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Psychoanalysis and History
ISSN 1460-8235 · eISSN 1755-201X
Psychoanalysis and History: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.28; subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychoanalysis and History 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 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychoanalysis and History studies the history of what has concerned psychoanalysis and its disciplinary allies, giving us the history of society’s fears, fantasies, and dreams of itself.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology16.3%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology16.1%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology9.6%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences7.8%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology4.1%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities3.4%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
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 | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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 | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 763 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 3 | 16 |
| 2024 | 40 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 40 | 21 | 9 |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 | 60 |
| 2021 | 42 | 2 | 11 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted1
- editorialVolume 28Issue 2August 2026 Editorial Matt ffytcheLength not stated
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
- ISSN
- 1460-8235
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-201X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychoanalysis and History
What CAS zone is Psychoanalysis and History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychoanalysis and History is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / History of Social Sciences / 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 Psychoanalysis and History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.28; h-index 16.
Which databases index Psychoanalysis and History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychoanalysis and History is indexed in SSCI and AHCI.
Is Psychoanalysis and History open access, and what is the APC?
Psychoanalysis and History is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .