Aims & Scope

The Journal of Family Psychology® (JFP) is the premier family research journal.

Family psychology is a complex field, as it includes systems perspectives on the multiple influences on relationships, developmental perspectives on how relationships are formed and sustained over time, cultural perspectives on how society and traditions affect relationships, the intersection of individual differences and social relationships, and practice components in how to affect real and meaningful changes in couple, parent, and family relationships.

JFP addresses societal challenges faced by families today.

Important societal challenges facing families today — risk for divorce in vulnerable families, couple and marital satisfaction in military families, child-raising challenges and positive outcomes in immigrant families, risk and resilience in families who adopt, and relationship transitions in diverse couples and families (e.g., in terms of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability) — are examples of topics addressed in JFP.

JFP publishes important studies on what makes couple and family relationships work.

JFP consistently publishes strong empirical studies on what keeps couples together, what makes for strong parent–child relationships, and the subtle nuances in predicting healthy relationships over time.

JFP is a leader in publishing reports that use cutting-edge, sophisticated approaches to research design and data analysis.

Actor–partner modeling, bootstrapping, use of phantom data, mixed methods, qualitative inquiry, structural equation modeling with moderators and mediators — these are just a few of the sophisticated approaches commonly used in JFP reports.

Close to half of the highly cited works in JFP are longitudinal studies.[...]

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 2
2024 2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 1.083

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 148

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 4227

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 1164

Impact Factor Trend


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Subjects & Keywords

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


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.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
2
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
1.083
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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