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Journal of Family Therapy

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN1467-6427

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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?

422

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 401d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.346

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.689

Total Worksi

1,916

Total Citationsi

28,190

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Family Studies; Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Clinical Psychology; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,916

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-6427

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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

401

2019

268

2020

423

2021

183

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild Therapy and DevelopmentFamily and Disability Support ResearchCounseling Practices and SupervisionEducational and Psychological AssessmentsFamily Support in IllnessPsychiatric care and mental health services

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Family Therapy

Is Journal of Family Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Journal of Family Therapy?

Journal of 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 0.86.

Is Journal of Family Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Family Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Family Therapy?