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Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1552-3934

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.371

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.708

Total Worksi

1,310

Total Citationsi

15,359

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Family Studies; Cultural Studies; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,310

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-3934

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

367

2019

176

2020

186

2021

168

2022

122

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHousing Market and EconomicsConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesFashion and Cultural TextilesHuman auditory perception and evaluationObesity, Physical Activity, DietDiverse Educational Innovations Studies

Frequently asked questions about Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Is Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal?

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 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 0.36.

Is Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal?