Family Court Review

Family Court Review 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 Family Dynamics and Relationships, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Child Welfare and Adoption, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Family Court Review is published in cooperation with the Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra University School of Law. For over four decades, Family Court Review has served as an interdisciplinary communication forum for judges, attorneys, mediators, and professionals in mental health and human services who are concerned with the improvement of all aspects of the family court system. Family Court Review brings you comprehensive coverage of family court practice, theory, research, and legal opinion. A professional forum, Family Court Review presents double blind peer-reviewed articles by distinguished judges, attorneys, and other family court specialists, covering: Critical Reviews of Policy and Procedure, Innovative Court-Connected Programs and Services, Legal Issues Affecting Family Law, Progressive Family Law Legislation and Reform, and Training and Standards of Practice. Family Court Review delivers the timely information you need on real-world issues that confront you every day. Subjects discussed include: Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Custody Evaluations, Child Support, Children's Rights, Family Law Opinions, Gender Bias, Grandparent Visitation Rights, Joint Custody, Legal Issues, Marital and Divorce Mediation, No-Fault Divorce, Parent Education, Single Parenthood, Stepfamilies, Supervised Visitation, and Surrogacy. Family Court Review boasts an international following of family law professionals. Part of the reason the journal has become a premier source in the field is its adherence to certain core values: 1. Respecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field -- FCR welcomes debate and discussion from all the interrelated fields involved in family law: From the judiciary, we gain a sense of the past and the importance of case law From the legal and mediation professions, we gain a sense of respecting the adverse interests of different parties, and that the weak are endowed with rights which cannot be denied by those in positions of strength From the mental health and social services communities, we gain insight into the workings of the human personality and the dynamics of families and groups 2. Recognizing that our world extends beyond national boundaries: Developments in family law, including the use of mediation, redefining divorcing families, and recognizing the need to help strengthen marriage and reform the process of divorce, benefit from synergy among the members of the international family law community 3. Focusing on th

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): LAW

Editor-in-chief Barbara BabbPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-03

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, ProQuest

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-22

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.7Publisher website · 2026-10-03

CiteScore 2026-06

1.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

1.2Publisher website · 2026-09-22

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.2Publisher website · 2026-10-03

SJR 2026-06

0.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.58LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

65OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

556OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.86OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

17.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

48LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher) 2025

60Publisher website · 2026-10-03

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

112,227Publisher website · 2026-10-03

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Figures by source

Acceptance rate (publisher)

61%Publisher website · 2026-09-22

Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025

61%Publisher website · 2026-10-03

Submission to first decision

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-22

Submission to first decision 2025

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-03

Submission to acceptance 2025

2 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-03

Acceptance to publication 2025

37 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-03

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN

1531-2445

Electronic ISSN

1744-1617

Society / sponsor

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Latest issue on the website

Volume 64, Issue 3 (July 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website