Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling
ISSN 2458-9675 · EDAM (Educational Consultancy and Research Center) · Turkey
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling is published by EDAM (Educational Consultancy and Research Center). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction and Workplace Spirituality and Leadership, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Halil EksiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 31, United States 16, United Kingdom 2, Spain 2, Malaysia 2 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences35.4%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology9.8%
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences7.5%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology5.9%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology5.4%
- Jungian Analytical PsychologyPsychology5.4%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences2.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 79/118 | 33rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 194 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 245 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 193 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 169 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 131 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 99 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- EDAM (Educational Consultancy and Research Center)
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2458-9675
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Spiritual Psychology and Counseling
How long does peer review take at Spiritual Psychology and Counseling?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Spiritual Psychology and Counseling based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (31), United States (16) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Spiritual Psychology and Counseling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Spiritual Psychology and Counseling is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Spiritual Psychology and Counseling open access, and what is the APC?
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .