Journal profile · Multiple
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
ISSN 0022-2445 · eISSN 1741-3737 · Wiley-Blackwell
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,050; median 281 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For more than 70 years, Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) has been a leading research journal in the family field. JMF features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families. An institutional subscription to Journal of Marriage and Family includes a subscription to Family Relations and Journal of Family Theory & Review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences20.4%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences14.3%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences12.3%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology8.2%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences8%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.5%
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 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent 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
- 3.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,964OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 120Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 755,802Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,068 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 48 | 17 |
| 2025 | 130 | 107 | 299 |
| 2024 | 107 | 88 | 720 |
| 2023 | 62 | 46 | 606 |
| 2022 | 90 | 56 | 1,556 |
| 2021 | 77 | 40 | 1,523 |
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
281 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 201 days – 332 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 299 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (218 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 270 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher 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 4,050 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,700 | — | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI use must be disclosed transparently in the 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Name change policy: Wiley updates and republishes the paper and redelivers metadata. Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Corresponding author completes a copyright license agreement via Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS). Model summary
If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access publishing incurs a fee (APC). Model summary
Authors who choose to publish using Open Access will be charged a fee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of different article versions allowed under specific conditions. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- 0022-2445
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3737
- Society / sponsor
- National Council on Family Relations
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 88, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Family Studies / Sociology; it is a Top journal. 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 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.48; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 305.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 281 days (interquartile range 201–332 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,050.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .