Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Psychoanalytic Inquiry
ISSN 0735-1690 · eISSN 1940-9133 · Taylor & Francis
Psychoanalytic Inquiry: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.66; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 197 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychoanalytic Inquiry is published by Taylor & Francis and 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published twelve times a year, Psychoanalytic Inquiry (PI) retains distinction in the world of clinical publishing as a genuinely monographic journal. By dedicating each issue to a single topic, PI achieves a depth of coverage and diversity of perspective unique to the journal format. By virtue of the topical focus of each issue, it functions as a monograph series covering the most timely issues - theoretical, clinical, developmental, and institutional - before the field. Psychoanalytic Inquiry welcomes the proposal of topics and authors for the creation of new issues. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Visit Psychoanalytic Inquiry's Website
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief DANIEL GOLDINPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 51, Israel 3, Japan 2, Türkiye 2, Mainland China 1 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology34%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology8.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology5.8%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology5.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities3.9%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences2.9%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology2.8%
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 | 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 | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 3 |
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 | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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, CSA - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), De Gruyter Saur - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost - Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, Current Abstracts, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, TOC Premier, MLA International Bibliography, OCLC - 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
- 0.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 441OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 108,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 108,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,963 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 213 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 197 | 22 | 71 |
| 2024 | 104 | 9 | 80 |
| 2023 | 71 | 10 | 121 |
| 2022 | 77 | 9 | 134 |
| 2021 | 75 | 8 | 143 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 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
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
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option available. Model summary
Psychoanalytic Inquiry 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 and …
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
- 0735-1690
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-9133
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychoanalytic Inquiry
What CAS zone is Psychoanalytic Inquiry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychoanalytic Inquiry is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 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 Inquiry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.66; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 52.
What JCR quartile is Psychoanalytic Inquiry 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 4 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychoanalytic Inquiry based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (51), Israel (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychoanalytic Inquiry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychoanalytic Inquiry 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 Inquiry open access, and what is the APC?
Psychoanalytic Inquiry 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: .