Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Journal of Analytical Psychology
ISSN 0021-8774 · eISSN 1468-5922 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Analytical Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 107 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2027, the Journal of Analytical Psychology will no longer be published by Wiley. All submissions can now be directed to the new publisher's submission site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/japsych Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Analytical Psychology 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, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Jungian Analytical Psychology, together about 52.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is renowned for its exploration of the relationship between analytical psychology and psychoanalysis. It also addresses issues on the leading edge of philosophy, science, religion, and an understanding of the arts. The articles demonstrate the continuing innovation, relevance and vitality of Jungian thought.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief Carolyn BatesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 13, Australia 3, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Canada 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology22.6%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology16.5%
- Jungian Analytical PsychologyPsychology13.1%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.5%
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 4 |
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 ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 42 | 1 |
| 2025 | 85 | 28 | 19 |
| 2024 | 105 | 39 | 60 |
| 2023 | 91 | 30 | 63 |
| 2022 | 142 | 7 | 189 |
| 2021 | 105 | 18 | 210 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (190 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
- 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 3,300 / EUR 2,760 / GBP 2,220 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted1
- correspondenceThe Journal welcomes responses to its published articles and aims to stimulate dialogue through correspondence. For brief communications, an abstract is not req…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
It is the author's responsibility to obtain clearance for use of any material requiring copyright permission and to pay any fee which may be due. This applies to all verse quotations regardless of length, all prose quotations which exceed the fair dealing limits (i.e. more than 200 words for any one extract and more than 800 words for extracts from any one source), and for photographs and illustra…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License. Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
We follow a double-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types.
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
- 0021-8774
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-5922
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Analytical Psychology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Analytical Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Analytical Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Analytical Psychology 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Analytical Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 36–277 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Analytical Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Analytical Psychology based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), Australia (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Analytical Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Analytical Psychology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Analytical Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Analytical Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .