New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Family Studies

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 6.7
2 Journal of Family Theory & Review ca. 4.3
3 Child Abuse & Neglect ca. 3.7
4 Journal of Marriage and Family ca. 3.5
5 BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health ca. 3.2
6 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health ca. 3.1
- Child Maltreatment ca. 3.1
8 Journal of Research on Adolescence ca. 2.7
9 Journal of Family and Economic Issues ca. 2.5
10 Journal of Family Psychology ca. 2.4
11 Journal of Family Violence ca. 2.3
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ca. 2.3
13 Journal of Interpersonal Violence ca. 2.2
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy ca. 2.2
- Family Process ca. 2.2
16 Children and Youth Services Review ca. 2.1
- Journal of Family Studies ca. 2.1
- Journal of Child and Family Studies ca. 2.1
19 Family Relations ca. 2
- Journal of Family Nursing ca. 2
- Personal Relationships ca. 2
22 Journal of Early Adolescence ca. 1.9
- Journal of Family Issues ca. 1.9
- Psychology of Violence ca. 1.9
25 Emerging Adulthood ca. 1.7
26 Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma ca. 1.6
- Culture Health & Sexuality ca. 1.6
28 Child & Family Social Work ca. 1.5
- Families Relationships and Societies ca. 1.5
30 Child Abuse Review ca. 1.4
- Family & Community Health ca. 1.4
- Parenting-Science and Practice ca. 1.4
- Journal of Marital and Family Therapy ca. 1.4
34 International Journal of Law Policy and the Family ca. 1.3
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse ca. 1.3
- Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ca. 1.3
37 Families Systems & Health ca. 1.2
- Jfr-Journal of Family Research ca. 1.2
39 History of the Family ca. 1
40 Journal of Family Therapy ca. 0.9
41 American Journal of Family Therapy ca. 0.8
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy ca. 0.8
- Child & Family Behavior Therapy ca. 0.8
- Journal of Comparative Family Studies ca. 0.8
45 Journal of Family History ca. 0.5
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