Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice
ISSN 2160-4096 · eISSN 2160-410X · APA
Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice is published by APA and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Family Dynamics and Relationships, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology28%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.6%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences4.7%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology4.1%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.7%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology3.4%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 38 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 2022 | 35 | 13 | 207 |
| 2021 | 66 | 16 | 758 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- APA
- ISSN
- 2160-4096
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-410X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .