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Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1940-9133

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.39

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,827

Total Citationsi

17,569

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Psychoanalytic Inquiry is a monographic journal in the field of clinical publishing. It is associated with organizations such as the International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 124 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,827

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-9133

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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

163

2019

199

2020

140

2021

130

2022

115

2023

104

2024

197

2025

195

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Psychoanalysis

Scopus Categories

Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsTransactional Analysis in PsychotherapyMental Health and PsychiatryChild Therapy and DevelopmentPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Is Psychoanalytic Inquiry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychoanalytic Inquiry: 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 Psychoanalytic Inquiry?

Psychoanalytic Inquiry 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 0.22.

Is Psychoanalytic Inquiry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychoanalytic Inquiry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.