Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment
ISSN 1949-2715 · eISSN 1949-2723 · APA
Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; hybrid open access; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment is published by APA and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Mental Health Research Topics and Personality Traits and Psychology, together about 52.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment® ( PD:TRT ) publishes a wide range of cutting-edge research on personality disorders and related psychopathology from a categorical and/or dimensional perspective including laboratory and treatment outcome studies, as well as integrative conceptual manuscripts and practice reviews that bridge science and practice. Disclaimer : APA and the editors of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology33.4%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology9.5%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology9.3%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology8.7%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities7.1%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.3%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | 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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 562OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 110 | 30 | 100 |
| 2024 | 81 | 28 | 262 |
| 2023 | 84 | 22 | 513 |
| 2022 | 100 | 19 | 1,090 |
| 2021 | 89 | 20 | 787 |
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
- 1949-2715
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-2723
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment
What CAS zone is Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 89.
Which databases index Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment open access, and what is the APC?
Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .