Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
ISSN 0894-9085 · eISSN 1573-6563 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 251 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 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 Psychological Treatments and Assessments, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy is an international journal that publishes scholarly original papers concerning Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral hypnosis, hypnotherapy, clinical and counseling psychology, psychiatry, mental health counseling, and allied areas of science and practice. The journal encourages scholarly debate amongst professionals involved in practice, theory, research, and training in areas of scholarship relevant to REBT and CBT. The Journal is particularly interested in articles defining clinical practice and research and theoretical articles with direct clinical applications. The Journal seeks theoretical discussions and literature reviews on the cognitive bases of developing and alleviating emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, personality, and addictive disorders, positive psychological functioning, interpersonal and family functioning, and career or work functioning. We consider submissions on the applications of REBT and CBT to new areas of practice and client populations. For our purposes, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a general system of psychotherapy based on cognitive and behavioral principles. It represnts an umbrella term describing many evidence-based psychological prevention interventions and treatments derived from such principles. REBT is one of the original forms of CBT originated by Albert Ellis (1913-2007). The Journal aims to increase the internal cohesion of REBT/CBT by exploring more integrative, evidence-based CBT frameworks and forms of CBT practice linked to them to gradually move the field from various “schools” to an integrative CBT framework (a comprehensive theory) and a multimodal CBT practice (derived/related to the comprehensive theory). We strive to stimulate frontier research in fundamental and applied fields in cognitive and behavioral principles to advance prevention and treatment and infuse REBT / CBT with frontier research from related fields, including biology, neuroscience, and technology. The journal encourages research that identifies the specific hypothetical constructs and techniques being measured, tested, and discussed, and the comparison of the relative influence of different cognitive processes, constructs, and techniques on emotional and behavioral disturbance. The Journal provides a timely introduction to unexplored avenues on the cutting edge of REBT and CBT research, the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief Raymond A. DiGiuseppePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, Italy 12, Romania 11, United Kingdom 9, Türkiye 6 (107 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology22.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology10.9%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology9.6%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology8.6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology6.2%
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesPsychology5.7%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology3.9%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology3.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| 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
SCIEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 241,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,087 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 61 | 17 | 97 |
| 2024 | 40 | 13 | 143 |
| 2023 | 43 | 21 | 301 |
| 2022 | 55 | 29 | 592 |
| 2021 | 52 | 16 | 620 |
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
251 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 154 days – 391 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 292 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (123 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
- 32 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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- 0894-9085
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6563
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
What CAS zone is Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 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 Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 251 days (interquartile range 154–391 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 Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy based?
Of the 107 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Italy (12) and Romania (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .