Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Balint-Journal
ISSN 1439-5142 · eISSN 1439-9008
Balint-Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Balint-Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology23.1%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology13.5%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology12%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine7.6%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine6.6%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions4.5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3.7%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 854 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 | 64 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1439-5142
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-9008
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Balint-Journal
What CAS zone is Balint-Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Balint-Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Balint-Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Balint-Journal is indexed in ESCI.
Is Balint-Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Balint-Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .