International Journal of Play Therapy

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ISSN: 15556824, 19390629

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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.292
CiteScore
1.8
Categories
Clinical Psychology
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Areas
Health Professions
Psychology
Years of issue
1992-2025
journal names
International Journal of Play Therapy
Publications
565
Citations
5 295
h-index
33
Publications
142
Citations
1 794
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (318 publications)
Australia (10 publications)
Canada (10 publications)
USA (20 publications)
Switzerland (2 publications)
Australia (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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International Journal of Play Therapy
1099 citations, 20.76%
Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies
229 citations, 4.32%
Family Journal
169 citations, 3.19%
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling
146 citations, 2.76%
Journal of Counseling and Development
116 citations, 2.19%
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
111 citations, 2.1%
Professional School Counseling
78 citations, 1.47%
Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies
59 citations, 1.11%
Journal for Specialists in Group Work
46 citations, 0.87%
Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
44 citations, 0.83%
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
44 citations, 0.83%
Psychology in the Schools
43 citations, 0.81%
Children and Youth Services Review
43 citations, 0.81%
Arts in Psychotherapy
38 citations, 0.72%
Journal of Child and Family Studies
37 citations, 0.7%
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
35 citations, 0.66%
Frontiers in Psychology
33 citations, 0.62%
International Journal of Play
32 citations, 0.6%
Early Child Development and Care
31 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy
30 citations, 0.57%
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
29 citations, 0.55%
Advances in Psychology
29 citations, 0.55%
Journal of Humanistic Counseling
28 citations, 0.53%
Journal of Professional Counseling Practice Theory & Research
27 citations, 0.51%
Contemporary Family Therapy
25 citations, 0.47%
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
25 citations, 0.47%
Research on Social Work Practice
22 citations, 0.42%
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
22 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Family Violence
21 citations, 0.4%
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
20 citations, 0.38%
Child and Family Behavior Therapy
17 citations, 0.32%
Infant Mental Health Journal
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
16 citations, 0.3%
Children
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
14 citations, 0.26%
Educational Psychology in Practice
13 citations, 0.25%
Current Psychology
13 citations, 0.25%
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
13 citations, 0.25%
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
13 citations, 0.25%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
12 citations, 0.23%
Residential Treatment for Children and Youth
12 citations, 0.23%
The American Journal of Family Therapy
12 citations, 0.23%
Child Abuse and Neglect
12 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
12 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
12 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk
12 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
11 citations, 0.21%
Journal of School Psychology
10 citations, 0.19%
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
9 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
9 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
9 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
9 citations, 0.17%
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
9 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
9 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
9 citations, 0.17%
PLoS ONE
9 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
8 citations, 0.15%
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
8 citations, 0.15%
Clinical Psychology Review
8 citations, 0.15%
Social Work with Groups
8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Poverty
8 citations, 0.15%
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
8 citations, 0.15%
Adoption Quarterly
8 citations, 0.15%
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
8 citations, 0.15%
Psychotherapy Research
8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
8 citations, 0.15%
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
7 citations, 0.13%
Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
7 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
7 citations, 0.13%
Family Process
7 citations, 0.13%
Social Work in Mental Health
7 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape
7 citations, 0.13%
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
7 citations, 0.13%
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
7 citations, 0.13%
Discover Mental Health
7 citations, 0.13%
First Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples
7 citations, 0.13%
Adoption & Fostering
6 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
6 citations, 0.11%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
6 citations, 0.11%
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
6 citations, 0.11%
Psychological Reports
6 citations, 0.11%
Aggression and Violent Behavior
6 citations, 0.11%
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
6 citations, 0.11%
International Journal of Early Childhood
6 citations, 0.11%
Nurse Education in Practice
6 citations, 0.11%
Behavioral Sciences
6 citations, 0.11%
Current Psychiatry Reports
6 citations, 0.11%
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
6 citations, 0.11%
Review of Education
6 citations, 0.11%
World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
6 citations, 0.11%
Medical Advancements in Aging and Regenerative Technologies
6 citations, 0.11%
NHSA Dialog
6 citations, 0.11%
Child and Youth Care Forum
5 citations, 0.09%
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
5 citations, 0.09%
Rural Special Education Quarterly
5 citations, 0.09%
Art Therapy
5 citations, 0.09%
BMC Pediatrics
5 citations, 0.09%
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Citing publishers

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American Psychological Association (APA)
1174 citations, 22.17%
Taylor & Francis
919 citations, 17.36%
Wiley
760 citations, 14.35%
SAGE
455 citations, 8.59%
Springer Nature
411 citations, 7.76%
IGI Global
364 citations, 6.87%
Elsevier
350 citations, 6.61%
MDPI
53 citations, 1%
Frontiers Media S.A.
48 citations, 0.91%
Hans Publishers
30 citations, 0.57%
Oxford University Press
29 citations, 0.55%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
14 citations, 0.26%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
12 citations, 0.23%
Guilford Publications
12 citations, 0.23%
British Psychological Society
11 citations, 0.21%
Consortium Erudit
10 citations, 0.19%
Emerald
9 citations, 0.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
9 citations, 0.17%
Cambridge University Press
8 citations, 0.15%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
8 citations, 0.15%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
8 citations, 0.15%
American Mental Health Counselors Association
8 citations, 0.15%
SciELO
7 citations, 0.13%
Negah Scientific Publisher
7 citations, 0.13%
Brieflands
7 citations, 0.13%
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co, KG
7 citations, 0.13%
Apex Publishing
7 citations, 0.13%
Baishideng Publishing Group
6 citations, 0.11%
CAIRN
6 citations, 0.11%
AOSIS
6 citations, 0.11%
Walter de Gruyter
5 citations, 0.09%
Unisa Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
5 citations, 0.09%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5 citations, 0.09%
American Educational Research Association
5 citations, 0.09%
Intellect
5 citations, 0.09%
AOTA Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 citations, 0.08%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
4 citations, 0.08%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
4 citations, 0.08%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
4 citations, 0.08%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.06%
National Assn. of Social Workers
3 citations, 0.06%
National Association of School Psychologists
3 citations, 0.06%
BMJ
3 citations, 0.06%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.06%
Korean Counseling Association
3 citations, 0.06%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.06%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
3 citations, 0.06%
Rostov State Medical University
3 citations, 0.06%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.06%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.04%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2 citations, 0.04%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
2 citations, 0.04%
American Medical Association (AMA)
2 citations, 0.04%
National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment
2 citations, 0.04%
National Recreation and Park Association
2 citations, 0.04%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.04%
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
2 citations, 0.04%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
2 citations, 0.04%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.04%
The Korean Home Economics Association
2 citations, 0.04%
MANAS Sosyal Arastirmalar Dergisi
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society of Gerontological Social Welfare
2 citations, 0.04%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
1 citation, 0.02%
University of California Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Brill
1 citation, 0.02%
Associacao Brasileira de Psicologia Escolar e Educacional (ABRAPEE)
1 citation, 0.02%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidade Sao Francisco
1 citation, 0.02%
Katholieke Universiteit, Instituut voor Culturele en Sociale Antropologie, University Of Nijmegen
1 citation, 0.02%
Open Library of Humanities
1 citation, 0.02%
Wayne State University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
1 citation, 0.02%
Dietitians of Canada
1 citation, 0.02%
Korean Academy of Family Medicine
1 citation, 0.02%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Associacao de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
1 citation, 0.02%
Konrad Lorenz Editores
1 citation, 0.02%
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
1 citation, 0.02%
Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology
1 citation, 0.02%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.02%
China Science Publishing & Media
1 citation, 0.02%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.02%
S. Karger AG
1 citation, 0.02%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.02%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.02%
OpenEdition
1 citation, 0.02%
AOA Academic Open Access Ltd.
1 citation, 0.02%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
European Open Science Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1 citation, 0.02%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
1 citation, 0.02%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
1 citation, 0.02%
SLACK
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of North Texas
66 publications, 11.68%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
11 publications, 1.95%
University of North Texas at Dallas
10 publications, 1.77%
University of South Florida
9 publications, 1.59%
Sam Houston State University
9 publications, 1.59%
University of Central Florida
8 publications, 1.42%
University of Florida
7 publications, 1.24%
Texas State University
7 publications, 1.24%
Oklahoma State University
7 publications, 1.24%
University of Mississippi
7 publications, 1.24%
Johns Hopkins University
6 publications, 1.06%
Georgia State University
6 publications, 1.06%
Texas Woman's University
6 publications, 1.06%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
5 publications, 0.88%
Boise State University
5 publications, 0.88%
Texas A&M University – Commerce
5 publications, 0.88%
Tennessee Technological University
5 publications, 0.88%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 publications, 0.88%
University of Nevada, Reno
5 publications, 0.88%
Florida State University
4 publications, 0.71%
St. Thomas University
4 publications, 0.71%
Sacred Heart University
4 publications, 0.71%
University of South Carolina
4 publications, 0.71%
Deakin University
3 publications, 0.53%
Clemson University
3 publications, 0.53%
Virginia Tech
3 publications, 0.53%
Eastern Illinois University
3 publications, 0.53%
Walden University
3 publications, 0.53%
University of Texas at El Paso
3 publications, 0.53%
Barry University
3 publications, 0.53%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
3 publications, 0.53%
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
3 publications, 0.53%
University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.53%
Missouri State University
3 publications, 0.53%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3 publications, 0.53%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.35%
Charles Darwin University
2 publications, 0.35%
George Washington University
2 publications, 0.35%
Eastern Washington University
2 publications, 0.35%
Sookmyung Womens University
2 publications, 0.35%
Ohio State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Northern Illinois University
2 publications, 0.35%
Southern Methodist University
2 publications, 0.35%
Ateneo de Manila University
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 0.35%
John Brown University
2 publications, 0.35%
Kansas State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Villanova University
2 publications, 0.35%
Baylor University
2 publications, 0.35%
Nova Southeastern University
2 publications, 0.35%
Western Kentucky University
2 publications, 0.35%
Texas Tech University
2 publications, 0.35%
Brigham Young University
2 publications, 0.35%
Southern New Hampshire University
2 publications, 0.35%
East Tennessee State University
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Lethbridge
2 publications, 0.35%
University of New Mexico
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Iowa
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Wyoming
2 publications, 0.35%
Duzce University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Isfahan
1 publication, 0.18%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.18%
Bar-Ilan University
1 publication, 0.18%
Sapir Academic College
1 publication, 0.18%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.18%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.18%
University College London
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.18%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.18%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.18%
National University of Tainan
1 publication, 0.18%
Hungkuang University
1 publication, 0.18%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.18%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.18%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.18%
Pelita Harapan University
1 publication, 0.18%
Gallaudet University
1 publication, 0.18%
Seoul National University
1 publication, 0.18%
Central Washington University
1 publication, 0.18%
North Carolina State University
1 publication, 0.18%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Missouri–Kansas City
1 publication, 0.18%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.18%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.18%
UC Davis Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
Northern Arizona University
1 publication, 0.18%
San Diego State University
1 publication, 0.18%
Northeastern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.18%
Loyola University Maryland
1 publication, 0.18%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.18%
Namseoul University
1 publication, 0.18%
De La Salle University
1 publication, 0.18%
Oakland University
1 publication, 0.18%
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Sacred Heart University
4 publications, 2.82%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 2.11%
George Washington University
2 publications, 1.41%
University of North Texas
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Isfahan
1 publication, 0.7%
University College London
1 publication, 0.7%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.7%
Charles Darwin University
1 publication, 0.7%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.7%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.7%
Loyola University Maryland
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.7%
John Brown University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
1 publication, 0.7%
Baylor University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.7%
Université Laval
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.7%
Comenius University Bratislava
1 publication, 0.7%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1 publication, 0.7%
Wake Forest University
1 publication, 0.7%
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
1 publication, 0.7%
Troy University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of North Alabama
1 publication, 0.7%
Texas State University
1 publication, 0.7%
William & Mary
1 publication, 0.7%
East Tennessee State University
1 publication, 0.7%
South Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.7%
Liberty University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1 publication, 0.7%
University of South Carolina
1 publication, 0.7%
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USA, 318, 56.28%
USA
318 publications, 56.28%
Australia, 10, 1.77%
Australia
10 publications, 1.77%
Canada, 10, 1.77%
Canada
10 publications, 1.77%
China, 8, 1.42%
China
8 publications, 1.42%
Germany, 4, 0.71%
Germany
4 publications, 0.71%
Republic of Korea, 4, 0.71%
Republic of Korea
4 publications, 0.71%
Switzerland, 4, 0.71%
Switzerland
4 publications, 0.71%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.35%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.35%
Israel, 2, 0.35%
Israel
2 publications, 0.35%
Indonesia, 2, 0.35%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.35%
Philippines, 2, 0.35%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.35%
Brazil, 1, 0.18%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.18%
Denmark, 1, 0.18%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.18%
Iran, 1, 0.18%
Iran
1 publication, 0.18%
Malaysia, 1, 0.18%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.18%
Slovakia, 1, 0.18%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.18%
Thailand, 1, 0.18%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.18%
Turkey, 1, 0.18%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.18%
South Africa, 1, 0.18%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.18%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 20, 14.08%
USA
20 publications, 14.08%
Switzerland, 2, 1.41%
Switzerland
2 publications, 1.41%
Australia, 1, 0.7%
Australia
1 publication, 0.7%
Indonesia, 1, 0.7%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.7%
Iran, 1, 0.7%
Iran
1 publication, 0.7%
Slovakia, 1, 0.7%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.7%
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