Journal profile

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Publisher: International Universities Press
ISSN0003-0651 | 1941-2460 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
1.70
Citation rate 0.29 60 total citations
h5-index 13 h5 depth signal
Cited share 13.9% 29 of 209
Total citations 60 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.36 External metric anchor
Self-citation 28.3% 17 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 40
United Kingdom 4
France 3
Canada 2
Italy 2

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 512
Literary Theory 314
Philosophy 269
Psychiatry 130
Sociology 72

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 6,270 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 209 29 cited publications
Last 12 months 138 11.5 publications/month
Open access share 3.6% 5 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 40 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 512 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v13n4,Oct. 1965-
PubMed
v13n4,Oct. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry & Psychology Literary Theory Philosophy

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Psychoanalytic Association

Broad Categories

Psychiatry Psychiatry & Psychology History & Philosophy Of Science Philosophy Contemporary History Literary Theory

MeSH Descriptors

Psychoanalysis

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

05
Robert Grossmark
The author overviews David Tuckett’s substantial and innovative approach to examining psychoanalysis which sheds new light on the suppositions that underlie and organize analysts’ understanding of analytic process and reviews his applica...
07
DOI 10.1177/00030651261471852

Identification Revisited

Open DOI
R. Peter Hobson
The author’s aims in this paper are twofold. The first aim is to consider the psychoanalytic concept of identification. What kind of concept or group of concepts is this; in which respects is it radical in reconfiguring psychological the...
08
09
Darren Thompson
This paper explores the concept of “absolute love” as described by Wilfred Bion, a form of bond extending beyond ordinary sensuous experience and language. The author contrasts this revealed—as opposed to disclosed—love with Freud’s emph...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vols. 1-22, 1953-74. 1 v.

Vols. 1-<2> include v. 9-<10> of the association's Bulletin.

Vol. 42, no. 3 (1994)19950517 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper