Psychoanalytic Perspectives

Aims & Scope

Psychoanalytic Perspectives encourages the exploration and integration of relational, interpersonal, or intersubjective thought and more traditional psychoanalytic theory.

Its pages provide an intellectually nurturing space for dialogue between well established psychoanalytic writers and those who are just emerging.

Though this double blind peer-reviewed journal's primary focus is contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice, in the integrative spirit of the founders of The National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), the journal includes writing by practitioners of other psychotherapy modalities as well.

Psychoanalytic Perspectives also encourages contributions of poetry, short stories, essays, and memoirs that relate to the psychoanalytic experience or human condition at large.

Interviews with respected theoreticians and clinicians, as well as roundtable discussions on various themes, at times with interdisciplinary panels, are a regular feature of the journal, along with book reviews and reviews of other media, such as film, theater, and art.

In addition to supporting theoretical, clinical, and creative discussions, we are also committed to being a forum for current matters of social concern in our communities, in our country, and in our world.

We welcome and often publish letters to the editors and commentaries on articles or other issues of interest to our readers.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.269

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17811

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

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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 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.

• Comparison of In-Person and Screen-Based Analysis Using Communication Models: A First Step Toward the Psychoanalysis of Telecommunications and Its Noise

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Sheryl

• The Social and Political Life of Shame: The U.S. 2016 Presidential Election

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Mary

• Toward Conceptualizing the Personal Relationship in Therapeutic Action: Beyond the “Real” Relationship

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Kenneth A.

• Rediscovering Psychoanalysis

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Thomas H.

• Acknowledgment of Collective Trauma in Light of Dissociation and Dehumanization

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Jessica

• A Report from the Field: Providing Psychoanalytic Care during the Pandemic

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Todd, Gillian Isaacs

• When the Trauma is Terrorism and the Therapist is Traumatized Too: Working as an Analyst since 9/11

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Mary Gail

• Left to Our Own Devices

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Leora, Danielle

• The Analyst’s Body: A Relational Perspective<i>From</i>the Body

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Jon

• Between Denial and Witnessing: Psychoanalysis and Clinical Practice in the Israeli Context

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Chana

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