ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #4,715Hybrid

Counseling Psychologist

Identifier (ISSN):0011-0000(Print)/1552-3861(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.7↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Counseling Psychologist

WoS Q2
12453.8820223.420231.920242.820252.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
1.025
#4,715

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
101

101 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
8.06% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Counseling Psychologist is the official publication of the Division of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) of the American Psychological Association. Each issue includes a major article or set of articles on a specific theme of importance to the theory, research, and practice of counseling psychology. In addition, articleas appear in the Forums that address professional issues, methodological and theoretical issues, and comments on previous publications in the journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.9%Medicine69.8%Psychotherapist61.6%Clinical psychology58%Applied psychology57.9%Sociology48.5%Political science47.5%Law46.9%Social psychology45.8%Counseling psychology42.4%Economics36%Philosophy35.5%Pedagogy30.5%Psychoanalysis28%Medical education27.1%Economic growth24.4%Mathematics23.3%Biology22.8%Computer science21%Physics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank50/115
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank42/115
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.7
Articles / Year38
Total Citations3
2025
IF2.8
Articles / Year49
Total Citations53
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year51
Total Citations197
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year52
Total Citations431
2022
IF3.88
Articles / Year65
Total Citations534

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,715Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1969-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
1.025

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.42

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,424 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations463
3-Year Documents135
Citable Documents131

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Counseling Psychologist (ISSN: 0011-0000) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.025 (Q2), an H-index of 101.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 39 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,424 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01