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Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal
ISSN 1077-727X · eISSN 1552-3934 · Wiley-Blackwell
Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 281 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Architecture, Design, and Social History, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, together about 33.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For almost 50 years, the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal has been the periodical of choice for specialists in every segment of the field.A major vehicle for the dissemination of new research, the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal covers the richness, diversity and interdisciplinarity that characterize family and consumer sciences today. Each refereed article in the FCSRJ includes cutting-edge research relevant for the family and consumer sciences professionals and practitioners. And whether you’re a researcher, scholar, student, or professional, you’ll appreciate the scope and depth of current research in such areas as: Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising Family and Consumer Sciences Education Family Studies/Human Development Foods and Nutrition Hospitality and Tourism Management Housing and Interior Design Personal Finance/Consumer Economics Professional Issues Through original research and scholarly articles, the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal examines areas of specialization within the field that impact and influence your particular spheres of interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 1, Australia 1, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities19.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, 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 (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 327OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 37Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,759Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 50 | 24 | 22 |
| 2024 | 41 | 22 | 39 |
| 2023 | 42 | 24 | 129 |
| 2022 | 41 | 7 | 170 |
| 2021 | 44 | 6 | 188 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
281 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 281 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted5
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- short reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/FCSR. For help with submissions, please contact: Mari L. Borr, mari.borr@ndsu.edu This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1077-727X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3934
- Society / sponsor
- American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 1 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal
What CAS zone is Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal 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.
What is the impact factor of Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal?
The publisher reports about 281 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (1), Australia (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .