Clinical Psychology Review

Clinical Psychology Review
Title	Clinical Psychology Review
Discipline	Clinical psychology
Abbreviation	Clin. Psychol. Rev.
Publisher	Elsevier
Country	Netherlands
Frequency	Bimonthly
History	1981–present
Impact	10.5

Clinical Psychology Review

Clinical Psychology Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing review articles in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, psychopathology, and related applied areas. Founded in 1981, the journal synthesizes research evidence, clinical trials, meta-analyses, and theoretical developments to inform practice and policy across mental health settings. It serves as a nexus between researchers, clinicians, and institutions by disseminating integrative reviews and methodological critiques.

Overview

Clinical Psychology Review publishes comprehensive reviews, meta-analyses, and theoretical papers that integrate findings from randomized controlled trials, longitudinal studies, and epidemiological research. Authors often include investigators affiliated with Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, King's College London, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, University College London, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Washington, University of California, San Diego, Northwestern University, University of Minnesota, University of Texas at Austin, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, Duke University, Princeton University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, New York University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Pittsburgh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Brown University, Rutgers University, University of British Columbia, King Saud University, Seoul National University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Heidelberg, University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Utrecht University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of São Paulo, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi, University of Auckland, Trinity College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Manchester, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, Uppsala University, University of Copenhagen, Karolinska Institutet, École Normale Supérieure, Sorbonne University, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa.

History and Development

The journal was established in 1981 amid expanding research at institutions such as National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), Wellcome Trust, Max Planck Society, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation, Gates Foundation, and professional organizations including the American Psychological Association, British Psychological Society, Canadian Psychological Association, Australian Psychological Society, European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations and the World Health Organization. Founding editors and contributors have included scholars who trained at Stanford University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over the decades the journal has paralleled developments represented at conferences like the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, British Psychological Society Annual Conference and symposia at World Congress of Psychiatry.

Scope and Topics Covered

Articles address psychopathology across populations and conditions studied at centers including Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York) and themes linked to classic works such as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders revisions, debates exemplified by panels at National Academy of Medicine, and trials funded by agencies like European Research Council. Topics range from anxiety and mood disorders explored in landmark trials associated with laboratories at University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry and McLean Hospital to neurodevelopmental disorders studied at Kennedy Krieger Institute, substance use disorders investigated at Addiction Research Center, trauma and PTSD research connected to programs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Veterans Affairs (United States) Medical Centers, to behavioral interventions developed at Behavioral Research Unit labs. Methodological advances include meta-analytic techniques associated with researchers from Institute for Scientific Information, network meta-analysis workshops at Cochrane Collaboration events, and open science initiatives linked to Center for Open Science.

Editorial Policies and Peer Review

The journal follows editorial standards common to publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press. Peer review processes typically involve external reviewers from departments at Harvard Medical School, Stanford Medicine, University College London, Yale School of Medicine, and international experts from Karolinska Institutet and University of Melbourne. Editorial policies emphasize transparency, conflict-of-interest disclosures aligned with guidance from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, data-sharing statements in line with European Open Science Cloud and reporting standards consistent with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials and guidelines promoted by World Health Organization working groups. Special issues have been guest-edited by scholars affiliated with National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Social Science Research Council, Royal Society symposia, and thematic collections connected to American Psychological Association task forces.

Notable Articles and Influence

The journal has published influential syntheses informing treatments cited in guidelines from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, American Psychiatric Association, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, World Health Organization mental health recommendations, and position statements by European Psychiatric Association. Seminal reviews addressing cognitive behavioral therapy trials involving investigators from Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, psychopharmacology meta-analyses referencing work at NIMH and Food and Drug Administration hearings, and epidemiological syntheses influential for initiatives at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Public Health England have appeared in the journal. Guest authors have included researchers affiliated with Aaron T. Beck Institute, Anna Freud Centre, Anna Freud, John Bowlby Centre, Stanley Medical Research Institute, and other landmark institutions.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major databases and services such as PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, ERIC, Google Scholar coverage, and specialized indices used by institutions including Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier Fingerprint Engine. Libraries at Library of Congress, Bodleian Library, New York Public Library, National Library of Medicine (United States), British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, German National Library, and university libraries across Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge provide access and archiving.

Reception and Impact on Clinical Practice

Clinical Psychology Review is cited in clinical guidelines, training curricula at institutions such as Columbia University Teachers College, University of California San Francisco, Boston University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, and in continuing professional development by organizations like the Royal College of Psychiatrists and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Its reviews inform policy discussions held at United Nations forums, influence curricular revisions at professional schools, and contribute to evidence syntheses used by healthcare systems including National Health Service (England), Veterans Health Administration, and national ministries of health. The journal's impact is reflected in citation metrics tracked by Journal Citation Reports and used by research assessment bodies such as Research Excellence Framework panels and funding decisions by National Science Foundation and Wellcome Trust.

Category:English-language journals Category:Psychology journals