Le Coq-Héron

Le Coq-Héron is a French scientific journal with a psychoanalytical orientation, founded in 1969. It was established by a small working group at the Centre médico-psycho-pédagogique Étienne Marcel in Paris, and its name derives from a nearby street, rue Coq-Héron. The journal gradually became independent from the centre but maintained privileged ties with it for a long time. It is a quarterly peer-reviewed publication that also addresses sociology, philosophy, and literature. The founding group included Judith Dupont and Madeleine Casanova, among others, and was later joined by Bernard This. The editorial committee expanded to include contributors from various psychoanalytical schools, such as the Société psychanalytique de Paris, the Association psychanalytique de France, the Quatrième Groupe, and the École freudienne de Paris. This diversity led to a unique clause in the committee's statutes: a decision to postpone an article's publication can only be taken unanimously; if a single member wishes an article to appear, it will be published, possibly with critiques or a debate. Judith Dupont, a psychoanalyst and physician, holds the literary rights to the works of Michael Balint and Sándor Ferenczi and assembled a team to translate Ferenczi's previously unpublished works into French. The journal has specialized in disseminating original French articles and texts by authors such as Françoise Dolto, Maud Mannoni, Pierre Sabourin, Jean-Luc Donnet, François Gantheret, Alain Didier-Weill, Christophe Dejours, and Jean-François Chiantaretto. It also translates texts previously unpublished in France, particularly Hungarian works by Alice Balint and Vilma Kovács, as well as German, English, and Dutch texts. The journal's official website provides access to issues 1 to 167 online, subscription information, and various resources. It remains an active publication, with recent issues and events listed as of 2025 and forthcoming issues in 2026.

Le Coq-Héron was founded in 1969 by a small working group at the Centre médico-psycho-pédagogique Étienne Marcel in Paris. The journal's name comes from the nearby rue Coq-Héron. Initially an internal publication of the centre, it gradually became independent while retaining close ties. The founding group included Judith Dupont and Madeleine Casanova, and was later joined by Bernard This. The editorial committee expanded to include contributors from various psychoanalytical schools: the Société psychanalytique de Paris, the Association psychanalytique de France, the Quatrième Groupe, and the École freudienne de Paris. To manage this diversity, a clause was adopted requiring unanimity to postpone an article; if one member supports publication, it proceeds, possibly with critiques or debate. Judith Dupont, a psychoanalyst and physician, inherited the literary rights to the works of Michael Balint and Sándor Ferenczi and built a translation team for Ferenczi's previously unpublished works. The journal published István Hollós's "Mes adieux à la Maison jaune" in issue 100, translated by Dupont in 1986, and also "Écrits sur divan: la correspondance Freud-Ferenczi". Over time, the journal specialized in original French texts by authors such as Françoise Dolto, Maud Mannoni, Pierre Sabourin, Jean-Luc Donnet, François Gantheret, Alain Didier-Weill, Christophe Dejours, and Jean-François Chiantaretto. It also translated Hungarian texts by Alice Balint and Vilma Kovács, as well as German, English, and Dutch works. The journal remains active, with issues 1 to 167 available online and recent issues as of 2025 and forthcoming in 2026.

• 2026

  Forthcoming issues announced (May 2026).

• 2025

  Journal active with recent issues and events listed on official website.

• 2020

  Article by Zoé Andreyev on 'Le Coq Héron: psychanalystes de tous bords' published on en-attendant-nadeau.fr.

• 1986

  Publication of István Hollós's 'Mes adieux à la Maison jaune' in issue 100, translated by Judith Dupont.

• 1969

  Journal founded by a working group at the Centre Étienne Marcel in Paris.

A peer-reviewed psychoanalytical journal open to multiple schools of thought, publishing original French and translated texts.

• Le Coq-Héron journal

  Quarterly peer-reviewed psychoanalytical journal.

• Online archive

  Issues 1 to 167 available online.

• Downloadable documents

  Various documents available for download.

1. 1Accueillecoqheron.fr
2. 2Histoireslecoqheron.fr
3. 3A propos de Bernard Thislecoqheron.fr
4. 4A propos de Judith Dupontlecoqheron.fr
5. 5Le Coq-Héronwikidata.org
6. 6Le Coq-Héronfr.wikipedia.org