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Journal of Counseling Psychology
ISSN 0022-0167 · eISSN 1939-2168 · APA
Journal of Counseling Psychology: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.42; hybrid open access; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Counseling Psychology is published by APA and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). 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 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Counseling Psychology® publishes empirical research in the areas ofcounseling activities (including assessment, interventions, consultation, supervision, training, prevention, psychological education, and advocacy)career and educational development and vocational psychologydiversity and underrepresented populations in relation to counseling activitiesthe development of new measures to be used in counseling activitiesprofessional issues in counseling psychologyIn addition, the Journal of Counseling Psychology considers reviews or theoretical contributions that have the potential for stimulating further research in counseling psychology, and conceptual or empirical contributions about methodological issues in counseling psychology research. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology21.7%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology12.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.6%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences6.4%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.2%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology5.1%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology3.7%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 248OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,977OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 115 | 22 | 129 |
| 2024 | 82 | 22 | 336 |
| 2023 | 92 | 5 | 547 |
| 2022 | 73 | 7 | 784 |
| 2021 | 101 | 17 | 1,865 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- APA
- ISSN
- 0022-0167
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-2168
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Counseling Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Counseling Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Counseling Psychology is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / Psychology, Educational; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Counseling Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.42; CiteScore 6, h-index 248.
Which databases index Journal of Counseling Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Counseling Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Counseling Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Counseling Psychology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .