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Psychotherapy invites submissions that advance the scientific understanding and practice of psychotherapy, including theoretically grounded-practice oriented contributions, empirically studies of diverse methodologies, innovative and emerging ideas, and examinations of controversial or practice-relevant issues. Regardless of type of manuscript submissions must be supported by appropriate empirical evidence. The journal welcomes the full range of theoretical and clinical perspectives, with the expectation that all contributions meaningfully engage existing research and contribute to an evidence-based dialogue among theorists, researchers, psychotherapy educators, and practitioners.

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Published quarterly, beginning in March
Average lag for online first 47 days
Average time to first decision 29 days
Rejection rate 63.3%
Impact factor 3.3
5-year impact factor 3.9
Psychology - Clinical 38 of 184
Journal citation indicator 1.22
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ISSN 0033-3204
eISSN 1939-1536
Founded 1964