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International Forum of Psychoanalysis

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1651-2324

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.279

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.831

Total Worksi

1,453

Total Citationsi

5,237

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Forum of Psychoanalysis is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes creative contributions to the development of psychoanalysis. It serves as a forum for different psychoanalytic perspectives on clinical experiences, theory, and technique in psychoanalysis.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,453

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1651-2324

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

230

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Psychoanalysis

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychoanalysis and Social CritiquePsychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchMental Health and PsychiatryTransactional Analysis in PsychotherapyCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology and Mental HealthPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

Frequently asked questions about International Forum of Psychoanalysis

Is International Forum of Psychoanalysis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Forum of Psychoanalysis: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Forum of Psychoanalysis?

International Forum of Psychoanalysis is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.26.

Is International Forum of Psychoanalysis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Forum of Psychoanalysis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.