Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy is an international journal that publishes scholarly original papers concerning Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral hypnosis, and hypnotherapy, clinical and counseling psychology, psychiatry, mental health counseling, and allied areas of science and practice.

The journal encourages scholarly debate amongst professionals involved in practice, theory, research, and training in all areas of scholarship relevant to REBT and CBT.

The Journal is particularly interested in articles that define clinical practice and research and theoretical articles that have direct clinical applications.

The Journal seeks theoretical discussions and literature reviews on the cognitive bases of the development and alleviation of emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, personality, and addictive disorders.

We consider submissions on the applications of REBT and CBT to new areas of practice and client populations.

The Journal considers the term Cognitive Behavior Therapy to represent a generic, overriding category or school of psychotherapy approaches that includes many different theories and techniques.

The journals encourages research that clearly identifies the specific hypothetical constructs and techniques being measured, tested, and discussed, and the comparison of the relative influence of different cognitive processes, constructs, and techniques on emotional and behavioral disturbance.

The Journal provides a timely introduction to unexplored avenues on the cutting edge of REBT and CBT research, theory, and practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11988

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	283

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.480

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

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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.

• Mindfulness and self-acceptance

  Citation: 261

  Authors: Shelley H., Ellen J.

• The revised ABC's of rational-emotive therapy (RET)

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Albert

• Relational frame theory, acceptance and commitment therapy, and a functional analytic definition of mindfulness

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Lindsay, Steven C.

• Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Psychological Health

  Citation: 201

  Authors: John M., David A. F.

• Detached Mindfulness In Cognitive Therapy: A Metacognitive Analysis And Ten Techniques

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Adrian

• Mindfulness and trauma: implications for treatment

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Victoria, Kathleen M., Adria N.

• Mindfulness and Acceptance in the Treatment of Disordered Eating

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Ruth A., Sarah, Debra B.

• Perfectionism Cognitions, Rumination, and Psychological Distress

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Gordon L., Dara, Paul L., Marnin J.

• Dimensions of Perfectionism, Unconditional Self-Acceptance, and Depression

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Gordon L., Avi, Richard A., Paul L.

• Depressive Rumination and Co-Morbidity: Evidence for Brooding as a Transdiagnostic Process

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Edward R.

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