International Forum of Psychoanalysis (IFP) is a peer-reviewed journal published under the auspices of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS). In accordance with the objectives of this organisation, International Forum of Psychoanalysis is open to all new and creative contributions to the development of psychoanalysis. Papers presented at conferences and workshops arranged by IFPS will be considered for publication with high priority.
The journal especially promotes articles demonstrating clinical experience and interest in revising or expanding psychoanalytic theory. Special efforts are made to give equal space to experience in the female and male voice.
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Routledge's Submission Portal.
International Forum of Psychoanalysis publishes articles on a variety of topics including:
the history of psychoanalysis
sexuality
psychoanalysis under political influence and oppression
creativity
psychoanalytic teaching and technique
real-life experience versus fantasy
psychotic disturbances
female, male and gender neutral psychology
quality assessment and quality assurance
Readership
Psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and persons with an interest in psychoanalysis.
Journal metrics
Usage
32K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
0.4 (2023) 5 year IF
0.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.362 (2023) SNIP
0.250 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
20 days avg. from submission to first
decision
93 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
64% acceptance rate
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.
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.
Consulting Editor Christer Sjödin - Stockholm, Sweden Grigoris Maniadakis - Athens, Greece
Associate Editors Per Einar Binder - Bergen, Norway Carlo Bonomi - Florence, Italy Lucio Gutierrez - Santiago de Chile, Chile Andrea Huppke - Berlin, Germany Harald Kamm - Bamberg, Germany Zivile Paulauskiene - Kaunas, Lithuania
Corresponding Editor Henry Zvi Lothane - New York, USA
Regional Editors Klaus Hoffmann - Reichenau, Germany Romulo Aguillaume - Madrid, Spain Miguel Angel Gonzalez Torres - Bilbao, Spain Christer Sjödin - Stockholm, Sweden Valerie Tate Angel - New York, USA Anchyses Lopes - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ricardo Azevedo Barreto - Sergipe, Brazil
Editorial Readers Consisting of around 50 prominent psychoanalysts worldwide
Abstracting and indexing
The International Forum of Psychoanalysis is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
EMBASE (Elsevier) Emerging Source Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) e-psyche J List PEP-disc Psychological Abstracts PsycINFO Psychoanalytical Literature Index PsycLIT database PubMed Central Selective Deposit Behavioural Science & Social Care (NLM) Scopus (Elsevier)
Open access
International Forum of Psychoanalysis 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.
International Forum of Psychoanalysis is published under the auspices of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS). Please follow the link for further information: https://www.ifps.info/
Members of societies associated with IFPS will have access to subsidised subscriptions in print and online to International Forum of Psychoanalysis. Please contact your nearest society office or IFPS if you are interested in more information about the membership benefits.
Print ISSN:
0803-706X
Online ISSN:
1651-2324
4 issues per year
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