Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome

Aims & Scope

Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome (RIPPPO) is an online, open-access, peer reviewed journal published by the Italian Area Group of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR Italy Area Group).

Its aim is to promoting a fruitful communication between the Italian and International communities, enriching clinicians and researchers mutual collaboration.

It welcomes high quality articles from any part of the world, concerning a variety of topics (e.g., psychotherapy process and outcome, diagnosis and assessment, psychopathology etc.), with different formats (e.g., reviews, empirical studies, methodological works, clinical studies) and from different epistemological, theoretical and methodological perspectives of the contemporary research in psychotherapy.

Particular attention will be paid to works sensitive to the close interconnection between psychotherapy process and psychopathology, as well as theory and clinical practice; the focus on intensive case analysis; the study of the psychotherapies delivered within the different institutional settings and with attention to the interdisciplinary dialogue.

RIPPPO publishes three issues every year and provides immediate Open Access to its contents, on the basis of the principle that making research results freely available to researchers and practitioners supports a better exchange of knowledge.

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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 Medicine and Psychology, 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.

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• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
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• 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 Medicine and Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 400.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• Relationships between emotional schemas, mindfulness, self-compassion and unconditional self-acceptance on the regulation of psychological needs

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Bruno, António Branco, Ana Nunes, Telma

• Mentalization, attachment, and defense mechanisms: a Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual-2-oriented empirical investigation

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Annalisa, Mariagrazia, Guido, Tommaso, Giorgio, Ciro, Vittorio

• Acceptability of an adventure video game in the treatment of female adolescents with symptoms of depression

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Alvaro E.

• Epistemic trust: a comprehensive review of empirical insights and implications for developmental psychopathology

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Elizabeth, Chloe, Nick, Patrick

• Age differences in the relationship between threatening and coping mechanisms and preventive behaviors in the time of COVID-19 in the United States: Protection Motivation Theory

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Jung Ki, Eileen M.

• Measuring Attachment and Reflective Functioning in Early Adolescence:An Introduction to the Friends and Family Interview

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Alexander, Howard, Miriam

• Depression and attachment: how do personality styles and social support influence this relation?

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Paula, Carola, Adriana, Sergio, Mariane

• Developing an assessment of epistemic trust: a research protocol

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Paul, Alessandro, Jana, Svenja

• The transition to online psychotherapy during the pandemic: a qualitative study on patients’ perspectives

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Cecilia, Ivan, Maria Teresa, Alessandro, Salvatore

• Defense mechanisms in adolescents at high risk of developing psychosis: An empirical investigation

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Tommaso, Gabriele, Guido, Vittorio, Silvia