About this journal
Aims and scope
The Transactional Analysis Journal is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focusing on transactional analysis theory, principles and applications in various fields, including psychotherapy, counselling, education and organizational development. Published quarterly since 1971, it offers scholarly articles from all theoretical perspectives and fields of application, including quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, literature surveys, books reviews and reflective essays.
The Transactional Analysis Journal is published by the ITAA Foundation, an affiliate of the International Transactional Analysis Association, Inc., a nonprofit educational corporation to advance the theory, principles, and practice of transactional analysis.
The ITAA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) for the Transactional Analysis Journal.
Peer Review IntegrityAll manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymized peer review by independent expert referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 165K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 1.000 (2023) SNIP
- 0.198 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 53 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
MANAGING EDITOR
Robin Fryer , MSW, United States
CO-EDITORS
Traian Bossenmayer, MSc, organizational consulting, Romania
Alexandra Gheorghe, private practice, Romania
Karen Minikin, private practice, United Kingdom
Trudi Newton, independent practice, United Kingdom
Helen Rowland, BA, independent private practice, United Kingdom
Moniek Thunnissen, MD, research coeditor, Netherlands
CONSULTING EDITOR
William F. Cornell , MA, independent private practice, United States
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
Jr.-Earn Karen Lam, SeraphCorp Institute, Singapore
EDITORIAL BOARD
Beren Aldridge, MSc, United Kingdom
Giles Barrow, MA, United Kingdom
Deborah Blagden, private practice, United Kingdom
Gale Burford, PhD, MSW, Emeritus Professor, University of Vermont, United States
Cristina Caizzi, Psychology degree and Specialization degree in psychotherapy, Italy
Pietro Cardile, private practice, Italy
Celia Chambers, private counseling practice, United Kingdom
Cinzia Chiesa , Psychology degree and Specialization degree in psychotherapy, Italy
Rachel Cook, , private practice; tutor, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Mica Douglas, MA, MSc, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Antonella Fornaro, MA, Psychology degree and Specialization in psychotherapy, faculty of Societa Italiana per la Formazione in Psicoterapia (SIFP), Italy
Harry Gerth, MSc, Netherlands
Bev Gibbons, MA, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Aruna Gopakumar, Bangalore, India
Jill Guest, MSc, Hong Kong
Emma Haynes, PhD, United Kingdom
Lis Heath, BSc, United Kingdom
Liz Jeffries, Manchester, United Kingdom
Marina Rajan Joseph, MD, Director, SHALOM Institute, India
Mandy Lacy, PhD, New Zealand
Karen Lam, leadership consultancy, Singapore
Joost Levy, Drs/MA, PRO Consult/Coaching Academy, The Netherlands
Susanna Ligabue, MA, Centro di Psicologia e Analisi Transazionale Milan, Italy
Brad McLean, MSc, Australia
Edward Novak, MA, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, United States
Steff Oates, BA, Cert. Ed., United Kingdom
Anisha Pandya, private practice, Mumbai, India
Oana Panescu, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Spiru Haret University, Romania
Fran Parkin, MA, New Zealand
Ioana Pirvu, MA, Romania
Brian Rafferty, PhD, United Kingdom
Pierre Sebregts, MSc, TA-Academie, De Viersprong, The Netherlands
Carole Shadbolt, MSc, CQSW, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Pete Shotton , United Kingdom
C. Suriyaprakash, PhD, Professor, Jansons School of Business, India
James Sweeney, MA, private practice, United Kingdom
Marian Timmermans, MA, MSc, Staff at Dutch TA-Academie/The Berne Insitutute/Middlesex University, The Netherlands
Anca Tiurean, Romania
Biljana van Rijn, DPsych, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Sandra Wilson, DProf, Scotland, United Kingdom
PAST EDITORS
Eric Berne, MD, United States, 1962-1970
Guest Editors, 1971-1973
Stephen Karpman, MD, United States, 1974-1975
Robert Zechnich, MD, United States 1976-1977
Muriel James, EdD, United States, 1978-1979
John McNeel, PhD, United States, 1980-1983
Rebecca Trautmann, MSW, United States, 1983-1985
Margery Friedlander, EdD, United States, 1985-1991
Howard Douglass, PhD, United States, 1991-1993
Theodore Novey, PhD, United States, 1993-1998
Nancy Porter-Steele, PhD, Canada, 1999, 2003-2005
Tony Tilney, BA, BSc, United Kingdom, 1999-2003
Jan Morrison, BA, Canada, 2003-2007
Ann Heathcote, BSc, United Kingdom, 2006-2010, 2012-2013
Birgitta Heiller, PhD, United Kingdom. 2008-2014
Jo Stuthridge, MSc, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2010–2019
Diana Deaconu, MA, Romania, 2014–2021
Sylvie Monin, Switzerland, 2015–2023
Updated 01/2024
Abstracting and indexing
- EBSCO
- ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection
- PsycINFO
- Scopus
Open access
Transactional Analysis Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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Society information
Transactional Analysis Journal is published by the ITAA Foundation, an affiliate of the International Transactional Analysis Association. The International Transactional Analysis Association is a nonprofit, member-driven public benefit organization founded by Eric Berne, MD. Our purpose is to help advance the theory, methods, and principles of transactional analysis. United by our common appreciation of the theory and practice of transactional analysis, we seek to grow and learn together. Our members include counselors, educators, organizational development specialists, psychotherapists, and others who use transactional analysis in their work and lives. Berne developed transactional analysis to be effective and accessible, underpinned by the simple but profound phrase “I’m OK, You’re OK, We’re OK.” This vision of contributing to healing the world is what drew many of us to TA and continues to inspire us. In a world facing acute environmental, social, and political crises, it is a vision that we are keen to share and act on. As a largely volunteer, international association, our work centers primarily on training and certification, publications, international conferences, awards of recognition, scholarships and grants, and providing an ethical code of conduct.
The ITAA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) for the Transactional Analysis Journal.
4 online, 1 print issue per year
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