Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy aims to keep clinical psychologists and psychotherapists up to date with new developments in their fields.

The Journal will provide an integrative impetus both between theory and practice and between different orientations within clinical psychology and psychotherapy.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy will be a forum in which practitioners can present their wealth of expertise and innovations in order to make these available to a wider audience.

Equally, the Journal will contain reports from researchers who want to address a larger clinical audience with clinically relevant issues and clinically valid research.

The journal is primarily focused on clinical studies of clinical populations and therefore no longer normally accepts student-based studies.

This is a journal for those who want to inform and be informed about the challenging field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	3.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2393

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1657

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.497

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and 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.

• Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the Self‐Compassion Scale

  Citation: 2168

  Authors: Filip, Elizabeth, Kristin D., Dinska

• Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self‐criticism: overview and pilot study of a group therapy approach

  Citation: 1266

  Authors: Paul, Sue

• Inter‐rater reliability of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐IV Axis I Disorders (SCID I) and Axis II Disorders (SCID II)

  Citation: 836

  Authors: Jill, Maartje, Arnoud

• Evaluation of the mental health continuum–short form (MHC–SF) in setswana‐speaking South Africans

  Citation: 733

  Authors: Corey L. M., Marié, Johan P., Michael, Annamarie, Sinette

• The Reliability and Validity of the Outcome Questionnaire

  Citation: 569

  Authors: Michael J., Gary M., Val, Nathan B., David A., Glenn C., Stephen C.

• How to evaluate metacognitive functioning in psychotherapy? The metacognition assessment scale and its applications

  Citation: 463

  Authors: Antonio, Antonino, Giancarlo, Maurizio, Giuseppe, Michele, Giorgio

• The relationship of shame, social anxiety and depression: the role of the evaluation of social rank

  Citation: 447

  Authors: Paul

• mHealth: A Mechanism to Deliver More Accessible, More Effective Mental Health Care

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Matthew, Erica K., Elizabeth M., James D., Evan M., Ron, Kenneth J.

• Comparative efficacy of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 414

  Authors: Michelle L., Steven

• Working Alliance Inventory‐Short Revised (WAI‐SR): psychometric properties in outpatients and inpatients

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Thomas, Fabian, Rainer, Hans Wolfgang, Jürgen

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