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Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science
ISSN 2769-7541 · eISSN 2769-755X · American Psychological Association
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; 194 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science is published by American Psychological Association 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 Mental Health Research Topics, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology25.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology10.5%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology7%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.9%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.9%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4.6%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine3.6%
- Mental Health via WritingPsychology3.6%
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, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | 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, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 804 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 47 | 20 |
| 2025 | 194 | 97 | 276 |
| 2024 | 127 | 63 | 586 |
| 2023 | 178 | 84 | 1,483 |
| 2022 | 136 | 58 | 1,297 |
| 2021 | 26 | 8 | 419 |
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
- American Psychological Association
- ISSN
- 2769-7541
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-755X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Psychiatry; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science 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; 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: .