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Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1953

ISSN1941-2460

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.645

H-Index

106

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.788

Total Works

6,279

Total Citations

76,859

2yr Mean Citedness

0.21

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association publishes articles that explore the theoretical and clinical dimensions of psychoanalysis. Recent articles discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on psychoanalytic practice and education, the nature of the analytic relationship and termination, and the challenges and fragmentation within psychoanalytic education. The journal also examines concepts such as unformulated experience, the interpersonal field, and the role of language and embodiment in psychoanalytic work.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,279

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-2460

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Psychoanalysis

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology