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Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Research on cognitive behavioral therapy: clinical trials, mechanisms of change, measurement and implementation.
About the journal
The journal publishes research on cognitive behavioral therapy, including clinical trials, mechanisms of change, measurement and implementation. It is written for clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral and cognitive scientists, educators, implementation researchers and clinicians who study, deliver or evaluate cognitive and behavioral interventions.
- Full title
- Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Short title
- JCBT
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub
- Access and license
- Open access under the CC BY 4.0 license; authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Fees
- No submission fee. The article processing charge is USD 1,200 for every article type, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Contact
- info@openaccesspub.org
Aims and scope: where the cognitive model is tested
The journal welcomes work on the clinical trials, mechanisms of change, measurement and implementation of cognitive and behavioral interventions, including the research areas below. The list is illustrative, not exhaustive. Manuscripts should show a clear connection to cognitive behavioral therapy. Read the full Aims and Scope.
- CONTEXT
Context and delivery
Settings, populations and formats: individual, group, school, digital and blended care.
- COGNITION
Cognitive mechanisms
Cognitive restructuring, attention, memory, bias and the processes through which interventions work.
- EMOTION
Emotion and outcomes
Anxiety, depression, trauma, stress and wellbeing outcomes in clinical and community samples.
- BEHAVIOR
Behavioral change
Behavioral activation, exposure, habit formation and relapse prevention.
- TRIALS / MEASURES
Trials and measurement
Clinical trials, systematic reviews, psychometrics and implementation science.
Article types
The journal accepts seven article types.
- Original Research
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods
- Clinical Trial Report
- Short Communication
- Case Report
- Commentary
Case Reports with a clear lesson for the delivery or understanding of cognitive behavioral therapy are accepted; case series are classified as Case Reports. Instructions for Authors
From submission to publication
Every manuscript follows the same path. Payment, membership or role does not change how a manuscript is reviewed or decided.
- SubmitThrough ManuscriptZone, with ethics approval and data availability statements where applicable.
- Editorial screeningScope, ethics, completeness and similarity screening before review.
- Peer reviewIndependent expert reviewers assess scientific validity and relevance to the field.
- DecisionAccept, revise or decline, based on the editors' assessment of the reviews.
- PublicationAccepted articles are published open access under CC BY 4.0.
Published articles
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SCL-90-R and Suicide Ideation in Torture and War Survivors Receiving Psychotherapy
Ladislav Valach
- Published
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Stress in High School Students: A Descriptive Study
María Guadalupe Acosta-Gómez, José María De la Roca-Chiapas, Alicia Zavala-Bervena, Antonio Eugenio Rivera Cisneros, Verónica Reyes Pérez, Charles Da Silva Rodrigues, Keneth Novack
- Published
The Editorial Board
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Dr Kaled Saad
Egypt
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Editorial Board
Gholamrezaee Mohammad Mehdi
Switzerland
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Joanna Chylińska
Submit a manuscript
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript. Before submitting, read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies.
There are no fixed length limits for any article type; manuscripts should be concise and proportionate to their content.
- Primary routeManuscriptZone
- Alternative routeSimple manuscript submission form
- Assisted routeEditorial office: info@openaccesspub.org