Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Psychodynamic Practice
ISSN 1475-3634 · eISSN 1475-3626 · Taylor & Francis
Psychodynamic Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 114 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 58% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychodynamic Practice 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, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Child Therapy and Development, together about 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychodynamic Practice is a journal of counselling, psychotherapy and consultancy and it is written for professionals in all fields who use psychodynamic thinking in their work. The journal explores the relevance of psychodynamic ideas to different occupational settings. It emphasizes setting and application as well as theory and technique and focuses on four broad areas: Clinical practice The understanding of group and organisational processes The use of psychodynamic ideas and methods in different occupational settings (for example, education and training, health care, social work, pastoral care, management and consultancy) The understanding of social, political and cultural issues The journal aims to make psychodynamic ideas accessible to a broad audience and is a home for new, as well as experienced, writers. Each issue contains an editorial, articles, short papers and book reviews. An Open Space section contains short papers which reflect a range of themes, preoccupations and experience, including thoughts inspired by longer articles and the relationship between psychodynamic understanding, culture and the arts. Psychodynamic Practice promotes high standards of practice, academic excellence and debate. It explores myths and misunderstandings about counselling and related professions. By keeping abreast of current developments in relevant professional fields and within society, Psychodynamic Practice represents the leading edge of thinking in the therapeutic professions. Please view the notes and guidance on confidentiality in the Instructions for Authors. Peer Review Integrity All main articles in this journal, including those in special issues and themed sections, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two independent reviews. All Open Space articles and Book Reviews in this journal have undergone rigorous editorial screening. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology34.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology12%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology5.4%
- Transactional Analysis in PsychotherapyPsychology4.7%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology4.6%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.5%
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, Clinical | 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, Clinical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Psychoanalysis | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts), Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Psychological Abstracts/PsychINFO/Psychlit, Social Sciences Infonet, Sociology of Education Abstracts
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 57,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,712 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | 50 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 57 | 7 | 43 |
| 2022 | 50 | 6 | 111 |
| 2021 | 63 | 3 | 150 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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)
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
Confidentiality guidance is provided in the Instructions for Authors. Model summary
Please view the notes and guidance on confidentiality in the Instructions for Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Psychodynamic Practice 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
- 1475-3634
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-3626
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychodynamic Practice
What CAS zone is Psychodynamic Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychodynamic Practice is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / 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 Psychodynamic Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Psychodynamic Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 74–164 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 58%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychodynamic Practice based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychodynamic Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychodynamic Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychodynamic Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Psychodynamic Practice 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: .