Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Journal of Family Theory & Review
ISSN 1756-2570 · eISSN 1756-2589 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Family Theory & Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 193 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Family Theory & Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 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, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) seeks to encourage integration and growth in the multidisciplinary and international domains of inquiry that define contemporary family science. The journal publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory, including new advances in theory development, reviews of existing theory, and analyses of the interface of theory and method, as well as integrative and theory based reviews of content areas, and book reviews.JFTR draws from a broad range of the social sciences although scholarship based within the fields of family science, sociology, psychology, communications, health, and allied fields. Families are viewed broadly and inclusively to include individuals of varying ages, genders, sexual orientations, social classes, races, ethnicities, and nationalities. The journal does not publish empirical papers with the exception of meta-analyses.An institutional subscription to Journal of Family Theory & Review and Family Relations is included with a subscription to Journal of Marriage and Family.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Erin K. AndreaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences15.5%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology10.2%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences8.5%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences6.8%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology4.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.9%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine4.6%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCurrent 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
- 4.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 374OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 72Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 350,667Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 30 | 29 |
| 2025 | 80 | 53 | 214 |
| 2024 | 59 | 41 | 292 |
| 2023 | 64 | 42 | 893 |
| 2022 | 52 | 19 | 944 |
| 2021 | 44 | 3 | 934 |
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
193 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 285 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 212 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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) 2025
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 200 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- empirical, data-based articles
Article types accepted5
- comments on articles published in jftrComments on articles published in JFTR are evaluated the same as other manuscripts.Length not stated
- critical book and media reviewsWe also publish integrative systematic or meta-analytic reviews of research and critical book and media reviews.Length not stated
- emerging voices submissionsThere are no page limits for manuscripts, but a reasonable guide is about 30-40 manuscript pages inclusive of references for a general submission, and 10-15 pag…Length not stated
- integrative systematic or meta-analytic reviewsWe also publish integrative systematic or meta-analytic reviews of research and critical book and media reviews.Length not stated
- original contributionsJFTR publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory, including advances in theory development, critical analyses and new interpretations of exis…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI use must be disclosed in Methods section Model summary
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. Find more details on Wiley's AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley's AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous or masked review policy Model summary
JFTR has a policy of anonymous or masked 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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1756-2570
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-2589
- Society / sponsor
- National Council on Family Relations
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Family Theory & Review
What CAS zone is Journal of Family Theory & Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Family Theory & Review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Family Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Family Theory & Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.26; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Family Theory & Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days (interquartile range 120–285 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36% (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 Journal of Family Theory & Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Family Theory & Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Family Theory & Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Family Theory & Review open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Family Theory & Review 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: .