What are the best journals for Clinical Psychology?

From an 17,538-venue index, the highest-ranked Clinical Psychology journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include World Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Psychological Bulletin, Clinical Psychology Review, American Journal of Psychiatry. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Clinical Psychology journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

Why don't all Clinical Psychology journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Clinical Psychology paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Clinical Psychology · 509 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 an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.

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World Psychiatry
13.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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JAMA Psychiatry
10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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Psychological Bulletin
7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological Association
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Clinical Psychology Review
7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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American Journal of Psychiatry
6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychiatric Association
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The Lancet Psychiatry
6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Current Psychiatry Reports
5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Journal of Behavioral Addictions
5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai Kiadó
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Psychology Research and Behavior Management
5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
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Comprehensive Psychiatry
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Trauma Violence & Abuse
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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European Journal of Psychological Assessment
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Hogrefe Verlag
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Journal of Affective Disorders
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Body Image
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Aggression and Violent Behavior
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Psychological Medicine
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
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Psychiatry Research
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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21
Campbell Systematic Reviews
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · The Campbell Collaboration
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BMC Psychiatry
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Karger Publishers
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Behavior Therapy
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological Association
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BMC Psychology
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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27
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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European journal of psychotraumatology
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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Journal of Eating Disorders
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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International Journal of Eating Disorders
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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Clinical Psychological Science
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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Psicothema
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Journal of Anxiety Disorders
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Behavioral Sciences
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Mindfulness
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
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“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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