Psychoanalytic Social Work

Aims & Scope

Psychoanalytic Social Work, the only avowedly social work publication listed on the PEPWeb (Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing) database, offers clinicians, clinical educators, and others highly informative and stimulating articles relevant to the practice of psychoanalytic social work with individuals.

With its distinguished international editorial advisory board, Psychoanalytic Social Work offers an impressive range of exciting, original contributions, ranging from detailed, intensive single-case studies to scholarly discussions of theoretical psychoanalysis.

The journal, with no adherence to any particular body of psychoanalytic thinking, also focuses on the special requirements, adaptations, and problems associated with a psychoanalytic approach to treatment in social work settings and with traditional social work populations.

Founded in 1993, Psychoanalytic Social Work is a refereed journal employing a double-blind review process.

It gives high priority to those articles most relevant to practice including, but not limited to: -clinical case studies -psychoanalytic approaches to special populations and in work with minorities and the underserved -applications of specialized or innovative psychoanalytic techniques and methods in the treatment of various clinical problems -manuscripts exploring emerging bodies of psychoanalytic knowledge (e.g., the importance of human neuroscience to contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice) -research studies that are clinically focused and that investigate various aspects of psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalytic developmental psychology

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.169

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23165

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16

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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 Psychology and Social Sciences, 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.

• Shared Trauma

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Carol, Martha, Lisa, Alexandra, Marisa, Maria Mercedes, Mychelle, Jennifer, Kathy, Adrienne, Stacey, Laura, Christine, Jennifer, Karen, Maria, Denise, Miriam, Shane, Aimee

• Mourning the Loss of the Idealized Self: A Transsexual Passage

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Griffin

• Attachment Theory: History, Research, and Practice

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Victoria A.

• Two Systems of Self-Regulation

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Jack, Kerry Kelly

• The Discriminatory Gesture: A Psychoanalytic Consideration of Posttraumatic Reactions to Incidents of Racial Discrimination

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Anton

• For As Long As It Takes: Relationship-Based Play Therapy for Children in Foster Care

  Citation: 20

  Authors: June Madsen, Saralyn C., Wendy Von, Toni V.

• Infant Mental Health

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Deborah J.

• The Changing Role of Fatherhood: The Father as a Provider of Selfobject Functions

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Gary L.

• Assessing the Impact of Father-Absence from a Psychoanalytic Perspective

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Kim A.

• Full Circle

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Jeffrey S.

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