Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
ISSN 8756-8225 · eISSN 1540-4730 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 89 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 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 Counseling Practices and Supervision, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of College Student Psychotherapy explores significant issues in the field of college student mental health. While contributions to the journal are welcome from college staff, faculty, students or other mental health professionals, the emphasis is on articles by and for college mental health professionals. All articles are expected to be directly relevant to the clinical specialty of college psychotherapy or counseling. We encourage authors to include as much diversity as possible in their samples to reflect the student population. We welcome full-length or brief articles on professional issues, practice, or research findings. In addition, the Journal features opinion pieces, on-line interviews from international counseling centers, comments on key articles, and book reviews. The Journal is published quarterly, and is affiliated with the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD). While unsolicited manuscripts will be reviewed, potential contributors are strongly encouraged to contact the editors beforehand to discuss their ideas’ suitability and direction. All manuscripts must be well organized and clearly written. Literature reviews should be no longer than absolutely necessary to justify an article’s importance and place it in context. Above all, articles should be interesting and useful to practicing college clinicians. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal undergo editorial screening and anonymized peer review by one or two reviewers. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 47 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology18.8%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology13.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology7.1%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.3%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.1%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology3.3%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: 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) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2022
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2022
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 71,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,079 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 121 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 424 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
89 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial screening followed by anonymized peer review by one or two reviewers. Model summary
All articles in this journal undergo editorial screening before being considered for anonymized peer review by one or two reviewers.
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
- 8756-8225
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-4730
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
What CAS zone is Journal of College Student Psychotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 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 Journal of College Student Psychotherapy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of College Student Psychotherapy?
The publisher reports about 89 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 Journal of College Student Psychotherapy based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (47). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of College Student Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of College Student Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy is a subscription journal. 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: .