Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
International Forum of Psychoanalysis
ISSN 0803-706X · eISSN 1651-2324 · Taylor & Francis
International Forum of Psychoanalysis: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 168 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 57% (journal website); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Forum of Psychoanalysis is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Psychoanalysis and Social Critique, together about 54.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Forum of Psychoanalysis (IFP) is a peer-reviewed journal published under the auspices of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS). In accordance with the objectives of this organisation, International Forum of Psychoanalysis is open to all new and creative contributions to the development of psychoanalysis. Papers presented at conferences and workshops arranged by IFPS will be considered for publication with high priority. The journal especially promotes articles demonstrating clinical experience and interest in revising or expanding psychoanalytic theory. Special efforts are made to give equal space to experience in the female and male voice. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal. International Forum of Psychoanalysis publishes articles on a variety of topics including: the history of psychoanalysis sexuality psychoanalysis under political influence and oppression creativity psychoanalytic teaching and technique real-life experience versus fantasy psychotic disturbances female, male and gender neutral psychology quality assessment and quality assurance Readership Psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and persons with an interest in psychoanalysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief Marco ConciPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology36.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology10%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences8.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology8.1%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology4.2%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology3.7%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Emerging Source Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), e-psyche, J List, PEP-disc, Psychological Abstracts, Psychoanalytical Literature Index, PsycLIT database, Behavioural Science & Social Care (NLM)
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 47,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 54 | 12 | 18 |
| 2024 | 37 | 5 | 40 |
| 2023 | 36 | 8 | 59 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 77 |
| 2021 | 46 | 6 | 232 |
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 Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 230 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 108 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (99 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 158 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 146 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select) Model summary
International Forum of Psychoanalysis 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 disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via Routledge's Submission Portal Model summary
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
- 0803-706X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1651-2324
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Forum of Psychoanalysis
What CAS zone is International Forum of Psychoanalysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Forum of Psychoanalysis is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Psychoanalysis. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Forum of Psychoanalysis?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at International Forum of Psychoanalysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 122–230 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 57%. 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.
What JCR quartile is International Forum of Psychoanalysis in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Psychology.
Which databases index International Forum of Psychoanalysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Forum of Psychoanalysis is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Forum of Psychoanalysis open access, and what is the APC?
International Forum of Psychoanalysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .