Clinical Psychology Review
' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that supports subscription based and

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publication of reviews on topics relevant to the field of

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

Gordon J. G. Asmundson Gordon John Glenn Asmundson (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Regina. Asmundson is recognized for his research on anxiety, chronic pain, and posttraumatic stress, as well as for his ...

( University of Regina) serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the journal with associate editors Ernst Koster ( Universiteit Gent), Christine Purdon ( University of Waterloo), Annemieke van Straten ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), and Michael J. Zvolensky ( University of Houston). ''Clinical Psychology Review'' has a Cite Score of 18.1 and an impact factor of 12.792 (2020) ranking it 2nd out of 131 journals in ''clinical psychology''.

Scope of Clinical Psychology Review

A broad range of topics are covered including but not limited to topics related to

psychopathology Psychopathology is the study of abnormal cognition, behaviour, and experiences which differs according to social norms and rests upon a number of constructs that are deemed to be the social norm at any particular era. Biological psychopatholo ...

psychotherapy Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...

, behaviour therapy,

cognitive therapies Cognitive therapy (CT) is a type of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. CT is one therapeutic approach within the larger group of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and was first expounded by Beck in the 1960s. Cog ...

behavioural medicine Behavioral medicine is concerned with the integration of knowledge in the biological, behavioral, psychological, and social sciences relevant to health and illness. These sciences include epidemiology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, physiology ...

community mental health Center for Mental Health Services''(CMHS), also known as community mental health teams (CMHT) in the United Kingdom, support or treat people with mental disorders (mental illness or mental health difficulties) in a domiciliary setting, instead o ...

, psychiatric assessment, and childhood development. The journal aims to publish papers contributing to the advancement of science and support for the practice of clinical psychology.

Indexing of Publications

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

On September 20, 2021 ''Clinical Psychology Review'' pledges its commitment to improving the diversity of their editorial board and contributors while also making it a priority to increase attention to culture and diversity in published reviews. The senior editor team is equally distributed across North America and Europe and half are women. Data from January 2021 about their editorial board revealed the majority of members were affiliated with institutions in North America and approximately 40% were women. It has been made a priority for 2021-2022 that ''Clinical Psychology Review'' will work towards increasing the representation of women on the editorial board with aim of reaching 50% by August 2022. Of equal priority, the journal seeks to increase global balance of their editorial board and contributors to the journal over the next several years. By the end of 2022, ''Clinical Psychology Review'' plans to incorporate explicit guidance on reporting race, ethnicity, and other diversity characteristics for inclusion in their author submission guidelines. The pledge and associated aims by Clinical Psychology Review aligns with Elsevier's broader ongoing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts as it is critical for these factors to be considered in achieving scientific excellence, innovation, and advancement. The journal believes in the power of an inclusive publishing environment not only to do what is right but to enrich, strengthen, and advance us all.

Members of Editorial Board

Ruth A. Baer ( University of Kentucky), USA Daniel Bagner ( Florida International University), USA Anna M. Bardone-Cone (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), USA Linda Booij (

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

), Canada Andrew Busch (

The Miriam Hospital The Miriam Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital at 164 Summit Avenue in Providence, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is a major teaching affiliate of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. History In 1902, a handf ...

, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine), USA John Calamari ( Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine), USA Michael Christopher ( Pacific University), USA Pim Cuijpers ( VU Amsterdamn), Netherlands Melissa Cyders ( Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis), USA Joanne Davis (

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

), USA Jon D. Elhai ( University of Toledo), USA Brandon Gaudiano (

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

), USA David A. F. Haaga (

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

), USA Gretchen Haas ( University of Pittsburgh), USA Gerald Haeffel ( University of Notre Dame), USA Richard Hallam (London),United Kingdom Martin Harrow (

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine The University of Illinois College of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to the MD degree at four different sites in Illinois: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and formerly Urbana–Champaign. The Urbana–Champaign site stopped accepting ...

), USA Holly Hazlett-Stevens (

University of Nevada Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

), USA Eli Lebowitz ( Yale University School of Medicine), USA Ellen W. Leen-Feldner ( University of Arkansas), USA Carl Lejuez ( University of Kansas), USA Richard Moulding ( Deakin University), Australia Kim Mueser ( Boston University), USA Jeremy Pettit ( Florida International University), USA Suzanne Pineles ( VA Boston Health Care System), USA Mark D. Rapport ( University of Central Florida), USA Karen Rowa ( McMaster University and

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is a 777-bed academic health science centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that is affiliated with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine of McMaster University as well as Mohawk College. It is part of the St. J ...

), Canada Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault ( Eastern Connecticut State University), USA Donald Sharpe ( University of Regina), Canada Eric A Storch ( Baylor College of Medicine), USA Bruce Wampold ( University of Wisconsin-Madison), USA Carl F. Weems ( Iowa State University), USA Aviv Weinstein ( Ariel University), Israel Thomas A. Widiger ( University of Kentucky), USA Sabine Wilheln (

Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United Stat ...

), USA

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