Community, Work and Family

Aims & Scope

Community, work and family are interconnected and central to everybody’s life.

The links between community, work and family have generated widespread interdisciplinary interest, which this journal draws together with a focus on theory, research, policy and practice.

The Journal provides a forum for social scientists and practitioners to share experiences and ideas and debate current issues and controversies.

The aims of Community, Work & Family are: -to publish theoretical, research-based, policy and practical contributions in the growing area of community, work and family and their interface -to publish regular articles, as well as policy notes, research notes, and Voices articles: short pieces written from a researcher’s perspective.

See the Instructions for Authors for more details. -to provide an international forum for debate in the field and reflect the range of approaches to community, work and family in different contexts, by encouraging contributions from academics and practitioners from around the world -to foster the development of theory, research, policy and practice -to highlight the experiences of those members of communities, organisations and families whose voices are seldom heard -to encourage critical examination of existing frameworks and practices to promote research which employs methods with the potential to lead to social action

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.721

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7807

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	369

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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 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.

• Defining and conceptualizing workplace flexibility

  Citation: 304

  Authors: E., Joseph G., Sarah, Victoria L., Christina, Sandee, Marcie

• The impact of work-family policies on women's employment: a review of research from OECD countries

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Ariane, Janet C.

• Bridging the work-family policy and productivity gap: A literature review

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Ellen Ernst, Cynthia

• Community, work, and family in times of COVID-19

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Jenny, Jean-Charles, Rebecca, Rense, Richard J., Katherine, Mara A.

• The Impact of Taking Parental Leave on Fathers’ Participation In Childcare And Relationships With Children: Lessons from Sweden

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Linda, C. Philip

• The mental load: building a deeper theoretical understanding of how cognitive and emotional labor over <i>load</i> women and mothers

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Liz, Brendan, Leah

• PATERNITY LEAVE AND FATHERS’ INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Lenna, Jane

• The relationship of perceived flexibility, supportive work–life policies, and use of formal flexible arrangements and occasional flexibility to employee engagement and expected retention

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Amy L., Janet T., Laurie L., E., Robert T.

• Family policies and single parent poverty in 18 OECD countries, 1978–2008

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Laurie C., Rense

• EFFECTS OF PARENTAL LEAVE AND WORK HOURS ON FATHERS’ INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR BABIES

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Sakiko, Jane

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