Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Child Psychotherapy, first published in 1963, is the official journal of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.

It aims to represent the pluralism of clinical practice, theory and research in psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapy, to promote the exchange of diverse perspectives and to provide a forum where new ideas can emerge and be debated.

We welcome submissions from mental health practitioners and researchers from all relevant professional backgrounds.

We are interested in a wide range of papers concerned with the advancement of clinical practice, theory and research in the field of child and adolescent psychotherapy.

We welcome submissions that engage in creative debates with other disciplines in order to understand the growth of the mind.

Similarly we welcome papers that promote dialogue between psychoanalytic practitioners and colleagues practicing within other therapeutic modalities.

We especially welcome papers highlighting the application of child and adolescent psychotherapy in different contexts to illustrate the versatility and evolution of practice in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.354

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15046

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	62

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

• Attachment representations in school-age children: the development of the child attachment interview (CAI)

  Citation: 170

  Authors: MARY, PETER, YAEL

• Attachment representations and adoption: associations between maternal states of mind and emotion narratives in previously maltreated children

  Citation: 118

  Authors: MIRIAM, JILL, JEANNE, SAUL, KAY

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents: a critical review of the evidence base

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Nick, Eilis

• Circuits and circumstances: the neurobiological consequences of early relationship experiences and how they shape later behaviour

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Robin

• First things first: infants make good use of the sympathetic rhythm of imitation, without reason or language

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Colwyn

• The sound-object: A hypothesis about prenatal auditory experience and memory

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Suzanne

• <i>New Beginnings</i>–an experience-based programme addressing the attachment relationship between mothers and their babies in prisons

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Tessa, Peter, Kirsten, Kata, Michelle

• The absent object

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Edna

• Effects of abuse on attachment representations: narrative assessments of abused children

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Jill, Miriam

• The perpetuation of an error

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Frances

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