Adoption and Fostering

Aims & Scope

Adoption & Fostering is the only quarterly UK peer reviewed journal dedicated to adoption and fostering issues.

Edited by Roger Bullock (Fellow, Centre for Social Policy, The Social Research Unit at Dartington), it also focuses on wider developments in childcare practice and research, providing an international, inter-disciplinary forum for academics and practitioners in social work, psychology, law, medicine, education, training and caring.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.347

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15226

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	82

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Listening to Young Children: Experts in Their Own Lives

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Alison, June

• Beyond Permanence? The Importance of Resilience in Child Placement Practice and Planning

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Robbie

• Improving Foster Children's School Achievements: Promising Results from a Swedish Intensive Study

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Eva, Bo, Kristin, Anna Aldenius

• ‘It felt like it was night all the time’: listening to the experiences of birth mothers whose children have been taken into care or adopted

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Nina, Lizette, Clare, Alex

• Knowledge and opinions of professional groups concerning FASD in the UK

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Raja, Elizabeth, Leopold, Sheila

• The impact of raising a child with FASD upon carers: findings from a mixed methodology study in the UK

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Raja, Elizabeth, Matthew, Sheila, Leopold

• The Effect of Foster Carer Training on the Emotional and Behavioural Functioning of Looked after Children

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Helen, Clare

• Foster Care and Higher Education

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Sonia, Sarah

• The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4–5 Years after Leaving Care: An Australian Perspective

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Judy, Marina, Michelle

• Untold Stories: A Discussion of Life Story Work

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Polly

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