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Clinical Psychology · 69 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Clinical Psychology

The top 40 of 69 Clinical Psychology journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Clinical Psychology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Journal of Behavioral Addictions
    6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai Kiadó
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Psychology Research and Behavior Management
    6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Comprehensive Psychiatry
    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Psicothema
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    BMC Psychology
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Behavioral Sciences
    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
    4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    BMC Psychiatry
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    European Journal of Psychotraumatology
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Journal of Eating Disorders
    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Frontiers in Psychiatry
    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Europe’s Journal of Psychology
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · PsychOpen
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    European Psychiatry
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education
    4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica
    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Australian Journal of Psychology
    2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Tech Science Press
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Indian Journal of Psychiatry
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Turkish Journal of Psychiatry
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
  25. 25
    Anales de Psicología
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Servicio de Publicaciones
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  26. 26
    Psychiatry Investigation
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    Salud Mental
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Ramon de la Fuente National Institute of Psychiatry
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · University of São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  29. 29
    Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  30. 30
    Psico-USF
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Universidade de São Francisco
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  31. 31
    Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    3.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    Psychiatria Polska
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Polish Psychiatric Association
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  33. 33
    BJPsych Bulletin
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    Psychiatria Danubina
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Medicinska naklada, Zagreb
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  35. 35
    Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)
    1.5 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
    Open AccessScopus
  36. 36
    Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology
    0.5 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Florida
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  37. 37
    Revista de Psicoterapia
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  38. 38
    Psicologia USP
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  39. 39
    Psicologia em Estudo
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Universidade Estadual de Maringá
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  40. 40
    Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science

“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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Frequently asked

Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Psicothema, BMC Psychology lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 69 ranked venues are listed on this page; 15 are Scimago Q1, 11 Q2, 8 Q3 and 6 Q4. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Clinical Psychology ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Clinical Psychology is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 19 journals OpenAlex files under Clinical Psychology are left out because OpenAlex's main field for them and Scimago's categories both place them in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Clinical Psychology come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Clinical Psychology come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Clinical Psychology — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Clinical Psychology — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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