Journal of Counseling Psychology
American Psychological Association · US · ISSN 00220167
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
More papers are appearing while citations per paper have dropped.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 5.60 to 1.27. If you need high citedness for evaluation, check other outlets first. Output grew sharply while citation impact fell. Expect that publishing here is now less correlated with strong citation outcomes. Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions rose from 0.0% to 7.5% of what the journal runs. Consider submitting mindfulness and compassion work while the section is expanding. Recent titles increasingly carry nonjustice-involved · womxn · nonbinary · bipoc · ethnoracial. If your work uses those demographic terms, it may fit the journal's recent topical language.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
1.38
Citations / doc (2y)
3.51
h-index
247
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
92
5.60
2019
98
3.50
2020
90
2.64
2021
101
2.81
2022
73
1.88
2023
92
1.64
2024
82
2.12
2025
114
1.27
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions0.0%→7.5%+7.5%pPrevNow
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research8.0%→12.5%+4.5%pPrevNow
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy10.9%→15.0%+4.1%pPrevNow
- Action Observation and Synchronization0.0%→2.5%+2.5%pPrevNow
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being0.0%→2.5%+2.5%pPrevNow
Falling
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology3.6%→0.0%−3.6%pPrevNow
- COVID-19 and Mental Health3.6%→0.0%−3.6%pPrevNow
- Resilience and Mental Health6.5%→3.3%−3.2%pPrevNow
- Counseling Practices and Supervision16.7%→14.2%−2.5%pPrevNow
- Mental Health Research Topics2.2%→0.0%−2.2%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
nonjustice-involvedwomxnnonbinarybipocethnoracialminoritylgbtqiatransgenderlatinxsupplemental
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US63.5%→69.6%+6.1%pPrevNow
- DE2.4%→8.9%+6.5%pPrevNow
- CN8.7%→6.7%−2.1%pPrevNow
- CH0.0%→4.4%+4.4%pPrevNow
- HK6.3%→3.7%−2.7%pPrevNow
- CA6.3%→3.0%−3.4%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Previous experiences of discrimination impact college students’ mental health and treatment outcomes at university counseling centers.Hongjun Tan, Jes L. Matsick, Louis G. Castonguay, Rebecca A. Janis, Tyler D. White, Sultan Magruder, Caitlin L. Chun-Kennedy, Brett E. Scofield
Social PsychologyPsychology
2
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Daily Ageism and Negative Affect as a Function of Older Adults’ Sexual OrientationNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyPsychology
3
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Navigating Autism and Mental Health: A Qualitative Study of Therapists’ Experiences of Psychotherapy for Comorbidities in Autistic AdultsCognitive NeuroscienceNeuroscience
4
5
Article2026
Attempting to validate a group psychotherapy session taxonomy: A conceptual replication and extension.Isabella Panagos, Robinder P. Bedi
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
6
Article2026
Mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ emerging adults: Latent profiles of intrapersonal and interpersonal strengths.Roberto L. Abreu, Rodrigo Costa, Aldo Barrita, Teresa Vázquez
Social PsychologyPsychology
7
Article2026
Emotion words in counseling interactions: Effects on session quality and perceived therapist empathy.Rong Ma, Sarah Luk, Koon Kan Fung, Harold Chui
Social PsychologyPsychology
8
Article2026
“My personhood was affirmed”: Black men’s experiences with growth-promoting, race-inclusive clinical supervision.Samuel T. Beasley, Adrian J. Hernandez, Ryan Wright, Jade E. Carriero
Social PsychologyPsychology
9
Article2026
Bias in follow-up assessment of psychotherapy: Are certain patients more likely to participate?Flavio Iovoli, Juan Segundo Peña Loray, Tobias Lütgendorf, Martin Cordes, Jessica Fritz, Franziska Günther, Henning Schöttke, Julian Rubel
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
10
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Bias in Follow-Up Assessment of Psychotherapy: Are Certain Patients More Likely to Participate?Clinical PsychologyPsychology
11
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Attempting to Validate a Group Psychotherapy Session Taxonomy: A Conceptual Replication and ExtensionClinical PsychologyPsychology
12
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Mental Health Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults: Latent Profiles of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal StrengthsSocial PsychologyPsychology
13
Article2026
Radical hope among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the United States: Scale development and psychometric properties.P. F. Jonah Li, Keiko M. McCullough, Yi Xiao, Angela Chow
Applied PsychologyPsychology
14
15
Article2026
Belief, bond, and relief: Longitudinal associations between client belief about counseling success, working alliance, and symptom relief.Xu Li, Yimeng Zhang, Shitao Chen
Social PsychologyPsychology
16
Article2026
Acculturative stress and ethnic–racial identity among U.S. Latinx adults: Cultural stress and stress process frameworks.Mark W. Driscoll, Nathaniel Drexler
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
17
Article2026
Temporal interplay between momentary identity-salient experiences, self-compassion, and affective-somatic well-being among sexual and gender diverse people.Eddie S. K. Chong, Han Chen, Shuk Kwan Po
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
18
Article2026
Correction to “Racism and health: Examining pathways influencing health outcomes among justice-involved and nonjustice-involved Black and Latine individuals” by Taylor et al. (2026).OASociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
19
Article2026
Pilot test of an adapted relational savoring intervention for Latine-serving community health workers.Christina A. Rowley, Daniela Arcos, Olivia Jensen, Lyric N. Russo, Elayne Zhou, Kelly Kazmierski, Veronica Naranjo, Jessica L. Borelli
OAEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine
20
Article2026
Evaluating the color-blind racial attitudes scale using item response theory.Alex A. Ajayi, Jesus E. Delgado, Gisel Suarez Bonilla, Moin Syed
Management Science and Operations ResearchDecision Sciences
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 3892019
Health disparities between genderqueer, transgender, and cisgender individuals: An extension of minority stress theory.G. Tyler Lefevor*, Caroline C. Boyd-Rogers, Brianna M. Sprague, Rebecca A. Janis
Social PsychologyPsychology
2
ArticleCitations 3322018
Work as a calling: A theoretical model.Ryan D. Duffy*, Bryan J. Dik, Richard P. Douglass, Jessica W. England, Brandon L. Velez
DemographySocial Sciences
3
ReviewCitations 2802018
Predictors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics choice options: A meta-analytic path analysis of the social–cognitive choice model by gender and race/ethnicity.Robert W. Lent*, Hung‐Bin Sheu, Matthew J. Miller, Megan E. Cusick, Lee T. Penn, Nancy N. Truong
OASafety ResearchSocial Sciences
4
ArticleCitations 2102020
Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism: A practical model to prevent and resist racial trauma.Della V. Mosley*, Candice N. Hargons, Carolyn Meiller, Blanka Angyal, Paris B. Wheeler, Candice D. Davis, Danelle Stevens‐Watkins
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
5
ArticleCitations 1942018
Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale (MHSAS): Development, reliability, validity, and comparison with the ATSPPH-SF and IASMHS-PO.Joseph H. Hammer*, Mike C. Parent, Douglas A. Spiker
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
6
ReviewCitations 1592020
Motion energy analysis (MEA): A primer on the assessment of motion from video.Fabian Ramseyer*
Social PsychologyPsychology
7
ArticleCitations 1542019
Unpacking body image concerns and disordered eating for transgender women: The roles of sexual objectification and minority stress.Melanie E. Brewster, Brandon L. Velez, Aaron S. Breslow, Elizabeth Geiger
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
8
ArticleCitations 1422021
A mindfulness-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention among psychologically distressed university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.Shufang Sun*, Danhua Lin, Simon B. Goldberg, Zijiao Shen, Pujing Chen, Shan Qiao, Judson A. Brewer, Eric B. Loucks, Don Operario
OAClinical PsychologyPsychology
9
ArticleCitations 1382020
Machine learning and natural language processing in psychotherapy research: Alliance as example use case.Simon B. Goldberg, Nikolaos Flemotomos, Victor R. Martínez, Michael Tanana, Patty Kuo, Brian T. Pace, Jennifer L. Villatte, Panayiotis Georgiou, Jake Van Epps, Zac E. Imel, Shrikanth Narayanan, David C. Atkins
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
10
ReviewCitations 1332020
Assessing the alliance–outcome association adjusted for patient characteristics and treatment processes: A meta-analytic summary of direct comparisons.Christoph Flückiger, A. C. Del Re, Daniel Wlodasch, Adam O. Horvath, Nili Solomonov, Bruce E. Wampold
OAClinical PsychologyPsychology
11
ArticleCitations 1322021
The methodological integrity of critical qualitative research: Principles to support design and research review.Heidi M. Levitt, Zenobia Morrill, Kathleen M. Collins, Javier Rizo
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
12
ArticleCitations 1312021
Critical participatory action research: Methods and praxis for intersectional knowledge production.Michelle Fine*, María Elena Torre, Austin Oswald, Shéár Avory
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
13
ReviewCitations 1252019
Protean and boundaryless career orientations: A critical review and meta-analysis.Brenton M. Wiernik*, Jack W. Kostal
OAEducationSocial Sciences
14
ArticleCitations 1172018
Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Asian American Women: Development and initial validation.Brian TaeHyuk Keum, Jennifer Brady, Rajni Sharma, Yun Lu, Young Hwa Kim, Christina J. Thai
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
15
ArticleCitations 1162018
Testing intersectionality of race/ethnicity × gender in a social–cognitive career theory model with science identity.Angela Byars‐Winston*, Jenna Griebel Rogers
OASafety ResearchSocial Sciences
16
ArticleCitations 1152018
Do self-compassion and self-coldness distinctly relate to distress and well-being? A theoretical model of self-relating.Rachel E. Brenner*, David L. Vogel, Daniel G. Lannin, Kelsey E. Engel, Andrew J. Seidman, Patrick J. Heath
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
17
ArticleCitations 1142021
The stench of bathroom bills and anti-transgender legislation: Anxiety and depression among transgender, nonbinary, and cisgender LGBQ people during a state referendum.Sharon G. Horne*, Mallaigh McGinley, Nedim Yel, Meredith R. Maroney
Social PsychologyPsychology
18
ArticleCitations 1122020
Development and evaluation of a new short form of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI-30).Ronald F. Levant*, Ryon C. McDermott, Mike C. Parent, Nuha Alshabani, James R. Mahalik, Joseph H. Hammer
OAGender StudiesSocial Sciences
19
ArticleCitations 1032018
Social–cognitive predictors of career exploration and decision-making: Longitudinal test of the career self-management model.Robert W. Lent*, Taylor R. Morris, Lee T. Penn, Glenn W. Ireland
Safety ResearchSocial Sciences
20
ArticleCitations 1012018
An examination of the Psychology of Working Theory with racially and ethnically diverse employed adults.Ryan D. Duffy*, Brandon L. Velez, Jessica W. England, Kelsey L. Autin, Richard P. Douglass, Blake A. Allan, David L. Blustein
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
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