Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Sexual and Relationship Therapy is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge, a Taylor & Francis imprint, covering sexual and relationship therapy. Founded in 1986, it is the official journal of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists and has a 2025 impact factor of 0.8, indexed in SSCI.《性与关系治疗》（Sexual and Relationship Therapy）是由 Taylor & Francis 旗下 Routledge 出版的季度同行评审期刊，涵盖性与关系治疗领域。该刊创刊于 1986 年，是性与关系治疗师学院的官方期刊，2025 年影响因子为 0.8，被 SSCI 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to provide clinicians and researchers with up-to-date information on a broad range of sexual and relationship problems and therapies, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为临床医生与研究人员提供广泛的性与关系问题及治疗的最新信息，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Sexual dysfunction therapy: research on the assessment and treatment of sexual dysfunctions, including desire, arousal, orgasm, and pain disorders.性功能障碍治疗： 关于性功能障碍评估与治疗的研究，涵盖性欲、唤起、高潮与疼痛障碍等。
- Relationship therapy: studies on couples and relationship therapy, including communication, intimacy, attachment, and relationship dynamics.关系治疗： 关于伴侣与关系治疗的研究，涵盖沟通、亲密、依恋与关系动态等。
- Sexual health and education: work on sexual health, sexual education, and the promotion of healthy sexual and relational functioning across the lifespan.性健康与教育： 关于性健康、性教育以及在整个生命周期中促进健康性功能与关系功能的研究。
- Clinical and empirical approaches: the journal welcomes both clinical and empirical contributions, including case reports, research articles, and topical debate articles.临床与实证方法： 该刊欢迎临床与实证类投稿，包括病例报告、研究论文与专题辩论文章。
- Article types: original research articles, review articles, clinical case reports, topical debate articles, and book reviews.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、综述、临床病例报告、专题辩论文章与书评。
History
- Founding and former name: the journal was founded in 1986 under the title Sexual and Marital Therapy, reflecting its initial focus on marital and sexual therapy.创刊与曾用名： 该刊于 1986 年以《性与婚姻治疗》为名创刊，反映了其最初对婚姻与性治疗的关注。
- Renaming: the journal was renamed to Sexual and Relationship Therapy in 2000, broadening its scope from marital therapy to encompass the wider field of relationship therapy.更名： 该刊于 2000 年更名为《性与关系治疗》，将范围从婚姻治疗扩展到更广泛的关系治疗领域。
- Official journal of COSRT: the journal is the official journal of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), the UK's professional body for sexual and relationship therapists.COSRT 官方期刊： 该刊是性与关系治疗师学院（COSRT）的官方期刊，该学院是英国性与关系治疗师的专业机构。
- Routledge publication: the journal is published by Routledge, a Taylor & Francis imprint, which has supported its development as a leading journal in sexology and relationship therapy.Routledge 出版： 该刊由 Taylor & Francis 旗下的 Routledge 出版，该机构支持了其发展为性学与关系治疗领域的领军期刊。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by an international editorial board:该刊由主编领导，国际编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Markie L. C. Twist, PhD, teaching faculty at Antioch University's School of Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy, and session instructor at the University of Guelph.主编： 马基·L. C. 特维斯特（Markie L. C. Twist），哲学博士，安提奥克大学咨询、心理与治疗学院教学教师，并任圭尔夫大学课程讲师。
- International editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board with members from leading sexology and relationship therapy institutions worldwide.国际编委会： 该刊拥有国际编委会，成员来自全球顶尖性学与关系治疗机构。
- Review model: manuscripts undergo peer review by external experts in sexual and relationship therapy, with editorial decisions based on clinical relevance, methodological rigor, and novelty.评审模式： 稿件由性与关系治疗领域外部专家进行同行评审，编辑决定基于临床相关性、方法学严谨性与新颖性做出。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表金色开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放。