief Andrea BradfordPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 41, Belgium 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine9.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine5.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology5.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5.3%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences5.2%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions4.8%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 1.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 825OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 279,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,600 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 28 | 21 |
| 2025 | 57 | 23 | 61 |
| 2024 | 76 | 33 | 257 |
| 2023 | 54 | 33 | 269 |
| 2022 | 102 | 52 | 1,150 |
| 2021 | 76 | 30 | 860 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (127 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 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 3,590 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- brief report
Article types accepted5
- brief reportPlease see the Aims and Scope page for more information about subject matter coverage and the types of scholarship accepted. Please note that the journal accept…Length not stated
- case reportPlease see the Aims and Scope page for more information about subject matter coverage and the types of scholarship accepted. Please note that the journal accept…Length not stated
- literature reviewPlease see the Aims and Scope page for more information about subject matter coverage and the types of scholarship accepted. Please note that the journal accept…Length not stated
- meta-analysisPlease see the Aims and Scope page for more information about subject matter coverage and the types of scholarship accepted. Please note that the journal accept…Length not stated
- reviewPlease see the Aims and Scope page for more information about subject matter coverage and the types of scholarship accepted. Please note that the journal accept…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
All submissions undergo quality checks and may be rejected at editorial level if they do not meet publication standards or are outside the scope of the journal. Model summary
All submissions, included invited manuscripts, undergo quality checks upon submission, and may be rejected at the editorial level if they do not meet publication standards or are outside of the scope of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1068-9583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-3572
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 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 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.57; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 109–229 days). 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 Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (41) and Belgium (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .