About this journal
Aims and scope
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the application of behavioural and cognitive sciences to clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
The journal publishes state-of-the-art scientific articles within:
- clinical and health psychology
- psychopathology
- behavioural medicine
- assessment
- treatment
- theoretical issues pertinent to behavioural, cognitive and combined cognitive behavioural therapies
With the number of high quality contributions increasing, the journal has been able to maintain a rapid publication schedule, providing readers with the latest research in the field.
All submitted manuscripts 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 Scholar One Manuscripts.
Now indexed in the Thomson Reuter's Social Science Citation Index!
Journal metrics
Usage
- 226K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 4.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 9.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.763 (2023) SNIP
- 1.767 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 3 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 75 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 29% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors-in-Chief
Alexander Rozental - (European Office) Department of Psychology, Uppsala University SE-751 42 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)73 693 79 48
Dr. Alexander Rozental is a licensed psychologist, Associate Professor, and Study Director at the Department of Psychology at Uppsala University. His research involves the study of transdiagnostic issues and behavioral problems that underlie or affect different types of mental distress, for example perfectionism and procrastination.
His research also covers such topics as Internet-based psychological treatments, conceptualization and prevention of negative effects and malpractice issues related to psychological treatments, and psychiatric inpatient care. For further information, please see his website: https://katalog.uu.se/empinfo/?id=N21-991
Mark B. Powers - (North American Office) Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712, USA
Tel: +1 512-471-5177
Dr. Mark Powers is a licensed psychologist, Research Associate Professor, and the Co-Director of the Anxiety and Health Behaviors Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. His main research focus is the nature, causes, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders (particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder). He is also interested in the dissemination of empirically supported treatments. For further information, please see his website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/psychology/faculty/powersmb
Associate Editors
Gerhard Andersson - Department of Behavioural Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
Monica Buhrman, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden
R. Nicholas Carleton - Department of Psychology, University of Regina,Canada
Philip Lindner - Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Anka A. Vujanovic - Department of Psychology, University of Houston, USA
Sandra Weineland, Department of Psychology, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Michael J. Zvolensky - Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, USA
Book Review Editor
Joshua J. Broman-Fulks
ASU Psychology Clinic
Appalachian State University
222 Joyce Lawrence Lane
Boone NC 28608,USA
Email: [email protected]
Editorial Board
Jonathan Abramowitz - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
Brian Albanese - Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Martin M. Antony - Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Gordon J. G. Asmundson - University of Regina, Regina, Canada
Ioana Cristea - University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Johanna Böttcher - Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Per Carlbring, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Pim Cuijpers - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Megan Douglas - Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Sona Dimidjian - University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Sarah Egan - Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Anke Ehlers - University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Pia Enebrink - Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
Paul Emmelkamp - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ata Ghaderi - Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
Heather Hadjistavropoulos - University of Regina, Regina, Canada
Allison Harvey - University of California, Berkeley, USA
Stefan G. Hofmann - Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Shin-ichi Ishikawa - Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Ed Keogh - University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Carmen Beatriz Neufeld - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
G. Ron Norton - University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada
Lars-Göran Öst - Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bunmi Olatunji - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
Michael W. Otto - Boston University, Boston, USA
Adam S. Radomsky - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Ron Rapee - Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Bradley C. Reimann - Rogers Behavioral Health, Oconomowoc, USA
Nina Reinholt - Psykiatrien Vest Slagelse, Slagelse, Denmark
Barbara Rothbaum - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Brad Schmidt - Florida State University, Florida, USA
Roz Shafran - UCL, London, UK
Jasper Smits - University of Texas, Austin, USA
Daniel J. Taylor - The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Steven Taylor - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Michael J. Telch - University of Texas, Austin, USA
Nick Titov - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Matthew Tull - University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Martti T. Tuomisto - Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Johan W.S. Vlaeyen - Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Glenn Waller - Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Tracey Wade - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Amy Wenzel - Main Line Center for Evidence-Based Psychotherapy, Bryn Mawr, USA
Sabine Wilhelm - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Monnica Williams - University of Ottawa, Vanier, Canada
Last updated 28 May 2024
Abstracting and indexing
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics)Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics)
EMCare (Elsevier) Index Medicus (NLM)
MEDLINE (NLM)
National Library of Health Sciences
PEDro
PsycINFO
Psychological Abstracts
Psychological Reader’s Guide
PubMed (NLM)
PubMed Selective Deposit Behavioural Science & Social Care (NLM)
Sage Family Studies
Scopus (Elsevier)
Social Science Database (ProQuest)
Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
Social Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Open access
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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6 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2002 - current)
Formerly known as
- Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy (1972 - 2001)
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