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Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
ISSN 1044-3894 · eISSN 1945-1350 · Families International, Inc.
Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services is published by Families International, Inc. 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 Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues and Child Welfare and Adoption, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (FIS), the first journal of social work research, has been published for over 100 ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences10.2%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8.9%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences8.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.8%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences6.4%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.2%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences5.2%
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 |
| Minor | Social Work | 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 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,074OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,661 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 17 | 13 |
| 2025 | 100 | 23 | 104 |
| 2024 | 87 | 23 | 210 |
| 2023 | 69 | 17 | 299 |
| 2022 | 41 | 7 | 183 |
| 2021 | 56 | 11 | 439 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- Families International, Inc.
- ISSN
- 1044-3894
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-1350
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
What CAS zone is Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies / Social Work. 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.
What is the impact factor of Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 2, h-index 78.
Which databases index Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services open access, and what is the APC?
Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .