Contemporary Family Therapy
Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States
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Aims & Scope
Contemporary Family Therapy is a peer-reviewed forum for topical issues pertaining to systemic individual, couple, and family therapy, applied family science, behavioral health, and individual, couple, and family well-being. Presents the latest developments in research, theory, and practice of systemic individual, couple, and family therapy. Examines the organization, financing, delivery, and outcomes of behavioral health services. Furthers the science of systemic individual, couple, and family therapy by exploring essential components of effective and efficacious systemic therapy. Addresses the development and delivery of systemic individual, couple, and family therapy internationally. Investigates the measurement and assessment of behavioral health constructs. Requires contributions to have clear implications for practice in systemic therapies.
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Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Family Therapy
Is Contemporary Family Therapy a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Family Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Contemporary Family Therapy?
Contemporary Family Therapy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.01.
Is Contemporary Family Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Contemporary Family Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Contemporary Family Therapy?
Contemporary Family Therapy is a peer-reviewed forum for topical issues pertaining to systemic individual, couple, and family therapy, applied family science, behavioral health, and individual, couple, and family well-being. Presents the latest developments in research, theory, and practice of systemic individual, couple, and family therapy. Examines the organization, financing, delivery, and outcomes of behavioral health services. Furthers the science of systemic individual, couple, and family therapy by exploring essential components of effective and efficacious systemic therapy. Addresses t
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