Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Language and Psychoanalysis
ISSN 2049-324X · University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Language and Psychoanalysis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2022 (Volume 11): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language and Psychoanalysis is published by University of Edinburgh. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Psychoanalysis and Social Critique and Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Language and Psychoanalysis is the only interdisciplinary journal with a strong focus on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of language and psychoanalysis. The journal is also inclusive and not narrowly confined to the Freudian psychoanalytic theory but open to all language-based psychotherapeutic modalities. Language and Psychoanalysis welcomes a wide range of original contributions that further the understanding of the interaction between Linguistic Analysis and Theory & Psychotherapeutic Theories and Techniques. Any relevant manuscripts with an emphasis on language and psychotherapy will be considered, including papers on methodology, theory, philosophy, child development, psychopathology, psychotherapy, embodied cognition, cognitive science, applied dynamical system theory, consciousness studies, cross-cultural research, and case studies. The journal also publishes short research reports, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, and readers' comments.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 5, United States 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology22.8%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences15.4%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology13.1%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology7.3%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology7%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology2.7%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 385/1167 | — |
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 232/311 | — |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q4 | 448/567 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 March 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Sherpa Romeo
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 264 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 227 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- research report00 words and up to seven keywords Short research reports, book reviews, and readers' comments should be approximately 500-2.500 words in length Interviews and o…main text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review model. Model summary
LANDP follows a double-anonymous peer review model.
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
- University of Edinburgh
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2049-324X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11 (2022)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language and Psychoanalysis
How long does peer review take at Language and Psychoanalysis?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Language and Psychoanalysis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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 Language and Psychoanalysis based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Language and Psychoanalysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language and Psychoanalysis is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Language and Psychoanalysis open access, and what is the APC?
Language and Psychoanalysis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .