British Journal of Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

The British Journal of Psychotherapy is a journal for psychoanalytic and Jungian-analytic thinkers, with a focus on both innovatory and everyday work on the unconscious in individual, group and institutional practice.

As an analytic journal, it has long occupied a unique place in the field of psychotherapy journals with an Editorial Board drawn from a wide range of psychoanalytic, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychodynamic, and analytical psychology training organizations.

As such, its psychoanalytic frame of reference is wide-ranging and includes all schools of analytic practice.

Conscious that many clinicians do not work only in the consulting room, the Journal encourages dialogue between private practice and institutionally based practice.

Recognizing that structures and dynamics in each environment differ, the Journal provides a forum for an exploration of their differing potentials and constraints.

Mindful of significant change in the wider contemporary context for psychotherapy, and within a changing regulatory framework, the Journal seeks to represent current debate about this context.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.309

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16352

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	76

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Further Considerations on the Function of the Skin in Early Object Relations

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Esther

• MINDS IN THE MAKING: ATTACHMENT, THE SELF‐ORGANIZING BRAIN, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY‐ORIENTED PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Allan N.

• THE USE OF VIDEO IN PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPERVISION

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Greg, Mark J.

• What is Mentalizing? An Overview

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Catherine

• Bad Blood Revisited: Attachment and Psychoanalysis, 2015

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Peter, Chloe

• Listening With the Body: An Exploration in the Countertransference

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Nathan

• Jung: A Racist

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Farhad

• Personal Therapy in the Training of the Psychotherapist: Is it Effective?

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Norman D.

• PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPERVISION FACE‐TO‐FACE AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Tore, Deede, Svein, Hal

• BOARDING SCHOOL SYNDROME: BROKEN ATTACHMENTS A HIDDEN TRAUMA

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Joy

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