Journal profile · Multiple
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
ISSN 1529-9732 · eISSN 1529-9740 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 223 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Child Abuse and Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation is the official scientific journal of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed scientific literature on dissociation and trauma, seeks manuscripts on theory, basic science research, clinical treatment and research related to interpersonal trauma and/or dissociation in children and adults. The Journal welcomes contributions from a variety of different approaches including anthropological, cross-cultural, epidemiological, neurobiological, psychological, psychometric, psychotherapeutic, and social viewpoints. Peer Review Policy: Submissions are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers selected by the editor. Authors and reviewers are anonymized to each others' identities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Julian D. FordPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine19.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology11.9%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology9.7%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology8.4%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.8%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology6.7%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology5.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Academic Search Premier (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
- 3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.93Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 613OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 242,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 53 | 21 | 92 |
| 2024 | 45 | 12 | 138 |
| 2023 | 51 | 16 | 419 |
| 2022 | 40 | 11 | 425 |
| 2021 | 54 | 20 | 839 |
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
223 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 168 days – 270 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 260 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (102 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)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 daysPublisher 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
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 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 discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: at least two reviewers, double anonymized Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Submissions are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers selected by the editor. Authors and reviewers are anonymized to each others' identities.
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
- 1529-9732
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-9740
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
What CAS zone is Journal of Trauma & Dissociation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Trauma & Dissociation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Trauma & Dissociation?
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 223 days (interquartile range 168–270 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 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 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Trauma & Dissociation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Trauma & Dissociation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 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: .