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Contemporary Family Therapy

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0892-2764eISSN1573-3335

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

132

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 117d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.496

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.854

Total Worksi

1,677

Total Citationsi

23,668

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,677

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0892-2764 / 1573-3335

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

601

2019

241

2020

610

2021

188

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsCounseling Practices and SupervisionChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.