Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy
ISSN 1528-9168 · eISSN 1940-9214 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 66 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 58% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 58% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy invites submissions of articles by clinicians, researchers and theoreticians who work from a psychoanalytic developmental perspective. Articles representative of a full range of contemporary psychoanalytic traditions are welcome, as well as comparative and integrative approaches. The journal is international in scope and distribution, and has had, from its inception, a commitment to diversity inclusive of ethnicity, economic background, gender and socio-cultural context. The journal (JICAP) provides a forum for the exploration of issues directly relevant to 21st century clinical practice. Articles are written by and for infant, child, and adolescent psychoanalysts and psychodynamic psychotherapists, as well as researcher/clinicians from diverse backgrounds exploring the contributions of psychoanalytic developmental understanding and treatment approaches to real world clinical work with infants, children, adolescents and parents. Articles include case studies integrating contemporary theoretical perspectives and/or grounded in research findings, clinical concerns, theoretical trends, training issues, and empirical, including qualitative and early stage exploratory research with implications for the contemporary practitioner. In addition to clinical case studies of intensive and long term psychoanalytic treatment, we welcome articles exploring the application of psychoanalytic understanding to the development of short term and novel therapies, work in settings outside of the traditional consulting room, such as community, school and medical settings, as well as work sensitive tothe impact of the socio/cultural context andcontemporary dilemmas facing practitioners and the infants, parents, children and adolescents they treat. Peer Review Policy: The papers in Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exceptions of invited articles and invited discussions. We accept submissions via our editorial manager system found through the journal website. https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hicp20 Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Editor-in-chief Larry RosenbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Finland 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology33.7%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology12.5%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology11.8%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology9.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences2.5%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine2.4%
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 | Q3 | 229/314 | 27th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q4 | 437/580 | 24th |
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
PubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, OCLC - PsycFIRST
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 61,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 1 | 308 |
| 2025 | 27 | 10 | 400 |
| 2024 | 34 | 9 | 381 |
| 2023 | 28 | 6 | 466 |
| 2022 | 38 | 7 | 374 |
| 2021 | 33 | 7 | 439 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
66 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 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
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy 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? I…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial screening and double anonymized peer review, except for invited articles and invited discussions. Model summary
The papers in Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exceptions of invited articles and invited discussions.
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
- 1528-9168
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-9214
- Society / sponsor
- JICAP Foundation Inc
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy
How long does peer review take at Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy?
The publisher reports about 66 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 58%. 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 Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy 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: .