75 Free Online Academic Journals for Counselors

(Updated 5/23/21) This list is comprised of 70+ academic journals that you can access online. Most of the journals are open-access; others offer limited access (with some free articles).

All of the publications are related to mental health, addiction, or wellness. I use many of them for research for this blog.

The research is relevant to all health professionals and to anyone who is interested in learning more about mental illness. 

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75 Free Online Academic Journals for Mental Health Professionals

A

• Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology  
• Addiction Science and Clinical Practice  
• Addiction Professional
• Addictive Behavior Reports
• Addictive Behaviors  
• Aggression and Violent Behavior  
• Alcohol and Alcoholism
• Alcohol Research: Current Reviews
• The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Annals of Behavioural Science  

B

• Behavior and Brain Functions
• Bipolar Disorder 
• BMC Neuroscience 
• BMC Psychiatry
• BMC Psychology 
• Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Regulation
• Brain: A Journal of Neurology
• Brain and Cognition
• Brain Disorders and Therapy 
• The British Journal of Psychiatry

C

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
• Clinical Depression 
• Clinical Psychology Review 
• Cognition
• Cognitive Psychology
• Consciousness and Cognition
• Culture and Psychology
• Current Addiction Reports
• Current Opinion in Psychology
• Current Psychology Letters: Behaviour, Brain, & Cognition

D

• Drug and Alcohol Dependence
• Dual Diagnosis 

E

• Emotion Review
• Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology
• European Journal of Trauma and Disassociation

F

• Frontiers in Psychology

H

• Harm Reduction Journal 
• Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
• Health Psychology Open 

I

• International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction
• International Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry 
• International Journal of Mental Health Systems

J

• JAMA Internal Medicine
• Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• Journal of Addictive Behaviors, Therapy, & Rehabilitation 
• Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 
• Journal of Anxiety Disorders
• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
• Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
• Journal of Depression and Anxiety 
• Journal of Drug Abuse 
• Journal of Eating Disorders 
• Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 
• Journal of Human Values 
• Journal of Interpersonal Violence 
• Journal of Mental Disorders and Treatment 
• The Journal of Neuroscience
• Journal of Psychological Abnormalities
• Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy  
• Journal of Sleep Disorders and Therapy 
• Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 
• Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment 

L

• Learning & Memory

M

• Mental Health and Physical Activity

N

• New Ideas in Psychology
• Nicotine & Tobacco Research 
• Nutrition Journal 

P

• Personality and Individual Differences
• PsyArt Journal
• Punishment and Society

S

• Schizophrenia Bulletin
• Sexual Offender Treatment
• Sleep
• Sleep Science and Practice 
• Social Media + Society 
• Social Psychological and Personality Science 
• Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 
• Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 

T

• Theory & Psychology 
• Thinking Skills and Creativity
• Tobacco Use Insights

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