Journal profile · Psychiatry
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
ISSN 1476-0835 · eISSN 2044-8341 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2002
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 195 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice (formerly The British Journal of Medical Psychology) is an international scientific journal with a focus on the psychological aspects of mental health difficulties and well-being, and psychological problems and their psychological treatments including: • theoretical and research development in the understanding of cognitive and emotional factors in psychological disorders; • interpersonal attitudes; • behaviour and relationships; vulnerability to, adjustment to, assessment of, and recovery (assisted or otherwise) from psychological disorders; • psychological therapies (including both process and outcome research) where mental health is concerned. We welcome submissions from mental health professionals and researchers from all relevant professional backgrounds. For specific submission requirements, please view the Author Guidelines. Submission of systematic reviews and other research reports which support evidence-based practice are also welcomed, as are relevant high quality analogue studies. Clinical or case studies will not normally be considered except where they illustrate particularly unusual forms of psychopathology or innovative forms of therapy and meet scientific criteria through appropriate use of single case experimental designs. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Advanced Placement Source (EBSCO Publishing) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing) Current Contents: Arts & Humanities (Clarivate Analytics) Electronic Collections Online (OCLC) Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO Publishing) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) IBR & IBZ: International Bibliographies of Periodical Literature (KG Saur) Medical Database (ProQuest) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Philosopher's Index (Philosopher's Information Center) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-474 Proquest Pharma Collection (ProQuest) Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO Publishing) Psychology Database (ProQuest) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate An
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology13.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine9.3%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology9.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.7%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology5.4%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology5.4%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology5.2%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 3.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 705OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 70Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 476,285Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 60 | 33 |
| 2025 | 80 | 63 | 167 |
| 2024 | 57 | 41 | 204 |
| 2023 | 73 | 65 | 792 |
| 2022 | 72 | 52 | 918 |
| 2021 | 63 | 37 | 1,318 |
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
195 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 143 days – 289 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 190 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 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 4,070 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,730 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportArticles should adhere to the stated word limit for the particular article type. The word limit excludes the abstract, reference list, tables and figures, but i…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- brief-report covid-19Brief reports should not exceed 2000 words and should have no more than two tables or figures.main text ≤ 2,000 words
- qualitative papersQualitative papers: 8000 wordsmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- registered reportArticles should adhere to the stated word limit for the particular article type. The word limit excludes the abstract, reference list, tables and figures, but i…Length not stated
- research articleArticles should adhere to the stated word limit for the particular article type. The word limit excludes the abstract, reference list, tables and figures, but i…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles: 5000 wordsmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewArticles should adhere to the stated word limit for the particular article type. The word limit excludes the abstract, reference list, tables and figures, but i…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review papersReview papers: 6000 wordsmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- special issue papersSpecial Issue papers: 5000 wordsmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- systematic reviewArticles should adhere to the stated word limit for the particular article type. The word limit excludes the abstract, reference list, tables and figures, but i…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
British Journal of Developmental Psychology Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Authorship is defined by the criteria set out in the APA Publication Manual: “Individuals should only take authorship credit for work they have actually performed or to which they have substantially contributed (APA Ethics Code Standard 8.12a, Publication Credit). Authorship e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility Policy
Preprint policy. Model summary
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice recognizes the many benefits of archiving data for scientific progress. Archived data provides an indispensable resource for the scientific community, making possible future replications and secondary analyses, in addition to the importance of verifying the dependability of published research findings. The journal expects that where possi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and Acceptance Except where otherwise stated, the journal operates a policy of anonymous (double-anonymous) peer review. Please ensure that any information which may reveal author identity is anonymized in your submission, such as institutional affiliations, geographical location or references to unpublished research. We also operate a triage process in which submissions that are out o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-anonymous peer review policy. Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, the journal operates a policy of anonymous (double-anonymous) peer review. Please ensure that any information which may reveal author identity is anonymized in your submission, such as institutional affiliations, geographical location or references to unpublished research. We also operate a triage process in which submissions that are out of scope or otherwise inappr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Systematic review pre-registration requirement. Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
Triage process for out-of-scope submissions. Model summary
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1476-0835
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-8341
- Society / sponsor
- British Psychological Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.31; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 195 days (interquartile range 143–289 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
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: .