Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Psychoanalytic Dialogues
ISSN 1048-1885 · eISSN 1940-9222 · Taylor & Francis
Psychoanalytic Dialogues: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.04; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 122 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychoanalytic Dialogues is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Launched in 1991, Psychoanalytic Dialogues was founded on the premise that within the diverse world of psychoanalysis there had developed a set of overlapping perspectives that regarded relational configurations of self and others, real and fantasied, as the primary units of human motivation and psychodynamic explanation. These perspectives emerged within interpersonal psychoanalysis; British object relations theories; self psychology; the empirical traditions of infancy research and child development; and certain currents of contemporary Freudian thought. This common relational model has come to provide a vitalizing framework within which clinical contributions can be situated and developed. Psychoanalytic Dialogues is dedicated to facilitating debate among theoreticians and clinicians working within this array of relational perspectives. Now published bimonthly, it continues to explore common ground; to clarify differences; and to raise the level of debate within the analytic community above slogans and formulas--all in the interest of enhancing our understanding of the intricate richness of the psychoanalytic process. Peer Review Policy: Papers submitted to Psychoanalytic Dialogues undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exception of invited discussions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief Stephen HartmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology37%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology10.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology8.9%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology8.3%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.7%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology3.9%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology2.9%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 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
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, Current Abstracts, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, TOC Premier, ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, Periodical Abstracts, PsycFIRST, Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing
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
- 1.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 98,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,613 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 13 | 20 |
| 2025 | 120 | 20 | 35 |
| 2024 | 107 | 13 | 158 |
| 2023 | 96 | 10 | 133 |
| 2022 | 84 | 10 | 304 |
| 2021 | 100 | 3 | 280 |
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
122 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)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 71 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)
Article types accepted1
- original articlesPapers submitted to Psychoanalytic Dialogues undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exception of invited discussions.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Psychoanalytic Dialogues 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 discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with editorial screening, except invited discussions. Model summary
Papers submitted to Psychoanalytic Dialogues undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exception of 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
- 1048-1885
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-9222
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychoanalytic Dialogues
What CAS zone is Psychoanalytic Dialogues in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychoanalytic Dialogues is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 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.
What is the impact factor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.04; CiteScore 2, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Psychoanalytic Dialogues?
The publisher reports about 122 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 Psychoanalytic Dialogues in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 Psychology.
Which databases index Psychoanalytic Dialogues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychoanalytic Dialogues is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychoanalytic Dialogues open access, and what is the APC?
Psychoanalytic Dialogues 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .