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Journal of Child and Family Studies

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1573-2843

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?

503

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 448d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.882

H-Indexi

139

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.021

Total Worksi

4,877

Total Citationsi

135,558

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Child and Family Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the behavioral health and well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. Offers an interdisciplinary and ecological approach Focuses on individual, family, and community contexts that influence child, youth, and family well-being. Publishes original applied and translational research, systematic or scoping reviews, brief reports of empirical research, and commentaries. Welcomes papers with a range of approaches and methodologies from varied data sources and geographies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 243 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,877

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-2843

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

392

9.8k

2019

170

3.6k

2020

314

4.3k

2021

326

3.2k

2022

242

1.6k

2023

211

726

2024

277

284

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesPsychiatryPsychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily and Disability Support ResearchAttachment and Relationship DynamicsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsParental Involvement in EducationChild Welfare and AdoptionFamily Support in Illness

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child and Family Studies

Is Journal of Child and Family Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Child and Family Studies: 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 Child and Family Studies?

Journal of Child and Family Studies 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 1.43.

Is Journal of Child and Family Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Child and Family Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.