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Best Clinical Psychology journals

314 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Clinical Psychology. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 79 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 29.4 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
2 Nature Reviews Psychology 29.4 99th Q1 SSCI – No
3 Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 21.8 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
4 Health Psychology Review 20.2 98th Q1 SSCI – No
5 Clinical Psychology Review 19.3 98th Q1 SSCI – No
6 Alcohol Research: Current Reviews 14.4 98th Q1 – – Yes
7 Social Psychological and Personality Science 11.8 97th Q1 SSCI B No
8 Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 11.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
9 British Journal of Clinical Psychology 11.5 97th Q1 SSCI – No
10 Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 11.3 96th Q1 SSCI – No
11 Assessment 10.4 96th Q1 SSCI – No
12 Clinical Psychological Science 10.2 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
13 International Psychogeriatrics 10.1 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
14 Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9.9 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
15 Sleep 9.8 95th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 9.4 95th Q1 SSCI – No
17 Journal of Affective Disorders 9.2 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
18 Comprehensive Psychiatry 8.7 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
19 Journal of Family Violence 8.7 94th Q1 SSCI – No
20 Sleep Medicine Clinics 8.6 93th Q1 ESCI – No
21 Eating and Weight Disorders 8.3 93th Q1 SCIE – Yes
22 Chronic Stress 8.2 93th Q1 – – Yes
23 Death Studies 8.1 92th Q1 SSCI – No
24 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 8.1 92th Q1 SSCI – No
25 Behaviour Research and Therapy 7.7 92th Q1 SSCI – No
26 Addictive Behaviors 7.7 91th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
27 Journal of Anxiety Disorders 7.7 91th Q1 SSCI – No
28 Political Psychology 7.6 91th Q1 SSCI – No
29 Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 7.6 90th Q1 SSCI – No
30 Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 7.5 90th Q1 SSCI – No
31 Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment 7.4 90th Q1 SSCI – No
32 Clinical Gerontologist 7.4 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
33 Affective Science 7.3 89th Q1 ESCI – No
34 Psychological Assessment 7.1 89th Q1 SSCI – No
35 Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 7 89th Q1 SSCI – No
36 Archives of Suicide Research 7 88th Q1 SSCI – No
37 Current Addiction Reports 7 88th Q1 SSCI – No
38 Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 6.9 88th Q1 SSCI – No
39 Behavior Therapy 6.9 87th Q1 SSCI – No
40 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 6.8 87th Q1 SSCI – No
41 Journal of Attention Disorders 6.8 87th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
42 Behavior Modification 6.8 86th Q1 SSCI – No
43 Psychotherapy Research 6.7 86th Q1 SSCI – No
44 Aggression and Violent Behavior 6.6 86th Q1 SSCI – No
45 European Eating Disorders Review 6.5 85th Q1 SSCI – No
46 International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 6.4 85th Q1 SSCI – Yes
47 Psychotherapy 6.4 85th Q1 SSCI – No
48 Depression Research and Treatment 6.3 84th Q1 – – No
49 Psychoradiology 6.3 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
50 Stigma and Health 6.3 84th Q1 ESCI – No
51 Eating Disorders 6.3 83th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
52 Clinical Neuropsychologist 6.2 83th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
53 Schizophrenia 6.1 83th Q1 – – Yes
54 Journal of Counseling Psychology 6 82th Q1 SSCI – No
55 Journal of Personality Assessment 6 82th Q1 SSCI – No
56 Psychology, Health and Medicine 6 82th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
57 Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health 5.9 82th Q1 ESCI – No
58 American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias 5.9 81th Q1 SCIE – Yes
59 Journal of Clinical Psychology 5.8 81th Q1 SSCI – No
60 Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 5.7 81th Q1 SCIE – No
61 Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 5.7 80th Q1 SSCI – No
62 Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 5.7 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
63 Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome 5.7 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
64 Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 5.6 79th Q1 – – No
65 Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology 5.6 79th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
66 Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 5.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
67 Journal of Psychosomatic Research 5.5 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
68 Journal of Traumatic Stress 5.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
69 Perspectives on Behavior Science 5.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
70 Anxiety, Stress and Coping 5.4 77th Q1 SSCI – No
71 Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 5.3 77th Q1 SSCI – No
72 Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 5.3 77th Q1 ESCI – No
73 Stress and Health 5.1 76th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
74 Addictive Behaviors Reports 5.1 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
75 European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 5.1 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
76 Autism and Developmental Language Impairments 5.1 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
77 Neuroscience of Consciousness 5 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
78 Family Process 4.9 75th Q1 SSCI – No
79 Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 4.9 75th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
80 Psychopathology 4.9 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
81 Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 4.8 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
82 Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 4.8 74th Q2 SSCI – No
83 Journal of Personality Disorders 4.8 73th Q2 SSCI – No
84 Journal of Trauma and Dissociation 4.6 73th Q2 SSCI – No
85 Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice 4.6 73th Q2 ESCI – No
86 Cognitive Therapy and Research 4.6 72th Q2 SSCI – No
87 Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science 4.5 72th Q2 SSCI – No
88 Psychological Services 4.5 72th Q2 SSCI – No
89 Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition 4.5 71th Q2 SSCI – No
90 Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 4.5 71th Q2 SSCI – No
91 Research in Developmental Disabilities 4.5 71th Q2 SSCI – No
92 Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 4.5 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
93 Behavioral Disorders 4.4 70th Q2 SSCI – No
94 American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 4.3 70th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
95 Depression and Anxiety 4.3 69th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
96 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 4.3 69th Q2 SSCI – No
97 Journal of Genetic Psychology 4.3 69th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
98 Eating Behaviors 4.3 68th Q2 SSCI – No
99 Clinical Psychology in Europe 4.2 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
100 Rehabilitation Psychology 4.2 68th Q2 SSCI – No

Rank and percentile are within the Clinical Psychology Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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