Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
ISSN 0079-7308 · eISSN 2474-3356 · Taylor & Francis
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child 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, Child Therapy and Development and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, together about 55.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child is recognized as a preeminent source of contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Published annually, it focuses on presenting carefully selected and edited representative articles featuring ongoing analytic research as well as clinical and theoretical contributions for use in the treatment of adults and children. Initiated in 1945, under the early leadership of Anna Freud, Kurt and Ruth Eissler, Marianne and Ernst Kris, this series of volumes soon established itself as a leading reference source of study. To look at its contributors is to be confronted with the names of a stellar list of creative, scholarly pioneers who willed a rich heritage of information about the development and disorders of children and their influence on the treatment of adults as well as children. An innovative section, The Child Analyst at Work, periodically provides a forum for dialogue and discussion of clinical process from multiple viewpoints. Please see Yale University Press if interested in purchasing back issues of the journal previous to 2017.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editor-in-chief DENIA BARRETTPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology34.7%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology14.5%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology6.3%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology3.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences2.7%
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 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | 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 | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 4 |
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 ScienceMEDLINEPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Biography Index: Past and Present (H.W. Wilson), Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Current Abstracts, Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Education Index (Online), Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Elite, MasterFILE Premier, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson), TOC Premier (Table of Contents), ArticleFirst, PsycFIRST, Health & Medical Collection, Health Research Premium Collection, Hospital Premium Collection, Periodicals Index Online
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 779OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 48,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 34 | 6 | 134 |
| 2023 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2022 | 30 | 4 | 44 |
| 2021 | 49 | 8 | 187 |
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.
| 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
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select). Model summary
The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child 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 disco…
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
- 0079-7308
- Electronic ISSN
- 2474-3356
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Child Psychoanalysis
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
What CAS zone is Psychoanalytic Study of the Child in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychoanalytic Study of the Child is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Psychoanalysis / Psychiatry. 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 Study of the Child?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 98.
What JCR quartile is Psychoanalytic Study of the Child 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 4 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychoanalytic Study of the Child based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychoanalytic Study of the Child?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychoanalytic Study of the Child is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychoanalytic Study of the Child open access, and what is the APC?
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .