Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

This international, multidisciplinary journal is aimed primarily at members of the helping and teaching professions.

It features a broad scope of original research papers in both experimental and clinical work contributing to the theory, practice and evolution of cognitive and behaviour therapy.

Under the guidance of an international editorial team, the journal reflects on and influences developments in its field, encompassing most areas of human behaviour and experience, and representing many research methods from randomized controlled trials to single-subject experimental designs.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.926

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5470

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	398

---

---

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

---

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• What is Motivational Interviewing?

  Citation: 1226

  Authors: Stephen, William R.

• Ten Things that Motivational Interviewing Is Not

  Citation: 646

  Authors: William R., Stephen

• Meta-Cognition and Worry: A Cognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  Citation: 627

  Authors: Adrian

• THE INTERPRETATION OF INTRUSIONS IN PSYCHOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE COGNITIVE APPROACH TO HALLUCINATIONS AND DELUSIONS

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Anthony P.

• THE REVISED COGNITIVE THERAPY SCALE (CTS-R): PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES

  Citation: 450

  Authors: Ivy-Marie, Ian A., Derek L., Chris, Sally, Anne, F. Katharina

• The Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES): Validity as a Screening Instrument for PTSD

  Citation: 434

  Authors: Sean, Richard, Patrick

• A SMALL STUDY OF TRAINING IN MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: DOES ONE WORKSHOP CHANGE CLINICIAN AND CLIENT BEHAVIOR?

  Citation: 370

  Authors: William R., Kathy A.

• Maintenance of Intrusive Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cognitive Approach

  Citation: 358

  Authors: Anke, Regina

• Mindfulness Training for Adolescents with Externalizing Disorders and their Parents

  Citation: 321

  Authors: Susan, Bert, Lieke, Sarah, Kathleen

• SEEING YOURSELF THROUGH OTHERS’ EYES: A STUDY OF SPONTANEOUSLY OCCURRING IMAGES IN SOCIAL PHOBIA

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Ann, Christina, David M.

---