About this journal

Aims and scope

Counselling Psychology Quarterly  is an international interdisciplinary journal presenting empirical research articles, research-based systematic reviews, and exceptionally research-informed conceptual papers, which are relevant to counselling psychology as a scientific discipline and profession. The journal welcomes submissions that reflect counselling psychology articles globally, including such topics as counselling, psychotherapy, approaches to mental and psychological health that encourage a non-pathologizing and empowering approach to consumers of the services, and international issues related to training in and practice of counselling psychology.

The journal is particularly keen to encourage submissions that will be of immediate practical relevance to counselling psychologists throughout the world. The journal welcomes submissions from diverse methodological and theoretical standpoints.

Peer Review Integrity

All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Disclaimer

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 150K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 2.3 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 6.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.325 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.012 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 51 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 90 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 30% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Co-Editors-in-Chief:

Sarah Knox - Marquette University, USA

Shigeru Iwakabe - Ochanomizu University, Japan

Founding Editor in Chief:

Waseem Alladin - Bishop Grosseteste University & University of Leicester, UK.

Editorial Board


Nelson Andrade-González - Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Robert Bor - Center for Aviation Psychology, UK
Walter Buboltz - Louisiana Tech University, USA
Isabel Caro - Universitat de València, Spain
Brian Cole - Seton Hall University, USA
Mick Cooper - University of Roehampton, UK
Rachel Crook-Lyon - Brigham Young University, USA
Changming Duan - University of Kansas, USA
Giulio de Felice - NC Italian University in London, UK
Nicola Gazzola - University of Ottawa, Canada
Rod Goodyear - University of Redlands, USA
Isabel Henton - Regent's University, UK
Puncky Heppner - University of Missouri – Columbia, USA
Clara Hill - University of Maryland, USA
Garry Hornby - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Ling Jin - University of North Texas, USA
Michael J. Lambert - Brigham Young University, USA
Melissa Jones - Brigham Young University, USA
Mark Leach - University of Louisville, USA
Sue Lease - University of Memphis, USA
Ya-Shu Liang - Alliant University, California School of Professional Psychology, USA
James Lichtenberg - (Emeritus) University of Kansas, USA
Ryon C. McDermott - University of South Alabama, USA
John McLeod - University of Abertay, Scotland, UK
Eric Miller - Kent State University, USA
Martin Milton - Regent’s University London, UK
Nancy Murdock - University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Bonnie Nicholson - University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Johanna Nilsson - University of Missouri, USA
Marit Råbu - University of Oslo, Norway
Denis O'Hara - Hope Research and Practice Institute, Australia
Thomas Schröder - University of Nottingham, UK
Norah C. Slone - School of Professional Psychology, Spalding University, USA
Patricia Spangler - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA
Jessica Stahl - William James College, USA
Barbara Thompson - Independent Practice
Estelle Verdi - Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Barbara Vivino - Private Practice, USA
Andreas Vossler - The Open University, UK
Kenneth T. Wang - Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
Elena S. Yakunina - University at Buffalo, USA

Charles Young - Rhodes University, South Africa

Abstracting and indexing

Counselling Psychology Quarterly is indexed and abstracted in Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Human Resources Abstracts, PASCAL, Psychological Abstracts/PsycINFO/PsycLIT, Scopus, Sociological Abstracts (SA), Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts and Violence and Abuse Abstracts.

Open access

Counselling Psychology Quarterly is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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