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History of the Family
ISSN 1081-602X · eISSN 1873-5398 · Taylor & Francis
History of the Family: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 159 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of the Family is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The History of the Family: An International Quarterly makes a significant contribution by publishing works reflecting new developments in scholarship and by charting new directions in the historical study of the family. Open to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and with no chronological limitations, The History of the Family encourages articles on research across various cultures and societies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim, in addition to Europe, the United States and Canada. While firmly rooted in history, the journal is interdisciplinary; it publishes articles on demography, sociology, economy and health as they relate to historical developments in family and the life course. ‘Family history’ should therefore be understood in a broad sense. The History of the Family publishes original research articles submitted by individual authors as well as special thematic issues, recent examples of which are ‘Urban Sanitation and the Decline of Mortality’, ‘Reproductive Politics and Sex Education in Cold War Europe’ and ‘Romantic Relationships Across Boundaries’. Original research articles are traditional journal papers, accepted for review with the stipulation that they are submitted exclusively to The History of the Family. In addition, the journal publishes data notes and research notes, which include position papers, methodological reports, replication studies, descriptions of databases and other source materials. The research notes provide authors with an alternative opportunity to publish brief papers on important research issues and materials. Recent examples are research notes on ‘Using collaborative genealogy data to study migration’ and ‘The slave registers of Suriname, 1830–1865’. All submitted manuscripts are subject to rigorous, double anonymized peer review. The History of the Family publishes highly-cited work indexed in the Thomson Reuters Social Science Index and Scopus.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities14.2%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences7%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences6%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Thomson Reuters Social Science Index, Journal Citation Reports - Social Sciences Edition
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
- 1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 171,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,048 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 41 | 27 |
| 2025 | 48 | 24 | 42 |
| 2024 | 39 | 27 | 82 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 58 |
| 2022 | 41 | 28 | 198 |
| 2021 | 31 | 14 | 94 |
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
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 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)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7
- data noteIn addition, the journal publishes data notes and research notes, which include position papers, methodological reports, replication studies, descriptions of da…Length not stated
- data notesIn addition, the journal publishes data notes and research notes, which include position papers, methodological reports, replication studies, descriptions of da…Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal research articles are traditional journal papers, accepted for review with the stipulation that they are submitted exclusively to The History of the Fa…Length not stated
- research articleOriginal research articles are traditional journal papers, accepted for review with the stipulation that they are submitted exclusively to The History of the Fa…Length not stated
- research noteIn addition, the journal publishes data notes and research notes, which include position papers, methodological reports, replication studies, descriptions of da…Length not stated
- research notesThe research notes provide authors with an alternative opportunity to publish brief papers on important research issues and materials.Length not stated
- special thematic issuesThe History of the Family publishes original research articles submitted by individual authors as well as special thematic issuesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Exclusive submission required for original research articles Model summary
Original research articles are traditional journal papers, accepted for review with the stipulation that they are submitted exclusively to The History of the Family.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
The History of the Family is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to rigorous, double anonymized peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1081-602X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-5398
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of the Family
What CAS zone is History of the Family in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of the Family is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History of Social Sciences / Family Studies; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History of the Family?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at History of the Family?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 111–239 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39%. 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 JCR quartile is History of the Family in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of History of the Family 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 Canada (1), Netherlands (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History of the Family?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of the Family is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is History of the Family open access, and what is the APC?
History of the Family is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .