Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY
ISSN 0033-2828 · eISSN 2167-4086 · Taylor & Francis
PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 90 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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 Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The oldest free-standing psychoanalytic journal in North America, The Psychoanalytic Quarterly is published every January, April, July, and October. Each issue contains from six to eight original articles, a section of in-depth book reviews and book review essays. In addition, special issues of the Quarterly are devoted to the exploration of key issues in psychoanalysis, encompassing both contemporary subjects and enduring themes that merit rethinking from a variety of viewpoints. An independent journal with a strong clinical focus, the Quarterly is not wedded to any one school of psychoanalytic thought. Its editorial goals are to encourage and publish the most rigorous original papers from North America and around the world, representing all contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives on the theories, practices, research endeavors, and applications of adult and child psychoanalysis. Peer Review Policy: Papers in The Psychoanalytic Quarterly undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exceptions of invited articles and invited discussions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief Neal VorusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Israel 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology44.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology13.6%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology4.9%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology4.1%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences3.6%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology2.7%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 1 |
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
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
AHCIWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, EBSCO Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, ProQuest Health & Medical Collection, Health Research Premium Collection, Hospital Premium Collection, ProQuest Central, ProQuest Central K-469 Psychology Database, Research Library, Research Library Prep, Social Science Database, Social Science Premium Collection
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,056OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 55,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 43 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | 43 | 2 | 54 |
| 2023 | 48 | 7 | 126 |
| 2022 | 58 | 6 | 162 |
| 2021 | 39 | 5 | 77 |
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
90 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 24 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 155 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 270 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 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)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 143 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 accepted2
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid journal offering open access publishing (Open Select). Model summary
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial screening and double anonymized peer review, except for invited articles and invited discussions. Model summary
Papers in The Psychoanalytic Quarterly undergo editorial screening and double anonymized peer review with the exceptions of invited articles and 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
- 0033-2828
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-4086
- Society / sponsor
- Psychoanalytic Quarterly
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 95, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Psychoanalysis. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 90 days (interquartile range 24–167 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 QUARTERLY 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 2 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY 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: .