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Journals in Clinical Psychology

645 established journals that publish mainly in Clinical Psychology, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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645 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Clinical Psychology. 274 of them are fully open access, and at least 4 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 2 000 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, World Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry.

645 journals

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European Journal of PsychotraumatologyTaylor & Francis74 %2224.061061 704 USD
Journal of Traumatic StressWiley76 %1223.27202Subscription; open access option 3 120 USD
Body ImageElsevier BV60 %1475.07150Subscription; open access option 4 250 USD
Clinical Psychology ReviewElsevier BV53 %8711.43338Subscription; open access option 5 270 USD
American Journal of OrthopsychiatryAmerican Psychological Association71 %893.38180Subscription
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthBioMed Central56 %1324.85913 190 USD
American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association46 %1698.31548Subscription
Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and PolicyAmerican Psychological Association76 %3151.40111Subscription
Psychotherapy ResearchRoutledge70 %992.74123Subscription
Clinical Psychology & PsychotherapyWiley61 %1543.01123Subscription; open access option 3 810 USD
European Child & Adolescent PsychiatrySpringer Science+Business Media51 %2473.96170Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
The Lancet PsychiatryElsevier BV39 %2578.78215Subscription; open access option 7 280 USD
Development and PsychopathologyCambridge University Press54 %1793.80263Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
MindfulnessSpringer Science+Business Media52 %2363.33130Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Research in Psychotherapy Psychopathology Process and OutcomePAGEPress (Italy)75 %324.1528431 USD
Clinical Child and Family Psychology ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media54 %449.29152Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Psychiatric ServicesAmerican Psychiatric Association59 %2492.22234Subscription
Journal of Eating DisordersBioMed Central49 %2293.87762 190 USD
Journal of Behavioral AddictionsAkadémiai Kiadó47 %967.00117916 USD
World PsychiatryWiley34 %11618.40198Subscription
International Journal of Eating DisordersWiley46 %2473.81219Subscription; open access option 4 300 USD
Child Abuse & NeglectElsevier BV43 %4003.51243Subscription; open access option 4 050 USD
Journal of Loss and TraumaTaylor & Francis69 %712.4073Subscription
International Journal of Social PsychiatrySAGE Publishing56 %1812.45115Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Child Psychiatry & Human DevelopmentSpringer Science+Business Media56 %1702.38106Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Child and Adolescent Mental HealthWiley61 %1012.5192Subscription; open access option 3 520 USD
European Journal of Trauma & DissociationElsevier BV73 %821.7925Subscription; open access option 2 280 USD
Journal of Personality DisordersGuilford Press79 %382.20141Subscription
Personality Disorders Theory Research and TreatmentAmerican Psychological Association74 %931.5288Subscription
Family ProcessWiley58 %1212.34156Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceElsevier BV52 %913.8470Subscription; open access option 3 580 USD
Suicide and Life-Threatening BehaviorWiley54 %1162.94145Subscription; open access option 3 700 USD
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent PsychologyTaylor & Francis54 %644.22185Subscription
International Journal of Mental Health NursingWiley46 %1883.39101Subscription; open access option 5 050 USD
BMC PsychiatryBioMed Central32 %9374.621973 290 USD
Psychiatric QuarterlySpringer Science+Business Media61 %752.5796Subscription; open access option 5 190 USD
Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryWiley41 %1934.64344Subscription; open access option 4 530 USD
Personality and Mental HealthWiley79 %451.8149Subscription; open access option 3 700 USD
Comprehensive PsychiatryElsevier BV46 %845.111773 470 USD
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion DysregulationBioMed Central76 %382.15472 790 USD
The British Journal of PsychiatryCambridge University Press46 %2452.83375Subscription; open access option 4 920 USD
PsychotherapyAmerican Psychological Association74 %731.52140Subscription
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingWiley54 %1152.64108Subscription; open access option 4 850 USD
Behavior TherapyElsevier BV44 %1044.86212Subscription; open access option 3 600 USD
Psychological MedicineCambridge University Press32 %4195.24331Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Journal of Child & Adolescent TraumaSpringer Science+Business Media71 %931.3851Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
American Journal of PsychotherapyAmerican Psychiatric Association79 %411.65160Subscription
Personality and Individual DifferencesElsevier BV40 %5052.46313Subscription; open access option 4 170 USD
Psychodynamic PsychiatryPublisher unknown84 %561.1732Subscription
Journal of Contemporary PsychotherapySpringer Science+Business Media76 %461.6459Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD
Psychology Research and Behavior ManagementDove Medical Press32 %2756.82842 836 USD
The Psychoanalytic Study of the ChildTaylor & Francis80 %331.7398Subscription
The Canadian Journal of PsychiatrySAGE Publishing46 %883.83184Subscription; open access option 4 400 USD
Archives of Psychiatric NursingElsevier BV51 %1542.1387Subscription; open access option 3 600 USD
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologySpringer Science+Business Media42 %2053.03200Subscription; open access option 4 390 USD
Australian & New Zealand Journal of PsychiatrySAGE Publishing43 %1633.22180Subscription; open access option 4 400 USD
BMC PsychologyBioMed Central30 %6684.36831 990 USD
Journal of Anxiety DisordersElsevier BV45 %973.67189Subscription; open access option 4 650 USD
Archives of Suicide ResearchTaylor & Francis57 %742.2286Subscription
Journal of Mental HealthTaylor & Francis51 %812.81113Subscription
Clinical Child Psychology and PsychiatrySAGE Publishing67 %1021.2788Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
PsychiatryTaylor & Francis70 %511.66129Subscription
Community Mental Health JournalSpringer Science+Business Media51 %1591.95119Subscription; open access option 4 390 USD
European Eating Disorders ReviewWiley48 %1012.79110Subscription; open access option 4 330 USD
Journal of Youth and AdolescenceSpringer Science+Business Media34 %1875.51217Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and PracticeWiley60 %691.8985Subscription; open access option 4 070 USD
Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersElsevier BV63 %502.0657Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Research on Child and Adolescent PsychopathologySpringer Science+Business Media45 %1332.82228Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Eating DisordersTaylor & Francis49 %1292.2185Subscription
Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association46 %1232.65410Subscription
Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsKarger Publishers44 %594.65155Subscription
Annual Review of Clinical PsychologyAnnual Reviews39 %2220.24187Subscription
Frontiers in PsychiatryFrontiers Media25 %2 4963.561923 801 USD
Issues in Mental Health NursingTaylor & Francis49 %1462.02101Subscription
Trauma Violence & AbuseSAGE Publishing33 %1596.09152Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and ObesitySpringer Science+Business Media41 %1433.12874 490 USD
Journal of Child and Family StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media41 %2742.14141Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric NursingWiley58 %502.1757Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Current Psychiatry ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media34 %867.25162Subscription; open access option 4 990 USD
Counselling and Psychotherapy ResearchWiley50 %1231.8859Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Journal of Clinical PsychologyWiley43 %1782.31208Subscription; open access option 3 710 USD
Journal of Psychotherapy IntegrationAmerican Psychological Association72 %311.6861Subscription
Journal of Trauma & DissociationTaylor & Francis61 %491.8877Subscription
International Journal of Mental Health SystemsBioMed Central43 %544.51853 590 USD
Behaviour Research and TherapyElsevier BV39 %1512.98328Subscription; open access option 3 580 USD
Epidemiology and Psychiatric SciencesCambridge University Press38 %775.13983 550 USD
Journal of Affective DisordersElsevier BV22 %1 6225.23307Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
Cognitive and Behavioral PracticeElsevier BV57 %641.78101Subscription; open access option 3 600 USD
International Journal of Law and PsychiatryElsevier BV53 %602.09106Subscription; open access option 3 510 USD
Clinical Psychological ScienceSAGE Publishing40 %783.86100Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Current PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media26 %1 4672.92113Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
JAMA PsychiatryAmerican Medical Association22 %23313.37254Subscription
Clinical Psychology in EuropeLeibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)50 %403.1326Open access, fee unknown
European Journal of PersonalitySAGE Publishing45 %553.32152Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media40 %773.73110Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
Traumatology An International JournalSAGE Publishing67 %821.0272Subscription
Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV44 %822.73152Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Cognitive Behaviour TherapyTaylor & Francis49 %492.77100Subscription
Journal of Marital and Family TherapyWiley54 %841.49116Subscription; open access option 3 010 USD
Journal of PersonalityWiley39 %993.02266Subscription; open access option 3 780 USD
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior TherapySpringer Science+Business Media58 %501.6761Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
JCPP AdvancesWiley40 %803.22312 705 USD
European Journal of Psychotherapy & CounsellingTaylor & Francis65 %381.4936Subscription
Psychiatry ResearchElsevier BV25 %5494.61249Subscription; open access option 4 230 USD
International Review of PsychiatryTaylor & Francis41 %832.93136Subscription
Journal of AdolescenceWiley36 %1562.79198Subscription; open access option 3 150 USD
The International Journal of PsychoanalysisTaylor & Francis64 %1140.9082Subscription
Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute23 %9534.02882 654 USD
International Journal of Forensic Mental HealthTaylor & Francis58 %312.1057Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Cognitive Therapy and ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media43 %1022.12176Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Journal of Gambling StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media42 %932.44127Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
CrisisHogrefe Verlag53 %751.5181Subscription
Journal of Psychedelic StudiesAkadémiai Kiadó48 %353.1828Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Family TherapyWiley70 %421.1170Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Clinical Social Work JournalSpringer Science+Business Media58 %491.5468Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Contemporary Family TherapySpringer Science+Business Media61 %431.4462Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent PsychiatryFrontiers Media50 %432.31142 353 USD
Current Treatment Options in PsychiatrySpringer Science+Business Media42 %285.4943Subscription; open access option 4 690 USD
Adolescent Research ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media36 %279.9556Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Depression and AnxietyWiley34 %1033.65208Subscription; open access option 2 490 USD
International Journal of Mental HealthTaylor & Francis59 %321.8951Subscription
Nordic Journal of PsychiatryTaylor & Francis48 %861.6588Subscription
Bulletin of the Menninger ClinicGuilford Press74 %241.3246Subscription
SSM - Mental HealthElsevier BV36 %1122.85341 540 USD
Sexual Health & CompulsivityPublisher unknown60 %172.8310Subscription
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and PsychologyTaylor & Francis59 %461.4163Subscription
Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in PsychiatryPsikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar54 %1091.1128Open access, fee unknown
The Cognitive Behaviour TherapistCambridge University Press52 %491.8036Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Acta Psychiatrica ScandinavicaWiley30 %1384.03238Subscription; open access option 4 880 USD
Eating BehaviorsElsevier BV40 %912.31115Subscription; open access option 3 270 USD
Adversity and Resilience ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media60 %321.5925Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family TherapyWiley68 %490.9541Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Journal of Infant Child and Adolescent PsychotherapyTaylor & Francis85 %320.7724Subscription
Asian Journal of PsychiatryElsevier BV26 %3733.5798Subscription; open access option 3 820 USD
Journal of Research in PersonalityElsevier BV37 %862.81202Subscription; open access option 3 330 USD
International Journal of Group PsychotherapyTaylor & Francis79 %260.9769Subscription
Behavioural and Cognitive PsychotherapyCambridge University Press52 %561.51103Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
International Journal of Mental Health and AddictionSpringer Science+Business Media29 %2353.22112Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Psychoanalytic DialoguesTaylor & Francis64 %1010.7572Subscription
BJPsych Bulletindiamond OACambridge University Press53 %1160.9846None (diamond OA)
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryElsevier BV52 %1 5050.47358Subscription; open access option 3 710 USD
Journal of Psychiatric ResearchElsevier BV23 %6283.65220Subscription; open access option 3 320 USD
Journal of Child PsychotherapyTaylor & Francis87 %420.6037Subscription
Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthCambridge University Press34 %1002.89543 893 USD
Attachment & Human DevelopmentTaylor & Francis44 %342.94111Subscription
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental HealthTaylor & Francis51 %541.4924Subscription
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicinediamond OASAGE Publishing32 %1652.5068None (diamond OA)
Psychiatric AnnalsSlack Incorporated (United States)48 %911.2983Subscription
Aggression and Violent BehaviorElsevier BV30 %765.11175Subscription; open access option 3 880 USD
Indian Journal of PsychiatryMedknow30 %3182.2194Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Clinical Psychology. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.