Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (en.mgppu.ru).

Founded in 1992 under the name of Moscow Psychotherapeutic Journal, it has become the first Russian scientific periodical edition to focus on the theory and practice of psychological counseling and psychotherapy.

Since 2009 (when it has been renamed “Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy”), the circle of authors and readers has significantly expanded due to the widening arrange of topics and the coverage of problems arising in modern psychological, psychotherapeutic and medical practice.

In 2012 the journal became a laureate of the 14th National Psychological Contest “Golden Psyche” (Russia, Saint Petersburg) in the category “Contribution to the development of the Russian unified professional psychological society”.

In the present day, the journal is recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation for publishing Ph.D. research results.

It is published quarterly; full-text articles are freely available at https://psyjournals.ru/.

The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, case studies, essays, and commentaries.

The topics covered are as diverse as the phenomenology of mental states and disorders, psychological and social risk factors, theoretical and practical models of prevention and treatment, lectures on the history and methods of psychotherapy.

Special issues of “Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy” published in the recent years focus on the most critical problems of mental health (self-destructive behavior, clinical psychology of modern childhood, social cognition disorders), and psychosomatic medicine (psycho-oncology).

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Psychology and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Professional Burnout, Symptoms of Emotional Disorders and Distress among Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Epidemic

  Citation: 77

  Authors: S.S., A.B., A.Y., O.Y., A.P., A.A.

• Pandemic as a Challenge to Subjective Well-Being: Anxiety and Coping

  Citation: 40

  Authors: E.I., D.A., A.A.

• Psychological Contents of Anxiety and the Prevention in an Infodemic Situation: Protection against Coronavirus or the “Vicious Circle” of Anxiety?

  Citation: 35

  Authors: A.S., E.I.

• Modern maturation

  Citation: 31

  Authors: N.N.

• Features of the Development of the Cognitive Sphere in Children with Different Online Activities: Is There a Golden Mean?

  Citation: 23

  Authors: G.U., A.E.

• Epidemic of Loneliness in a Digital Society: Hikikomori as a Cultural and Psychological Phenomenon

  Citation: 20

  Authors: A.E., G.U.

• The evolution of online-risks: the results of helpline "KIDS ONLINE" five years work

  Citation: 19

  Authors: G.U., V.N., M.A.

• M. Davis Empathy test: content validity and adaptation in cross-cultural context

  Citation: 18

  Authors: T.D., N.

• Post-Traumatic Growth and Coping-Strategies of Parents of Children with Disabilities

  Citation: 16

  Authors: A.I., A.B.

• Burnout Level in Medical Residents Doing Internship in Emergency Medicine Hospital before the Pandemic

  Citation: 16

  Authors: E.Y., O.Y., A.B.