Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology® (JCCP) publishes original contributions on the following topics: the development, validity, and use of techniques of diagnosis and treatment of disordered behaviorstudies of a variety of populations that have clinical interest, including but not limited to medical patients, ethnic minorities, persons with serious mental illness, and community samplesstudies that have a cross-cultural or demographic focus and are of interest for treating behavior disordersstudies of personality and of its assessment and development where these have a clear bearing on problems of clinical dysfunction and treatmentstudies of gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation that have a clear bearing on diagnosis, assessment, and treatmentstudies of psychosocial aspects of health behaviors.

Studies that focus on populations that fall anywhere within the lifespan are considered.

JCCP welcomes submissions on treatment and prevention in all areas of clinical and clinical–health psychology and especially on topics that appeal to a broad clinical–scientist and practitioner audience.

JCCP encourages the submission of theory–based interventions, studies that investigate mechanisms of change, and studies of the effectiveness of treatments in real-world settings.

JCCP recommends that authors of clinical trials pre-register their studies with an appropriate clinical trial registry (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, ClinicalTrialsRegister.eu) though both registered and unregistered trials will continue to be considered at this time.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1172

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1418

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.231

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	273

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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 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.

• An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric properties.

  Citation: 9574

  Authors: Aaron T., Norman, Gary, Robert A.

• Clinical significance: A statistical approach to defining meaningful change in psychotherapy research.

  Citation: 6828

  Authors: Neil S., Paula

• The measurement of psychological androgyny.

  Citation: 5691

  Authors: Sandra L.

• Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change.

  Citation: 5652

  Authors: James O., Carlo C.

• The measurement of pessimism: The Hopelessness Scale.

  Citation: 3891

  Authors: Aaron T., Arlene, David, Larry

• Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults.

  Citation: 3427

  Authors: Chris R., Bernice, John D.

• The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review.

  Citation: 2806

  Authors: Stefan G., Alice T., Ashley A., Diana

• Public and private self-consciousness: Assessment and theory.

  Citation: 2570

  Authors: Allan, Michael F., Arnold H.

• Assessment of suicidal intention: The Scale for Suicide Ideation.

  Citation: 2407

  Authors: Aaron T., Maria, Arlene

• Measurement of social-evaluative anxiety.

  Citation: 2360

  Authors: David, Ronald

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