Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Clinical Psychology journal rankings 2021
603 ranked journals · Subfield in Psychology
Clinical Psychology has 603 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR fell 0.09 on 2020 to 0.78, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.33. The top three are The Lancet Psychiatry, The Lancet Public Health, and World Psychiatry.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Psychology (7)
603 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1The Lancet PsychiatryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 7.61Q1 | 25.85 16.94 up from 2020 | 817 | 63% | $7,280 | ||
2The Lancet Public HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 7.28Q1 | 29.48 21.11 up from 2020 | 424 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
3World PsychiatryWiley · Italy | 7.01Q1 | 18.62 5.57 up from 2020 | 325 | 97% | — | ||
4Psychological BulletinAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 6.61Q1 | 26.37 6.76 up from 2020 | 118 | 31% | — | ||
5American PsychologistAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 6.51Q1 | 12.96 5.03 up from 2020 | 517 | 23% | — | ||
6Journal of Anxiety DisordersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.57Q1 | 17.01 10.59 up from 2020 | 257 | 53% | $4,650 | ||
7JAMA PsychiatryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 4.43Q1 | 12.11 1.46 up from 2020 | 834 | 75% | — | ||
8International Journal of Mental Health and AddictionSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 4.17Q1 | 15.50 11.79 up from 2020 | 531 | 61% | $4,090 | ||
9The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal ContextOAColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid · Spain | 3.86Q1 | 9.81 0.89 down from 2020 | 34 | 100% | — | ||
10International Journal of Social PsychiatrySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.70Q1 | 12.54 9.82 up from 2020 | 415 | 30% | $3,900 | ||
11Current Psychiatry ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.66Q1 | 11.27 3.43 up from 2020 | 345 | 61% | $4,990 | ||
12Journal of Behavioral AddictionsOAAkadémiai Kiadó · Hungary | 3.45Q1 | 8.55 0.18 down from 2020 | 316 | 100% | $916 | ||
13Dialogues in Clinical NeuroscienceOALaboratoires Servier · United Kingdom | 3.45Q1 | 7.00 0.29 down from 2020 | 110 | 100% | — | ||
14Journal of Abnormal PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.20Q1 | 8.33 0.04 down from 2020 | 238 | 41% | — | ||
15Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.15Q1 | 8.73 1.63 up from 2020 | 251 | 38% | — | ||
16Clinical Psychological ScienceSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.15Q1 | 7.92 0.22 down from 2020 | 221 | 69% | $3,900 | ||
17American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association · United States | 3.13Q1 | 10.12 0.29 up from 2020 | 560 | 41% | — | ||
18Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and PolicyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.12Q1 | 11.28 8.26 up from 2020 | 448 | 31% | — | ||
19European Journal of PersonalitySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.10Q1 | 8.25 0.98 up from 2020 | 161 | 49% | $3,900 | ||
20International Journal of Adolescence and YouthOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.09Q1 | 7.83 4.03 up from 2020 | 135 | 100% | $1,226 | ||
21Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryWiley · United Kingdom | 3.09Q1 | 8.40 0.79 up from 2020 | 368 | 66% | $4,530 | ||
22Psychiatry ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.06Q1 | 13.76 9.89 up from 2020 | 2,443 | 46% | $4,230 | ||
23Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 2.92Q1 | 11.94 5.84 up from 2020 | 237 | 62% | — | ||
24International Journal of Clinical and Health PsychologyOAElsevier BV · Spain | 2.90Q1 | 10.34 5.38 up from 2020 | 91 | 100% | $2,970 | ||
25Comprehensive PsychiatryOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.89Q1 | 9.94 5.39 up from 2020 | 286 | 100% | $3,470 | ||
26Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.86Q1 | 9.83 5.86 up from 2020 | 141 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
27Annual Review of Clinical PsychologyAnnual Reviews · United States | 2.74Q1 | 22.67 2.07 down from 2020 | 63 | 72% | — | ||
28Depression and AnxietyWiley · United States | 2.71Q1 | 8.39 0.69 up from 2020 | 359 | 77% | $2,490 | ||
29Applied Psychology Health and Well-BeingWiley · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 9.62 4.16 up from 2020 | 125 | 52% | $3,920 | ||
30Body ImageElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 7.40 0.39 up from 2020 | 308 | 45% | $4,250 | ||
31Journal of Black PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 2.60Q1 | 3.06 0.66 up from 2020 | 81 | 3% | $3,900 | ||
32Journal of Youth and AdolescenceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.58Q1 | 5.63 1.67 up from 2020 | 542 | 57% | $3,890 | ||
33Journal of PersonalityWiley · United States | 2.57Q1 | 6.36 1.20 up from 2020 | 225 | 47% | $3,780 | ||
34Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 6.46 1.25 up from 2020 | 222 | 74% | — | ||
35Evidence-Based Mental HealthBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.52Q1 | 10.88 3.41 up from 2020 | 127 | 97% | — | ||
36PsychotherapyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.49Q1 | 3.62 2.98 down from 2020 | 176 | 25% | — | ||
37Asian Journal of Social Health and BehaviorOAMedknow · India | 2.46Q1 | 6.76 5.88 up from 2020 | 72 | 100% | — | ||
38British Journal of Health PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.45Q1 | 10.25 4.70 up from 2020 | 194 | 73% | $4,240 | ||
39Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.44Q1 | 6.53 0.30 down from 2020 | 321 | 31% | — | ||
40Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienneAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.44Q1 | 5.33 2.90 up from 2020 | 100 | 10% | — | ||
41Psychological AssessmentAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.41Q1 | 6.91 0.68 up from 2020 | 326 | 24% | — | ||
42European PsychologistHogrefe Verlag · Germany | 2.39Q1 | 3.90 2.72 down from 2020 | 102 | 39% | — | ||
43Asian Journal of PsychiatryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.35Q1 | 9.57 7.34 up from 2020 | 1,104 | 34% | $3,820 | ||
44Clinical Psychology ReviewElsevier BV · United States | 2.34Q1 | 12.54 1.09 down from 2020 | 205 | 46% | $5,270 | ||
45Developmental PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.31Q1 | 5.05 0.02 down from 2020 | 524 | 34% | — | ||
46Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.30Q1 | 6.04 1.95 up from 2020 | 175 | 9% | $2,690 | ||
47Psychological MedicineCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.29Q1 | 8.00 1.70 up from 2020 | 1,216 | 78% | $3,550 | ||
48Journal of Adolescent HealthElsevier BV · United States | 2.23Q1 | 6.45 2.19 up from 2020 | 1,009 | 59% | $3,670 | ||
49Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryElsevier BV · United States | 2.23Q1 | 6.57 2.46 up from 2020 | 684 | 19% | $3,710 | ||
50Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)OAPontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas · Brazil | 2.21Q1 | 7.24 6.21 up from 2020 | 135 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Psychology, with Clinical Psychology highlighted.
- Clinical Psychology603
- Social Psychology197
- Developmental and Educational Psychology118
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology98
- Applied Psychology11
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology4
- General Psychology1
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
136 additional Clinical Psychology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2018–2020, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 603
- Window papers (baseline)
- 149,239 +20.5% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.78 -8.4% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 56
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 287 | 302 | 320 | 325 | 339 | 349 | 363 | 382 | 396 | 413 | 420 | 438 | 446 | 464 | 487 | 510 | 548 | 555 | 575 | 585 | 599 | 603 | 606 | 609 | 608 | 604 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 37,390 | 40,536 | 43,747 | 47,449 | 50,051 | 53,618 | 57,030 | 62,351 | 67,335 | 72,932 | 77,786 | 83,488 | 88,110 | 93,352 | 98,804 | 105,346 | 112,078 | 118,018 | 123,807 | 127,821 | 132,968 | 149,239 | 173,392 | 190,132 | 192,236 | 190,140 | |
| Median OJR | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.718 | 0.720 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.874 | 0.865 | 0.870 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.929 | 0.92 | 0.927 | 0.89 | 0.856 | 0.84 | 0.871 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.862 | 0.90 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.