About this journal
Aims and scope
The Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling is the national, peer-refereed journal affiliated with the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities, a division of the American Counseling Association. The journal publishes manuscripts that report cutting-edge empirical research, best practices, and emerging trends and issues focused on counseling the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual ally, pansexual, or other sexual minority communities at all developmental stages of life. Manuscripts should be of interest to clinical mental health and school counselors, counselor educators, and other helping professionals who work in a variety of settings including schools, mental health agencies, family service agencies, colleges and universities, addiction and offender treatment settings, and sexual health centers.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by second anonymous referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 76K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.7 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.2 (2023) 5 year IF
- 1.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.463 (2023) SNIP
- 0.335 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 46 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 63 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 22% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
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
EDITOR
JEFFRY L. MOE, Old Dominion University, USA
ASSISTANTS TO THE EDITOR
YUSUF BARBUROGLU, Old Dominion University, USA
PEIGHTON CORLEY, Old Dominion University, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
ROBERTO L. ABREU, University of Florida, USA
WHITNEY P. AKERS, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA
BIANCA AUGUSTINE, College of William and Mary, USA
CLARK D. AUSLOOS, Palo Alto University, USA
MICHAEL D. BRUBAKER, University of Cincinnati, USA
TEYSHA BOSWER, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA
MICHAEL P. CHANEY, PhD, LPC, ACS, Oakland University, USA
JOSEPH CURRIN, U.S. Air Force Academy, USA
FRANK R. DILLON, Arizona State University, USA
FRANCO DISPENZA, Georgia State University, USA
ADREIENNE ERBY, Kent State University, USA
NED FARLEY, Antioch University Seattle, USA
PETER FINNERTY, GrowWell Counselling, USA
BROOKE FULTON-DELONG, George Washington University, USA
SANDRA GAVIN, Adams State University, USA
REBECCA M. GOLDBERG, Mississippi State University, USA
KRISTOPHER GOODRICH, University of New Mexico, USA
JEREMY GOSHORN, Lebanon Valley College, USA
JENNIFER H. GREENE, Texas State University, USA
TONYA R. HAMMER, Oklahoma State University, USA
AMNEY HARPER, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA
RANDOLPH D. HUBACH, Purdue University, USA
RICHARD A. ISENBERG, Private Practice, USA
HANSORI JANG, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
THOMAS KILLIAN, Montclair State University, USA
DAE'QUAWN LANDRUM, Montclair State University, USA
JARED LAU, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, USA
GIDEON LITHERLAND, Famility Institute at Northwestern University, USA
JIALE MAN, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
VINCENT M. MARASCO, Purdue University, Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
NATHANIEL MASON, St. Bonaventure University, USA
ROB MCKINNEY, Gonzaga University, USA
JEFF PETERSON, University of Colorado, USA
STACY PINTO, University of Denver, USA
AMBER POPE, College of William and Mary, USA
JONATHAN PROCTER, Long Island University, USA
EDGAR RODRIGUEZ-DORANS, University of Salford, UK
JARED ROSE, Bowling Green State University, USA
VALERIE L. SCHWIEBERT, Private Practice, USA
JACK SIMONS, Mercy University, USA
HEMLA SINGARAVELU, Webster University, USA
MEGAN SPECIALE, Palo Alto University, USA
CORTNEY STARK, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
SUMEEDA THERTHANI, Mississippi State University, USA
THOMAS TOOMEY, University of South Carolina, USA
EZGI TOPLU DEMIRTAS, MEF University, USA
ESRA UMMAK, VID Specialized University, USA
JOSHUA C. WATSON, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA
JORDAN WESTCOTT, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA
RYCHMOND WYNN, University of North Florida, USA
EUNHUI YOON, Seattle Pacific University, USA
ANTHONY ZAZZARINO, Rutgers University, USA
ROBERT J. ZEGLIN, University of North Florida, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/Indexed in: Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL Plus, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Family Index Database, IHLIA – Homodok-LAA, Index Copernicus, LGBT Life with Full Text, MasterFile Complete, MasterFile Premier, PsychInfo, Scopus, Social Work Abstracts, SOCIndex with Full Text, Violence and Abuse Abstracts, and Thomson Reuters (Emerging Sources Citation Index).
Open access
Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling 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?
- 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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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Special subscription rate of US$65 for members of APA Division 44, AASECT, and SSSS. Contact +44 (0)20 7017 5543 or [email protected] to subscribe
Society information
The Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling is the official journal of the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE), a division of the American Counseling Association. The mission of SAIGE includes the recognition of both individual and social contexts presenting the confluence of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, age, spiritual or religious belief system, indigenous heritage in order to promote greater awareness and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues among members of the counseling profession and related helping occupations to improve standards and delivery of counseling services provided to LGBTQ+ clients and communities. SAIGE members receive the journal as a benefit of membership.
Members of the following groups can receive an individual print and online subscription to Journal of LGBT Issues in Counselling at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
- Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues - Division 44 of the American Psychological Association
- Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling (2021 - current)
Formerly known as
- Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling (2006 - 2020)
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