Clinical Psychology · 79 journals indexed

Best open-access journals for Clinical Psychology

The top Clinical Psychology journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, 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).

  1. 1
    Psychology Research and Behavior Management
    6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Journal of Behavioral Addictions
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai Kiadó
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Comprehensive Psychiatry
    4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    BMC Psychiatry
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Campbell Systematic Reviews
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · The Campbell Collaboration
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    BMC Psychology
    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Psicothema
    3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  10. 10
    European journal of psychotraumatology
    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Behavioral Sciences
    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Journal of Eating Disorders
    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Frontiers in Psychiatry
    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
    1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    BJPsych Open
    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    European Psychiatry
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education
    3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica
    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Australian Journal of Psychology
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Journal of Education and Health Promotion
    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  27. 27
    Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Turkish Journal of Psychiatry
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
  29. 29
    Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    3.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Psychiatria Polska
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Polish Psychiatric Association
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  31. 31
    BJPsych Bulletin
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    Psychiatria Danubina
    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Medicinska naklada, Zagreb
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  33. 33
    Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · University of São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  34. 34
    Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Iran University of Medical Sciences
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  35. 35
    Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  36. 36
    Psico-USF
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Universidade de São Francisco
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  37. 37
    Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)
    2.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
    Open AccessScopus
  38. 38
    Psicologia USP
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  39. 39
    Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Florida
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  40. 40
    Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed

“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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Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health are among the top results, ranked by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper from a 17,786-venue index, predatory venues excluded. The full list is on this page; for a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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