Adoption Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Adoption Quarterly is an unparalleled forum for examining the issues related to adoption as viewed from a lifespan perspective, and of the psychological and social meanings of the word "family." This international, multidisciplinary journal features conceptual and empirical work, as well as book reviews from the fields of the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences, law, and social policy.

In addition to examining ethical, biological, financial, social and psychological adoption issues, Adoption Quarterly addresses continuity in adoption issues that are important to both practitioners and researchers, such as: negotiation of birth and adoptive family contact; identity formation in the context of adoption; adoption as a premier paradigm for studying the interactions of nature, nurture, and the lifelong development of the adoptee; adoptee adjustment (now viewed in a life-span perspective); adjustment issues for birth and adoptive parents.

Despite the importance of adoption in family formation and its considerable value as a paradigm for scientific study, there is no other scholarly journal specializing in this field.

By maintaining a consistently high standard of scholarship, Adoption Quarterly helps stimulate relevant research and develop more practice-based and empirically sound principles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.312

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16252

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	60

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children

  Citation: 167

  Authors: David

• Coming to Terms with Adoption

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Harold D.

• “Do You Know Your<i>Real</i>Parents?” and Other Adoption Microaggressions

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Amanda L.

• Infants in Foster Care

  Citation: 85

  Authors: K. Chase, Mary

• The Family Adoption Communication (FAC) Model

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Gretchen Miller, Julie K., Harold D., Ruth G.

• Cultural Socialization Practices in Domestic and International Transracial Adoption

  Citation: 67

  Authors: M. Elizabeth, Jaegoo, Josie

• A Comparative Study of Child Welfare Adoptions with Other Types of Adopted Children and Birth Children

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Jeanne A., Susan Livingston, Scott D.

• Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment in Adoptees: A Meta-Analytic Comparison with Non-Adoptees

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Anika E., Martin

• Adopted Persons' Search for and Contact with Their Birth Parents I

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Ulrich, Barbara

• The Experiences of Gay Men and Lesbians in Becoming and Being Adoptive Parents

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Suzanne, Susan, Victor, Scott

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