Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy invites submissions of articles by clinicians, researchers and theoreticians who work from a psychoanalytic developmental perspective.

Articles representative of a full range of contemporary psychoanalytic traditions are welcome, as well as comparative and integrative approaches.

The journal is international in scope and distribution, and has had, from its inception, a commitment to diversity inclusive of ethnicity, economic background, gender and socio-cultural context.

The journal (JICAP) provides a forum for the exploration of issues directly relevant to 21st century clinical practice.

Articles are written by and for infant, child, and adolescent psychoanalysts and psychodynamic psychotherapists, as well as researcher/clinicians from diverse backgrounds exploring the contributions of psychoanalytic developmental understanding and treatment approaches to real world clinical work with infants, children, adolescents and parents.

Articles include case studies integrating contemporary theoretical perspectives and/or grounded in research findings, clinical concerns, theoretical trends, training issues, and empirical, including qualitative and early stage exploratory research with implications for the contemporary practitioner.

In addition to clinical case studies of intensive and long term psychoanalytic treatment, we welcome articles exploring the application of psychoanalytic understanding to the development of short term and novel therapies, work in settings outside of the traditional consulting room, such as community, school and medical settings, as well as work sensitive tothe impact of the socio/cultural context andcontemporary dilemmas facing practitioners and the infants, parents, children and adolescents they treat.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16477

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.305

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

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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

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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.

• The Adolescent Brain and the Emergence and Peak of Psychopathology

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Alisa, B. J.

• Hypermentalizing in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Model and Data

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Carla, Salome

• Trauma and ADHD – Association or Diagnostic Confusion? A Clinical Perspective

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Kate, Linda, Francine

• Efficacy of the Circle of Security Intervention: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Amber, Kylee, Jennifer

• Creating Trauma-informed Sports Programming for Traumatized Youth: Core Principles for an Adjunctive Therapeutic Approach

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Lou, Erin, Wendy

• Mentalizing the Unmentalizable: Parenting Children on the Spectrum

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Arietta

• Organizing Principles of Interaction from Infant Research and the Lifespan Prediction of Attachment: Application to Adult Treatment

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Beatrice, Frank

• Video Feedback with a Depressed Mother and her Infant: A Collaborative Individual Psychoanalytic and Mother-Infant Treatment

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Phyllis, Beatrice

• Mentalization-Based Interventions for Children Aged 6-12 and Their Carers: A Narrative Systematic Review

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Nick, Eva A., Michelle

• The Adolescent Psychotherapy Q-Set (APQ): A Validation Study

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Ana, Celeste, Mary, Nick

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