Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychotherapy and Politics International
ISSN 1476-9263 · eISSN 1556-9195 · Wiley-Blackwell
Psychotherapy and Politics International: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,500; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2022, Psychotherapy and Politics International is no longer published by Wiley. Moving forward, please visit https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/psychotherapy-politics-international/ for updates. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychotherapy and Politics International is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychotherapy and Politics International explores the connections and interactions between politics and psychotherapy, both in theory and in practice. It focuses on the application to political problematics of thinking that originates in the field of psychotherapy, and equally on the application within the field of psychotherapy of political concepts and values internationally. The journal welcomes articles from all modalities or schools of psychotherapy and from across the political spectrum.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology26.2%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology10.5%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology6%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology5.9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions5.6%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.5%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology3.9%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 796 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 6 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 48 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 106 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,083 / GBP 1,667 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; main text must not identify authors. Model summary
As papers are double-blind peer reviewed, the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
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
- ISSN
- 1476-9263
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-9195
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (October 2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychotherapy and Politics International
What CAS zone is Psychotherapy and Politics International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychotherapy and Politics International is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index Psychotherapy and Politics International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychotherapy and Politics International is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychotherapy and Politics International open access, and what is the APC?
Psychotherapy and Politics International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,500.
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: .