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Top 10 Open Access Psychology, Clinical Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Psychology, Clinical journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

This category currently has 8 open access journals with Journal Impact Factor data.
#1
AR
JIF 16.5
Q1
Open

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology publishes comprehensive reviews of significant developments in clinical psychology and psychiatry. It covers research, theory, and the application of psychological principles to recognized disorders including schizophrenia,...

Identifiers

ISSN 1548-5943
eISSN 1548-5951
#2
JO
JIF 4.5
Q1
Open

Journal of Eating Disorders is an open access peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of eating disorders, from bench science to clinical studies, including research methodology. It also welcomes submissions on comorbidities, obesity, body image, appetite,...

Identifiers

ISSN 2050-2974
eISSN 2050-2974

Publication Cost

£1690.00 GBP / $2290.00 USD / €2090.00 EUR APC

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 9 days
#3
IJ

The International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (IJCHP) publishes basic and applied manuscripts, including experimental, clinical, and theoretical work that advances clinical and health psychology. Its four core domains are clinical psychology and...

Identifiers

ISSN 1697-2600
eISSN 2174-0852

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 3500 excluding taxes for all articles.

Publishing Timeline

4 days submission to first decision; 79 days submission to decision after review; 145 days submission to acceptance; 11 days acceptance to online publication
#4
IP

Cambridge University Press

JIF 4.3
Q1
Open

International Psychogeriatrics is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed journal in psychogeriatrics that publishes original research papers on the mental health of older people worldwide. It also features commentaries, original research articles, scholarly literat...

Identifiers

ISSN 1041-6102
eISSN 1741-203X

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,500 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

59 days median from submission to acceptance for accepted papers.
#5
EJ
JIF 4.1
Q1
Open

European Journal of Psychotraumatology is a peer-reviewed open access interdisciplinary journal owned by the European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. It publishes research on understanding, preventing, and treating the consequences of stress, trauma, and...

Identifiers

ISSN 2000-8198
eISSN 2000-8066

Publication Cost

APCs are required for many full open access journals. Corresponding authors in eligible low-income countries can receive a 100% APC waiver, and corresponding authors in eligible lower-middle-income countries can receive a 50% APC waiver. Waivers and discounts do not apply to hybrid Open Select journals.

Publishing Timeline

28 days avg. from submission to first decision; 55 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision; 31 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
#6
DA
JIF 3.3
Q2
Open

Depression and Anxiety is an open access journal focused on high-impact, novel research on mood and anxiety disorders through an inclusive, interdisciplinary lens. It connects foundational science such as neurobiology and pharmacology with social, political, e...

Identifiers

ISSN 1091-4269
eISSN 1520-6394

Publication Cost

$2,860 USD / £2,110 GBP / €2,480 EUR APC for accepted and published articles.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 65 days; submission to acceptance (median): 191 days; acceptance to publication (median): 30 days.
#7
HP
JIF 3
Q1
Open

Health Psychology Research is a gold open access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by AccScience Publishing. It covers the application of health psychology in medical settings, including health attitudes and behavior, health locus of control, quali...

Identifiers

ISSN 2420-8124
eISSN 2420-8124

Publication Cost

Original Clinical Research, Systematic Reviews, Narrative Reviews, Meta-Analysis: $1500; Case Reports, Case Series, Letters to the Editor, Images in Practice, Commentary, Infographics: $800.

Publishing Timeline

21 days submission to first decision; 60 days submission to final decision; 30 days acceptance to publication
#8
AB
JIF 2.8
Q2
Open

Addictive Behaviors Reports is an open access, peer-reviewed, online-only companion journal to Addictive Behaviors that publishes interdisciplinary research on addictive behaviors, with a primary focus on behavioral and psychosocial research. The journal empha...

Identifiers

eISSN 2352-8532

Publication Cost

USD 3400 for original research and review articles; USD 2070 for short communications, excluding taxes.

Publishing Timeline

4 days submission to first decision; 59 days submission to decision after review; 133 days submission to acceptance; 3 days acceptance to online publication
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