Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology is a monthly clinical psychology journal published by the American Psychological Association, founded in 1937 as the Journal of Consulting Psychology and renamed in 1968, it recorded a 2025 impact factor of 6.0.（Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology）是（American Psychological Association）出版的临床心理学月刊；1937 年以（Journal of Consulting Psychology）之名创办，1968 年更名，2025 年影响因子为 6.0。

Scope

• It publishes original contributions on the development, validity and use of techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of disordered behaviour.该刊发表关于失调行为诊断与治疗技术的开发、效度与应用的原创论文。
• It covers studies of populations of clinical interest, including medical patients, ethnic minorities, persons with serious mental illness and community samples.涵盖具有临床意义的人群研究，包括医学患者、少数族裔、严重精神疾病患者与社区样本。
• It welcomes studies with a cross-cultural or demographic focus that bear on treating behaviour disorders.欢迎与行为障碍治疗相关、具跨文化或人口学取向的研究。
• It includes studies of personality and its assessment and development where these have a clear bearing on clinical dysfunction and treatment.包括与临床功能失调及治疗明确相关的、关于人格及其评估与发展的研究。
• Studies that focus on populations anywhere within the lifespan are considered.接收聚焦全生命周期任一阶段人群的研究。

History

• The journal was founded in 1937 as the Journal of Consulting Psychology.该刊 1937 年以（Journal of Consulting Psychology）之名创办。
• It was renamed the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1968, beginning with volume 32.1968 年第 32 卷起更名为（Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology）。
• It is published by the American Psychological Association.该刊由（American Psychological Association）出版。
• It appears monthly and recorded a 2025 impact factor of 6.0, ranking eighth among 184 journals in clinical psychology.该刊为月刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.0，在临床心理学 184 种期刊中位列第 8。

Editors

• The Editor is Pim Cuijpers of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.现任主编为荷兰（Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam）的 Pim Cuijpers。
• He is known for research on the psychotherapy of depression and on meta-analysis.他以抑郁症心理治疗与元分析研究著称。
• The journal offers an open-access option and follows APA publication policies.该刊提供开放获取选项，并遵循 APA 出版政策。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed under APA journal standards.稿件按 APA 期刊标准进行同行评审。