New impact factor for “my” journal

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As the editor in chief I am proud to announce that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has a new impact factor.

Last year the impact factor (IF) was IF=4.413.

New the new number is; IF=5.761.

This is a good value considering the hard competition from other journals such as Behaviour Research and Therapy (IF=4.5) and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (IF=5.3).

CBT is now top 12 of 131 journals within the field of “Psychology, Clinical subject category”.

Journals with similar content (impact factors): 

  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology: 5.348
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders: 5.264
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy: 4.473
  • Journal of Clinical Psychiatry: 4.384
  • Behavior Therapy: 4.183
  • Behavior Modification: 3.368
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research: 3.301
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Practice: 2.946
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology: 2.885
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research: 2.503
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry: 2.183

…and some that (still) have higher IFs:

  • Depression and Anxiety: 6.505
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology: 6.673
  • Clinical Psychology-Science and Practice: 6.724
  • Clinical Psychology Review: 12.792
  • Biological Psychiatry: 13.382
  • Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: 17.659
  • American Journal of Psychiatry: 18.112
  • JAMA Psychiatry: 21.596