Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome
ISSN 2239-8031 · PAGEPress Publications · Italy
Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 122 days to acceptance (18 articles, last 24 months); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome is published by PAGEPress Publications and is in Zone 3 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, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus, Scope and Objectives Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome (RIPPPO) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Italian Area Group of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR Italy Area Group). Its aim is to promote a fruitful communication between the Italian and International communities, enriching clinicians and researchers mutual collaboration. It welcomes high quality articles from any part of the world, concerning a variety of topics (e.g., psychotherapy process and outcome, diagnosis and assessment, psychopathology, etc.), with different formats (e.g., reviews, empirical studies, methodological works, clinical studies) and from different epistemological, theoretical and methodological perspectives of the contemporary research in psychotherapy. Particular attention will be paid to works sensitive to the close interconnection between psychotherapy process and psychopathology, as well as theory and clinical practice; the focus on intensive case analysis; the study of the psychotherapies delivered within the different institutional settings and with attention to the interdisciplinary dialogue. RIPPPO publishes three issues every year and provides immediate Open Access to its contents, on the basis of the principle that making research results freely available to researchers and practitioners supports a better exchange of knowledge. RIPPPO adopts a two-phase peer-review procedure, to which only papers written in English are allowed and considered. Firstly, the Manuscript is read by the Editors for verifying its consistency with the aims, and the formal and content standards of the journal. Then, if the paper is suitable for publication, Editor submits it to blind peer reviewing phase. The process of reviewing is intended as an opportunity to promote scientific exchange designed to guarantee a high scientific standard for the journal, as well as to provide Authors with the chance to improve the quality of their manuscripts. Firstly published in 1997, until 2008 the journal has been published as "Ricerca in Psicoterapia" (ISSN 1592–8543). In 2009 it was transformed in an on line journal with the name "Ricerca in Psicoterapia / Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome" (ISSN 2038–0046). Since 2011, the Journal's name has been changed in “Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome" (ISSN 2239–8031), exclusively publishing articles in English, with a new, eas
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief Mariagrazia Di GiuseppePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 23, United States 11, Germany 2, Canada 2, Australia 2 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology23.6%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology12.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.4%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology7.3%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology6.5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.7%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology3.8%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: OpenAlex
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 (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 390 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 52 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 239 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 258 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 270 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 477 |
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 PubMed · to
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (18 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 18 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 400 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 400 | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Article types accepted22, with length limits
- book reviewBook Reviews (no abstract required; text 2000 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 1 table and/or figure; max 15 references)Reviews of publis…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 2000 words · references ≤ 15
- book reviewsBook Reviews (no abstract required; text 2000 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 1 table and/or figure; max 15 references)Length not stated
- case studiesCase Studies (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 10,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; max 45…Length not stated
- case studyCase Studies (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 10,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; max 45…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 45
- commentariesCommentaries (about 2000 words, no abstract required, 20 references max, no figures and/or tables)Length not stated
- commentaryreferences) Invited by the editor only Commentaries Commentaries (about 2000 words, no abstract required, 20 references max, no figures and/ormain text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 20
- editorialEditorials (no abstract required; text 2500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 2 tables and/or figures; max 25 references)Invited by the ed…main text ≤ 2,500 words · abstract ≤ 2500 words · references ≤ 25
- editorialsEditorials (no abstract required; text 2500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 2 tables and/or figures; max 25 references)Length not stated
- hypothesisHypothesis and Theory Papers (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 12,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 45
- hypothesis and theory papersHypothesis and Theory Papers (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 12,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor (no abstract required; text 500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 2 tables and/or figures; max 10 references)Letters…main text ≤ 500 words · abstract ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 10
- methods and toolsMethods and Tools (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 12,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; m…Length not stated
- minireviewsMinireviews (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 3500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; max 25 references)Length not stated
- new researchersNew Researchers (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 2000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; max 2…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 12,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; m…Length not stated
- perspectivePerspectives (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 3500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; max 20 references)…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 20
- perspectivesPerspectives (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 3500 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; max 20 references)Length not stated
- research protocolsResearch Protocols (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 8000 words max excluding references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; max 40 refer…Length not stated
- reviewReviews (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 10,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; max 60 refe…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 60
- reviewsReviews (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 10,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 6 tables and/or figures; max 60 refe…Length not stated
- short communicationShort communications (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 3000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 20
- short communicationsShort communications (unstructured abstract 250 words max; text 3000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables; max 4 tables and/or figures; …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Misconduct
False or misleading information, such as identity theft and suggesting fake peer-reviewers, will result in the manuscript being rejected, further investigation in accordance with PAGEPress' misconduct policy (https://www.pagepress.org/site/plagiarism_misconduct), and notification to the authors' institutions/employers. PAGEPress journals follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Introduction Peer review is applied to all research articles and the majority of other article types published in RIPPPO. This usually entails at least two independent, expert peer reviewers. Policy All submissions to RIPPPO are first checked for completeness (criteria for desk reject are available in the Guide for Authors) before being sent to an Editor, who decides whether they are suitable for …
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
- PAGEPress Publications
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2239-8031
- Print ISSN
- 2499-7552
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome
What CAS zone is Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome is in Zone 3 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 Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome?
Based on the dates recorded on 18 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 98–195 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (23), United States (11) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .