History of the Family

Aims & Scope

The History of the Family: An International Quarterly makes a significant contribution by publishing works reflecting new developments in scholarship and by charting new directions in the historical study of the family.

Open to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and with no chronological limitations, The History of the Family encourages articles on comparative research across various cultures and societies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim, in addition to Europe, the United States and Canada.

While firmly rooted in history, the journal is interdisciplinary; it publishes articles on demography, anthropology, sociology, history and psychology as they relate to historical developments in family and the life course.

The History of the Family publishes essays submitted by individual authors as well as special thematic issues, examples of which have included ‘Violence, Family and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe’, ‘Intergenerational Transmission of Reproductive Behavior’ and ‘The Power of the Fathers’.

The journal also publishes book review essays, methodological reports, descriptions of databases and other source materials and conference reports.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15710

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	69

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.330

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	31

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Doing family

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Elisabeth, Albert, Saskia, Veronika

• Bride price in China: the obstacle to ‘Bare Branches’ seeking marriage

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Quanbao, Jesús J.

• Marriage and power: Age at first marriage and spousal age gap in lesser developed countries

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Sarah

• Immigration, intermarriage and the changing face of Europe in the post war period

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Leo, Charlotte

• The patriarchy index: a comparative study of power relations across historical Europe

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Siegfried, Mikołaj

• Marriage at the intersection between tradition and globalization

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Christiane, Ina, Johan

• Horizons of long-distance intimacies

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Heike

• Too many is not enough: studying how children are affected by their number of siblings and resource dilution in families

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Stefan

• A peculiar institution? Greco–Roman monogamy in global context

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Walter

• Women and family businesses. When women are left only minor roles

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Francesca Maria, Annalisa

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