Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Infant Observation
ISSN 1369-8036 · eISSN 1745-8943 · Taylor & Francis
Infant Observation: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 71 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 53% (journal website); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infant Observation is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Psychology and Mental Health and Infant Health and Development, together about 62% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychoanalytic infant observation, developed at The Tavistock Clinic in 1948, has become an essential feature of pre-clinical training in child and adult psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and related fields throughout the world. Infant Observation publishes the best of the varied and original writing emerging from this field. It comprises case studies on infant and young child observation, research papers, and articles focusing on wider applications of the psychoanalytic observational method, including its relevance to reflective professional practice in fields such as social work, teaching and nursing. The journal also welcomes lively correspondence. Infant Observation is essential reading for teachers, students and practitioners of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and observational studies, and for those interested in the development and application of the infant observation method. Readers and contributors include analysts, psychotherapists, social workers, teachers, nurses, doctors and many others with an interest in the area. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Belgium 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology36.4%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology19.4%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions6.2%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences4.4%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.2%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.9%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | Q4 | 267/314 | 15th |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q4 | 333/380 | 12th |
| Applied Psychology | Q4 | 229/258 | 11th |
| Social Psychology | Q4 | 287/315 | 9th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Community Care, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 28,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 862 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 61 |
| 2025 | 18 | 2 | 152 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 173 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 230 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 245 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 | 233 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Infant Observation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is double anonymized; submissions undergo initial editor appraisal followed by review by independent, anonymous expert referees; submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1369-8036
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-8943
- Society / sponsor
- Tavistock Clinic Foundation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infant Observation
How long does peer review take at Infant Observation?
The publisher reports about 71 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Infant Observation based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4) and Belgium (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Infant Observation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infant Observation is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Infant Observation open access, and what is the APC?
Infant Observation is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .