Best open-access journals for Clinical Psychology

1. 1
   Journal of Behavioral Addictions

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai Kiadó

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2. 2
   Psychology Research and Behavior Management

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press

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3. 3
   Comprehensive Psychiatry

   4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

   3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press

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5. 5
   Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

   3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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6. 6
   Campbell Systematic Reviews

   3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · The Campbell Collaboration

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7. 7
   BMC Psychiatry

   3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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8. 8
   BMC Psychology

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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9. 9
   European journal of psychotraumatology

   3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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10. 10
    Journal of Eating Disorders

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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11. 11
    International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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12. 12
    Psicothema

    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado

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13. 13
    Behavioral Sciences

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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14. 14
    Frontiers in Psychiatry

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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15. 15
    International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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16. 16
    Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

    1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Medknow

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17. 17
    BJPsych Open

    0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press

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18. 18
    European Psychiatry

    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press

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19. 19
    European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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20. 20
    Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity

    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media

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21. 21
    Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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22. 22
    Australian Journal of Psychology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

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23. 23
    Psychiatry Investigation

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Neuropsychiatric Association

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24. 24
    Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    Journal of Education and Health Promotion

    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Medknow

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26. 26
    Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria

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27. 27
    Turkish Journal of Psychiatry

    0.1 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
28. 28
    Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    3.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

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29. 29
    Psychiatria Polska

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Polish Psychiatric Association

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30. 30
    BJPsych Bulletin

    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University Press

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31. 31
    Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Iran University of Medical Sciences

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32. 32
    Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Pakistan Medical Association

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33. 33
    Psychiatria Danubina

    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Medicinska naklada, Zagreb

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34. 34
    Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)

    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

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35. 35
    Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · University of São Paulo

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36. 36
    Psico-USF

    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Universidade de São Francisco

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37. 37
    Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)

    1.9 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

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38. 38
    Shiraz E-Medical Journal

    0.9 cites/paper · Q4

    Open AccessScopus
39. 39
    Psicologia em Estudo

    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Universidade Estadual de Maringá

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40. 40
    Revista de Psicoterapia

    0.4 cites/paper · Q4

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