Clinical Psychological Science

Aims & Scope

Clinical Psychological Science publishes advances in clinical science and provides a venue for cutting-edge research across a wide range of conceptual views, approaches, and topics.

The Journal encompasses many core domains that have defined clinical psychology, but also boundary-crossing advances that integrate and make contact with diverse disciplines and that may not easily be found in traditional clinical psychology journals.

Among the key topics are research on the underlying mechanisms and etiologies of psychological health and dysfunction; basic and applied work on the diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and prevention of mental illness; service delivery; and promotion of well-being.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	4.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	944

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1324

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.513

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	79

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• The p Factor

  Citation: 1868

  Authors: Avshalom, Renate M., Daniel W., Sidra J., HonaLee, Salomon, Madeline H., Sandhya, Idan, Richie, Terrie E.

• Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time

  Citation: 1038

  Authors: Jean M., Thomas E., Megan L., Gabrielle N.

• Using Mechanical Turk to Study Clinical Populations

  Citation: 884

  Authors: Danielle N., Jesse, Pam A.

• Emotion, Emotion Regulation, and Psychopathology

  Citation: 788

  Authors: James J., Hooria

• Reenvisioning Clinical Science

  Citation: 698

  Authors: Lisa S., Kathleen M., Varda, Bruce N., Melissa

• The Future of Intervention Science: Process-Based Therapy

  Citation: 587

  Authors: Stefan G., Steven C.

• The Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Neuroticism

  Citation: 586

  Authors: David H., Shannon, Jenna R., Jacqueline R., Kristen K.

• Predicting Risk of Suicide Attempts Over Time Through Machine Learning

  Citation: 465

  Authors: Colin G., Jessica D., Joseph C.

• Mental Disorders as Causal Systems

  Citation: 445

  Authors: Richard J., Donald J., Gwyneth W. Y., Li, Marie K., Denny

• A Unified Model of Depression

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Aaron T., Keith

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