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Journal of Family Social Work

Routledge · United States

ISSN1052-2158eISSN1540-4072

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.224

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.426

Total Works

736

Total Citations

8,417

2yr Mean Citedness

0.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Family Social Work publishes peer-reviewed research, conceptual, and practice articles on innovative family theory and practice subjects. It is directed to the needs of social workers and other mental health and family practitioners who work with couples and families, balancing clinical relevance and academic exactitude.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications736

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1052-2158 / 1540-4072

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DevelopmentQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Social WorkQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial WorkDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionFamily and Disability Support ResearchIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingChild Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development