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Child & Family Behavior Therapy
ISSN 0731-7107 · eISSN 1545-228X · Taylor & Francis
Child & Family Behavior Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.81; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 158 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Child & Family Behavior Therapy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Child & Family Behavior Therapy is a leading publication of child and adolescent behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and family therapy, providing needed information to an inclusive, international audience. The aim of the journal is to facilitate the work of psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers, social workers, school counselors, family therapists, early intervention service providers, researchers, nurses, and other individuals who work with children and families through publishing: Ethical, high-quality research papers Open trials and randomized controlled trials Brief and preliminary studies including basic research and laboratory studies that are relevant to advancing cognitive and behavioral therapy with youth and families Technical innovations Position papers that make an argument based on empirical literature Book reviews Case studies describing novel interventions Systematic and scoping reviews The journal seeks to further develop knowledge across a broad range of topics and issues focusing on: Assessment and treatment utilizing behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, applied behavior analysis, and family interventions Strengthening family attachment, cohesion, and resilience Interventions that improve children and adolescents' academic performance Increasing adaptive parenting skills Validated evidence-based interventions garnered from around the world Therapy process research in child and family therapy Dissemination of evidence-based interventions Development and evaluation of interventions in underserved populations Areas identified as needing further research in child and family interventions Contextual factors and mechanisms that inform therapeutic practice Parent-child relationships and family empowerment Sociodemographic and cultural factors as they relate to child and adolescent psychopathology Childhood abuse, trauma, and other stressors (including chronic poverty and exposure to violence) and their impact on child and adolescent psychopathology Risk and protective factors, including resilience and buffers against psychopathology Childhood psychiatric epidemiology that informs treatment development and service delivery Impact of early interventions on mental health outcomes and prevention of future psychopathology Because of the applied focus of the journal on cognitive and behavioral therapy with children and families, authors are strongly encouraged to frame all submissions in terms of the implications for behavioral an
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Howard Paul, PhD, ABPPPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 69, Hong Kong, China 2, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology21.2%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology13.8%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience8.7%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology7.9%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.9%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 389OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 48,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,140 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 25 | 3 | 20 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 37 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 75 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 80 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 200 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsBook reviewsLength not stated
- brief reportBrief ReportLength not stated
- case studies describing novel interventionsCase studies describing novel interventionsLength not stated
- ethical, high-quality research papersEthical, high-quality research papersLength not stated
- open trials and randomized controlled trialsOpen trials and randomized controlled trialsLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- systematic and scoping reviewsSystematic and scoping reviewsLength not stated
- technical innovationsTechnical innovationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Content not directly involving CBT, BT, or Family therapy must include a paragraph on relevance to practicing therapists Model summary
If your content does not directly involve provision of CBT, BT, or Family therapy, you must include a paragraph on why your material is necessary and useful for practicing therapists.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Child & Family Behavior Therapy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
All articles in this journal undergo rigorous double anonymized peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0731-7107
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-228X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Child & Family Behavior Therapy
What CAS zone is Child & Family Behavior Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Child & Family Behavior Therapy is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Child & Family Behavior Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.81; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Child & Family Behavior Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 100–232 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Child & Family Behavior Therapy based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (69), Hong Kong, China (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Child & Family Behavior Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Child & Family Behavior Therapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Child & Family Behavior Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Child & Family Behavior Therapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .