Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is an interdisciplinary professional journal (retitled from American Journal of Pastoral Counseling to better reflect its broader scope) that is devoted to the scholarly study of spirituality as a resource for counseling and psychotherapeutic disciplines.

This peer-reviewed quarterly journal seeks to enhance the understanding of spirituality as a core component of human well-being in individual, relational, and communal life.

Leading authorities provide insights into research and effective therapy in an interdisciplinary dialog that crosses the disciplines of psychology, spirituality, theology, sociology, cultural analysis, and other fields.

The Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is a crucial forum that provides deeper insight into human meaning-making within therapeutic and growth-fostering activity.

The primary spiritual experience is explored as it occurs either for practitioners or clients, with an examination of therapeutic meanings.

Expert contributors explore the impact of cultural life patterns within issues of race and gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and relational structures as they contribute to both human wholeness, and to its loss and therapeutic recovery.

This journal is challenging, inspirational, and superbly beneficial to all who desire perspectives and ideas extending beyond their own scope and field of focus.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11038

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	100

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.526

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

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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 Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, 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.

• Spirituality and Religiousness: A Diversity of Definitions

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Terry Lynn, Judith, Manal

• Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation on Emotional Intelligence, General Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Stress: Evidence from Thailand

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Peerayuth

• Assessing Spirituality: The Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health

  Citation: 56

  Authors: David R., Jamie S., Mark S., John L.

• Resilience, faith, and social supports among migrants and refugees from Central America and Mexico

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Mark, Sam, Janette, Perla, Delia

• Development of a Holistic Model of Spirituality

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Martin, Lucie

• Humility as a Psychotherapeutic Virtue: Spiritual, Philosophical, and Psychological Foundations

  Citation: 35

  Authors: David R., Steven J., David, Nancy G., Miriam

• What is the “Relational” in Relational Spirituality? A Review of Definitions and Research Directions

  Citation: 33

  Authors: James, Elizabeth S., David R., Steven J.

• Spirituality and Resilience in Children of War in Sri Lanka

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Chandi, Michel

• Forgiveness and Aggression Among College Students

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Jon R., Chris S., Ken

• The Effect of Religion on Parenting in Order to Guide Parents in the Way They Parent: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Mervyn Ronald, Edna Grace, Charlene, Nicolette Vanessa

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