Psychoanalytic infant observation, developed at The Tavistock Clinic in 1948, has become an essential feature of pre-clinical training in child and adult psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and related fields throughout the world.
Infant Observation publishes the best of the varied and original writing emerging from this field. It comprises case studies on infant and young child observation, research papers, and articles focusing on wider applications of the psychoanalytic observational method, including its relevance to reflective professional practice in fields such as social work, teaching and nursing. The journal also welcomes lively correspondence.
Infant Observation is essential reading for teachers, students and practitioners of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and observational studies, and for those interested in the development and application of the infant observation method. Readers and contributors include analysts, psychotherapists, social workers, teachers, nurses, doctors and many others with an interest in the area.
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal.
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Journal metrics
Usage
25K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.229 (2023) SNIP
0.129 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
55% acceptance rate
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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
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nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
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Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
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Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
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within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
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a four-year period.
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= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
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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.
Editor: Trudy Klauber - Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Assistant Editors: Georgina Taylor -Bridge Foundation, Bristol, UK Submissions Editors: Beth Miller - Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK Luca d'Avanzo- Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Reviews Editor: Chau-Yee Lo- Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Editorial Committee: Margaret Rustin-Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK Professor Michael Rustin- Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK Hilary Stonebridge- Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK Dr Gianna Williams- Tavistock Clinic & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
International Advisory Board: Simonetta Adamo,Italy Anne Alvarez,UK Lynne Amidon,UK Lynn Barnett,UK Paul Barrows,UK Lilian Berta,Argentina Peter Blake,Australia Deborah Blessing,USA Gunnar Carlberg,Sweden Dilys Daws,UK Elizabeth Da Rocha Barros,Brazil Gertraud Diem-Wille,Austria Judith Edwards,UK Lynda Ellis,UK Odile Gaveriaux,France Didier Houzel,France Anne Hurley,UK Judith Jackson,UK Elizabeth Kreimer,Peru Euthymia Laiou-Lignos,Greece Meira Likierman,UK Clare Lin,Taiwan Suzanne Maiello,Italy Alessandra Piontelli,Italy Heather Price,UK Emanuela Quagliata,Italy Maria Rhode,UK Marja Schulman,Finland Naomi Shavit,UK Janet Shaw,UK Pamela Berse Sorensen,Usa Angela Sowa,USA Joan Symington,Australia Judith Trowell,UK Maggie Turp,UK Elizabeth Tuters,Canada Virginia Ungar,Argentina Annette Watillon-Naveau,Belgium
Abstracting and indexing
Infant Observation is currently abstracted and indexed in:
Community Care
Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA)
PsycINFO
Scopus
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
Open access
Infant Observation 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.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
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
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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