Journal of Counseling Psychology

The Journal of Counseling Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Psychological Association, founded in 1954, that publishes empirical research in counseling psychology and related areas, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.5（Journal of Counseling Psychology）由（American Psychological Association，APA）出版，1954 年创办，发表咨询心理学及其相关领域的实证研究，2025 年影响因子为 3.5。

Scope

• Counseling activities, including assessment, interventions, consultation, supervision, training and prevention咨询活动，包括评估、干预、咨询、督导、培训与预防。
• Career and educational development and vocational psychology职业与教育发展以及职业心理学。
• Diversity and underrepresented populations in relation to counseling activities与咨询活动相关的多元性以及代表性不足群体。
• Development of new measures for counseling activities, and professional issues in counseling psychology用于咨询活动的新测量工具开发，以及咨询心理学的专业议题。
• Reviews, theoretical contributions and methodological papers that may stimulate further research可能推动进一步研究的综述、理论贡献与方法学论文。

History

• The journal was established in 1954 and has been published by the American Psychological Association since its founding该刊 1954 年创办，自创刊起便由（American Psychological Association）出版。
• Its first volume appeared in 1954 and the journal was initially issued quarterly其首卷于 1954 年问世，最初为季刊。
• It now appears six times a year beginning in January, with an average time to first decision of 38 days该刊现为双月刊，每年自 1 月起出版六期，从投稿到首次决定平均需 38 天。
• It adheres to the APA TOP guidelines, encourages replication studies and offers an open-access option该刊遵循 APA 的 TOP 准则，鼓励重复研究，并提供开放获取选项。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is William Ming Liu现任主编为 William Ming Liu。
• Its rejection rate is about 77 percent and it publishes author contribution statements, impact statements and editorial fellowships该刊退稿率约为 77%，并刊发作者贡献声明与影响声明，且设有编辑奖学金。
• Contributions centre on clients who are not severely disturbed and on enhancing the well-being of non-client populations稿件侧重于问题不严重困扰的来访者，以及提升非来访群体的福祉。
• The journal uses peer review, recognises reviewers through ORCID and is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index该刊采用同行评审，通过（ORCID）认可审稿人，并被（Social Sciences Citation Index）收录。