Journal profile
The Global Psychotherapist
ISSN 2710-1460 · WAPP · Germany
The Global Psychotherapist: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Global Psychotherapist is published by WAPP. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, together about 47.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Global Psychotherapist is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access semi-annual journal dedicated to the scientific development and practical application of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy — the humanistic-psychodynamic method founded by Nossrat Peseschkian in 1977. We publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflections that advance the method in its theoretical foundations, clinical practice, research, supervision and transcultural perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 8, Türkiye 3, Poland 3, United States 1, India 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology23.1%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology12.8%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology11.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology5.1%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.7%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology4.7%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology3.5%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine3.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, SJIF, ICVPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 211 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 33 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 88 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 56 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 46 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- clinical casesWe publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflectionsLength not stated
- original researchWe publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflectionsLength not stated
- professional reflectionsWe publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflectionsLength not stated
- theoretical articlesWe publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflectionsLength not stated
- training materialsWe publish original research, theoretical articles, clinical cases, training materials and professional reflectionsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright terms
The Journal uses Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). Model summary
The Journal supports open access policy based on the principle of free distribution of scientific information and global knowledge exchange for common social progress.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access policy based on the principle of free distribution of scientific information and global knowledge exchange for common social progress. Model summary
The Journal supports open access policy based on the principle of free distribution of scientific information and global knowledge exchange for common social progress.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors publishing under any license allowed by the journal retain all rights. Editorial Policy of the Journal allows published version (Version of Record) of their articles to be deposited in an institutional or other repository of the author’s choice without embargo. Model summary
Repository policy Authors publishing under any license allowed by the journal retain all rights. Editorial Policy of the Journal allows published version (Version of Record) of their articles to be deposited in an institutional or other repository of the author’s choice without embargo.
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
- WAPP
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
- ISSN
- 2710-1460
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 The Global Psychotherapist
How long does peer review take at The Global Psychotherapist?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 The Global Psychotherapist based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (8), Türkiye (3) and Poland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Global Psychotherapist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Global Psychotherapist is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Global Psychotherapist open access, and what is the APC?
The Global Psychotherapist 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, 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: .