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).
- 1Psychology Research and Behavior Management6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Journal of Behavioral Addictions5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai KiadóOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7Campbell Systematic Reviews4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · The Campbell CollaborationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Psicothema3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del PrincipadoOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 10European journal of psychotraumatology3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Behavioral Sciences3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Eating Disorders3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Frontiers in Psychiatry3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15International Journal of Adolescence and Youth2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · MedknowOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17BJPsych Open0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18European Psychiatry0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Australian Journal of Psychology2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Journal of Affective Disorders Reports1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Journal of Education and Health Promotion1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · MedknowOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 27Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de PsiquiatriaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences3.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Psychiatria Polska0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Polish Psychiatric AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31BJPsych Bulletin0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 34Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Iran University of Medical SciencesOpen AccessScopusPubMed
- 35Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 37Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)2.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteOpen AccessScopus
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- 39Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of FloridaOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 40Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio de JaneiroOpen 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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