Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions
ISSN 1533-2691 · eISSN 1533-2683 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 173 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions 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 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Family Dynamics and Relationships and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy promotes a better understanding of what contributes to healthy adult relationships and how therapy facilitates the process. Experts address key treatment issues for all types of adult relationships. Articles explore couple therapy from the perspectives of theory, research, and practice, as well as issues related to the supervision and personal growth of clinicians. Special thematic issues address a single topic for the entire issue, allowing a more significant focus on that particular topic. A recent thematic issue studied clinical concerns with interracial couples. The Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy discusses important issues from a multiplicity of therapeutic styles including: marital therapy couple therapy same-sex couple therapy premarital therapy re-marital therapy divorce therapy sex therapy marriage therapy couple therapy as adjunct to the treatment of major mental illness, substance abuse, and spouse and family abuse Peer Review Policy: Each paper is first briefly reviewed by the editor for adherence to our standards of science and APA style. If the paper fits our content and purposes as a journal, it is sent out for review by a minimum of 2 reviewers, usually members of our editorial board, consisting of some of the country’s most prestigious scholars and therapists. Upon completion of reviews, the editor makes a decision. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief Nathan Hardy, PhD - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 75, Australia 2 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology25.6%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences10.4%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology9%
- Marriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology6.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology3.5%
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.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Contemporary Women's Issues, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
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
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 63,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 26 | 5 | 48 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 60 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 124 |
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
173 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) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 173 daysPublisher 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
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
- Open access Open access
Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 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 the di…
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
- 1533-2691
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-2683
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions
What CAS zone is Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions 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 Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions?
The publisher reports about 173 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (75) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .