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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
ISSN 0736-7236 · Guilford Press
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology is published by Guilford Press 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 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, together about 33.9% 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
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology13.6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology10.6%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology9.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology6.1%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology6%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology4.7%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.4%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | 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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 160OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 2024 | 26 | 4 | 50 |
| 2023 | 25 | 4 | 97 |
| 2022 | 25 | 6 | 101 |
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 214 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Guilford Press
- ISSN
- 0736-7236
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Psychology, Social. 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 Social and Clinical Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 160.
Which databases index Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology is a subscription 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: .