Published;  eight  times a year,  Psychoanalytic Inquiry ( PI ) retains distinction in the world of clinical publishing as a genuinely monographic journal. By dedicating each issue to a single topic, PI achieves a depth of coverage and diversity of perspective unique to the journal format.  By virtue of the topical focus of each issue, it functions as a monograph series covering the most timely issues - theoretical, clinical, developmental , and institutional - before the field. 　　精神分析研究没有对作者的指导，因为问题编辑邀请所有的论文给每个问题一个完整的主题报道。