Journal of Counseling Psychology

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Discipline	Counseling psychology
Language	English
Edited by	Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr.
Publication details
History	1954-present
Publisher	American Psychological Association  (United States)
Frequency	Quarterly
Impact factor	4.685 (2020)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Couns. Psychol.
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ISSN	0022-0167  (print) 1939-2168  (web)
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The Journal of Counseling Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1954 and covers research in counseling psychology. ^[1] The current editor-in-chief is Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr. (University of Maryland, College Park). ^[2]

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. ^[3] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. ^[4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 4.685. ^[5]

References

1. "Journal of Counseling Psychology". American Psychological Association. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
2. "Dennis Kivlighan". education.umd.edu. 1982-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
3. "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
4. "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
5. "Journal of Counseling Psychology". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.

External links

• Official website