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WoS SCIE Q1Hybrid

Psychotherapeut

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):0935-6185(Print)/1432-2080(Online)•Articles / Year: 64
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
64articles/year
35.42% Gold OA•96.88% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die Zeitschrift Psychotherapeut richtet sich an Ärzt*innen und Psycholog*innen in der Praxis und Klinik, die psychotherapeutische Kompetenz erworben haben oder in Weiterbildung dazu stehen. Psychotherapeut ist inhaltlich schulenunabhängig und fächerübergreifend konzipiert und strebt die Annäherung und fachliche Diskussion der diversen psychotherapeutischen Schulrichtungen an. Praxisorientierte Übersichtsarbeiten greifen ausgewählte Themen auf und bieten der Leserschaft eine Zusammenstellung aktueller Erkenntnisse aus allen Bereichen der Psychotherapie. Neben der Vermittlung von relevantem Hintergrundwissen liegt der Schwerpunkt dabei auf konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen. Frei eingereichte Originalien ermöglichen die Präsentation wichtiger klinischer Studien und dienen dem wissenschaftlichen Austausch. Beiträge der Rubrik „CME: Weiterbildung – Zertifizierte Fortbildung“ bieten gesicherte Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Forschung und machen ärztliche Erfahrung für die tägliche Praxis nutzbar. Nach Lektüre der Beiträge können die Leser*innen ihr erworbenes Wissen überprüfen und online CME-Punkte erhalten. Aims & Scope The journal Psychotherapeut aims at specialists and psychologists who have acquired psychotherapeutic competence or are about to complete their education in this field. The contents of Psychotherapeut are based on a conception that is independent from individual schools and disciplines, and the journal aims to foster the convergence of and professional exchange between the different schools of psychotherapy. Comprehensive reviews provide an overview on selected topics and offer the reader evidenced based information on diagnostics and therapy. Freely submitted original papers allow the presentation of important clinical studies and serve the scientific exchange. Review articles under the rubric 'Continuing Medical Education' present verified results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice. Review All articles of Psychotherapeut are reviewed. Original articles undergo a peer review process. Declaration of Helsinki All manuscripts submitted for publication presenting results from studies on probands or patients must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, EMBASE and Scopus.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology75.7%Philosophy47.5%Medicine41.8%Psychoanalysis38%Gynecology32.2%Psychotherapist28.7%Art22.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
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Minor Category (Specific Field):
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CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
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2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
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Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
6 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

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Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20230——
20220.572569
2021—78478
2020—82408
2019—64214
2018—63337
2017—91453
2016—78331
2015—82478
2014—72302
2013—71419
2012—81784
2011—75561
Academic Metric Intelligence

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Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Psychotherapeut

WoS Q1
0011202220230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30