ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #12,932Hybrid

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Identifier (ISSN):1468-1994(Print)/1468-1749(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.8↓ -0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Sexual and Relationship Therapy

WoS Q4
01231.7320221.120231.520241.420250.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.454
#12,932

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate13.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
81articles/year
10.58% Gold OA•93.18% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Sexual and Relationship Therapy is a leading independent journal in its field, well established and internationally recognized. It offers an active, multidisciplinary forum for review and debate across the spectrum of sexual and relationship dysfunctions and therapies. The journal presents original research and best practice and is a vehicle for new theory, methodology, and application. Sexual and Relationship Therapy is edited by a respected international team and publishes contributions from around the world. It is the official journal of the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology95.3%Medicine56.5%Sociology50.5%Political science43.6%Law42.4%Psychoanalysis37.9%Gender studies37.5%Social psychology35.8%Clinical psychology31.8%Psychiatry31.1%Biology30.7%Human sexuality29.6%Psychotherapist28.8%Developmental psychology28.6%Philosophy26.6%Internal medicine25.3%Computer science20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q4
Rank155/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q3
Rank138/184
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.8
Articles / Year49
Total Citations3
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year58
Total Citations26
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year32
Total Citations61
2023
IF1.1
Articles / Year41
Total Citations91
2022
IF1.733
Articles / Year39
Total Citations249

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,932Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.454

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.01

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,872 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations336
3-Year Documents180
Citable Documents165

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate64.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical PsychologyQ3
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3
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: 13.3%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
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

Sexual and Relationship Therapy (ISSN: 1468-1994) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.454 (Q3), an H-index of 57.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 81 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,872 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
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28