Journal profile · Multiple
Family Process
ISSN 0014-7370 · eISSN 1545-5300 · Wiley-Blackwell
Family Process: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 289 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Family Process is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Family Process is an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing original articles, including theory and practice, philosophical underpinnings, qualitative and quantitative clinical research, and training in couple and family therapy, family interaction, and family relationships with networks and larger systems. Since its inception over four decades ago, Family Process has become a major resource for mental health and social service professionals who are seeking cutting edge research and clinical ideas about family and systems theory and practice. The editorial advisory board comprises outstanding thinkers, researchers and practitioners drawn from an international arena, reflecting our intention and capacity to publish articles with world wide relevance. Articles are expected to be both scholarly and accessible, and written in jargon-free prose. The journal strives for a dynamic interaction between theory/practice and research, such that articles on theory and practice inform future research, and research articles contribute to the development of meaningful theory and practice. The Family Process Institute web site, www.familyprocess.org, promotes an open forum for interactive dialogue based on journal content. Guidelines for submissions to Family Process may be found by clicking on the 'For Authors' link on the left, as well as in every issue of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 4, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, Israel 3, Mainland China 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology16.7%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology13.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11.3%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology8.4%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.9%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences3.6%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 113Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 563,622Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,038 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 69 | 31 |
| 2025 | 124 | 83 | 199 |
| 2024 | 138 | 99 | 591 |
| 2023 | 114 | 84 | 929 |
| 2022 | 108 | 54 | 1,293 |
| 2021 | 123 | 53 | 2,275 |
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
289 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 218 days – 351 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (246 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)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 325 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 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 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Quantitative Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that ma…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Quantitative Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that ma…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Quantitative Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that ma…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Quantitative Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that ma…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Any conflicts of interest involving of any of the authors in relation to the subject matter of the paper should be listed in a note at the beginning of the paper.
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.
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/FAMP For help with submissions, please contact: ed.assistant@familyprocess.org This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well…
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
- 0014-7370
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-5300
- Society / sponsor
- Family Process Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Family Process
What CAS zone is Family Process in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Family Process is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Family Studies / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Family Process?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 156.
How long does peer review take at Family Process?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 289 days (interquartile range 218–351 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (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 Process?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Process based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), United Kingdom (3) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Family Process?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Family Process is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Family Process open access, and what is the APC?
Family Process is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .