| Journal of Counseling Psychology | |
| Editor: | Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr. |
| Discipline: | Counseling psychology |
| Abbreviation: | J. Couns. Psychol. |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Country: | United States |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |
| History: | 1954-present |
| Impact: | 4.685 |
| Impact-Year: | 2020 |
| Website: | http://www.apa.org/journals/cou/ |
| Link1: | http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/ |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Issn: | 0022-0167 |
| Eissn: | 1939-2168 |
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).
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [2] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [3]
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.[4]