Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Journal of Comparative Family Studies
ISSN 0047-2328 · eISSN 1929-9850 · University of Toronto Press
Journal of Comparative Family Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.68; hybrid open access; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Comparative Family Studies is published by University of Toronto Press 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 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Family Dynamics and Relationships and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences14.1%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences13.2%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences10.7%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences3.8%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
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 |
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
- 0.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 791OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 37 | 5 | 35 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
| 2021 | 37 | 2 | 257 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Toronto Press
- ISSN
- 0047-2328
- Electronic ISSN
- 1929-9850
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Family Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Comparative Family Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Comparative Family Studies 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Comparative Family Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.68; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 76.
Which databases index Journal of Comparative Family Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Comparative Family Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Comparative Family Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Comparative Family Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .