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Adoption Quarterly

Routledge · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1092-6755eISSN1544-452X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total72

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?

242

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 204d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.286

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.77

Total Worksi

625

Total Citationsi

8,457

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Adoption Quarterly examines issues related to adoption from a lifespan perspective and the psychological and social meanings of "family." The journal publishes empirical work using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, as well as scoping reviews, systematic research syntheses, and meta-analyses.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications625

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1092-6755 / 1544-452X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

163

2019

159

2020

102

2021

2022

101

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.

DemographyQ2

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionReproductive Health and TechnologiesFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingFamily and Disability Support ResearchChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily Support in IllnessChild Abuse and TraumaAttachment and Relationship DynamicsAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy

Frequently asked questions about Adoption Quarterly

Is Adoption Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Adoption Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Adoption Quarterly?

Adoption Quarterly 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 0.40.

Is Adoption Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Adoption Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.