Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
ISSN 1742-3341 · eISSN 1556-9187 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 141 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the publication of original work on the application of psychoanalysis to the entire range of human knowledge. This truly interdisciplinary journal offers a concentrated focus on the subjective and relational aspects of the human unconscious and its expression in human behavior in all its variety. The journal demonstrates a special interest in contemporary social issues; however, it also encompasses virtually every field and topic of human scholarly study, such as violence, gender, ethnicity, politics, international diplomacy, sociology, education, the environment, medicine, immigration, organizational psychology, management, spirituality and religion, philosophy, anthropology, physics and the arts (including music, drawing, painting, sculpture, prose, poetry, film and theater). The International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies welcomes original research papers, review articles, short communications, editorials, and special sections headed by outstanding psychoanalytic and other scholars.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief Nadia RamzyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 31, United Kingdom 4, Australia 4, Germany 2, Japan 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology30.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology4.4%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.8%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology3.8%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 24Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 51,281Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 45 | 27 | 35 |
| 2023 | 67 | 37 | 67 |
| 2022 | 62 | 6 | 102 |
| 2021 | 47 | 19 | 149 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 147 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief communicationArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- commentariesCommentaries Evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest and invited commentaries. As agreed with editor YesLength not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- original paperArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 12,000 limit Yesmain text ≤ 12,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics 6. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy; manuscripts must be anonymised with separate title page containing author details. Model summary
The journal operates a double-blind peer review policy. Please anonymise your manuscript and prepare a separate title page containing author details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1742-3341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-9187
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies 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 Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 92–195 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (2025). 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 International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (31), United Kingdom (4) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .