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Psychodynamic Psychiatry

Guilford Publications · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2162-2590

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.327

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.289

Total Worksi

619

Total Citationsi

4,761

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Psychodynamic Psychiatry now focuses on psychodynamically informed approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy, as well as covering psychoanalysis as a distinct form of treatment. In addition to narrative clinical discussions, the journal showcases noteworthy research in such areas as psychotherapy process and outcomes, the biopsychosocial etiologies of psychopathology, and mechanisms of coping and resilience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications619

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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?

Guilford Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-2590

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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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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

185

2019

274

2020

169

2021

207

2022

101

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental Health and PsychiatryTransactional Analysis in PsychotherapyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHuman auditory perception and evaluationAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Frequently asked questions about Psychodynamic Psychiatry

Is Psychodynamic Psychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychodynamic Psychiatry: it is indexed in 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 Psychodynamic Psychiatry?

Psychodynamic Psychiatry is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.327.

Is Psychodynamic Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychodynamic Psychiatry is indexed in Scopus.