Clinical Psychology · 507 journals indexed
Best journals for Clinical Psychology
The top Clinical Psychology journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 2Psychological Bulletin9.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5American Journal of Psychiatry7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychiatric AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Current Psychiatry Reports6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Psychology Research and Behavior Management6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Journal of Behavioral Addictions5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai KiadóOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13Journal of Youth and Adolescence4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16European Journal of Psychological Assessment4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Hogrefe VerlagScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Campbell Systematic Reviews4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · The Campbell CollaborationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Psicothema3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del PrincipadoOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 27European journal of psychotraumatology3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28American Journal of Orthopsychiatry3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Behavioral Sciences3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Journal of Eating Disorders3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Development and Psychopathology3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 40Frontiers in Psychiatry3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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