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About the Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (JCBT) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes research on cognitive behavioral therapy, including clinical trials, mechanisms of change, measurement and implementation.
From mechanism to patient
JCBT serves clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral and cognitive scientists, educators, implementation researchers and clinicians who study, deliver or evaluate cognitive and behavioral interventions.
JCBT publishes work on how cognitive behavioral interventions are developed, tested, delivered and measured, and on the cognitive and behavioral processes through which they change distress, functioning and wellbeing. It considers clinical trials, mechanism and process studies, measurement studies and implementation research with a clear connection to cognitive behavioral therapy.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research in this field, to connect laboratory findings with clinical care and public health, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
The journal welcomes contributions from clinical, counseling and health psychology, psychiatry, education, nursing, social work, behavioral science, biostatistics and related disciplines, provided the work addresses cognitive behavioral therapy. The research areas are listed on the Aims and Scope page.
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. Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal record
Reference information on the journal's identity, ownership, rights, review, fees and screening.
- Full title
- Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (short title JCBT)
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub. The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- First published
- 2018. The first articles appeared in Volume 1, Issue 1 in 2018.
- Access and license
- Open access, CC BY 4.0. All articles are free to read and reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license; authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; there is no submission fee. Withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Research integrity
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate. See the Editorial Policies.
- Contact
- info@openaccesspub.org, the editorial office of the journal at Open Access Pub.
Editorial Board
The journal's Editorial Board members handle manuscripts within their expertise and advise on the journal's scope and policies. Members are listed with their affiliations and profiles on the Editorial Board page.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality and relevance to the journal. They are independent of fees, services, memberships and roles.
Open access, openly licensed
Every article is free to read, download and reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0), and authors retain copyright. The Copyright and License page sets out the terms, and the Indexing page describes how articles are made available.
Submit a manuscript to JCBT
Please read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies before submitting. The article processing charge of USD 1,200 is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.