The Journal of Counseling Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1954 and covers research in counseling psychology.[1] The current editor-in-chief is William Ming Liu.
| Discipline | Counseling psychology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | William Ming Liu |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1954-present |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 3.8 (2024) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Couns. Psychol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0022-0167 (print) 1939-2168 (web) |
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The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines.[2] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.[3]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 3.8.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Journal of Counseling Psychology". American Psychological Association. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "Journal of Counseling Psychology". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.