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Adoption Quarterly

Routledge · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1092-6755eISSN1544-452X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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 Scorei

0.312

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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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—

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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?

1092-6755 / 1544-452X

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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

Citations received

156

2019

150

2020

2021

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.

DemographyQ2

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

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?

No major predatory indicators were found for Adoption Quarterly. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 28/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Adoption Quarterly?

Adoption Quarterly is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.312.

Is Adoption Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Adoption Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.