Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW
ISSN 0149-4929 · eISSN 1540-9635 · Taylor & Francis
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 168; review about 165 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Marriage & Family Review publishes a mix of open submission articles as well as thematic issues that bring together the most current research, practical application, and theoretical advances, across the interdisciplinary field of family science. Marriage & Family Review welcomes submissions from international scholars. MFR Is especially interested in manuscripts that focus on familial or relational processes and provide comprehensive reviews of families in a given global region. Additionally, the journal will also consider for publication systematic reviews, primary studies, brief reports, and commentaries on previously published family science articles (with priority given to articles previously published in Marriage & Family Review). Rebuttals to any such comments are also welcomed. A new aim of Marriage & Family Review will be the State of Families reports, which are comprehensive reports on the conditional state of families in a defined geographic location. The reports can cover any location in the world. The first report of this type was launched in 2023 (59-01) and has been made open access. Marriage & Family Review invites scholars to suggest particular thematic special issues for the journal's consideration, including guest editors for those special issues. Scholars who would like to review submissions to Marriage & Family Review are invited to submit their names, contact information, areas of interest and expertise, and current vitae to the Editor for consideration for both regular and special issues. Peer Review: All regular articles, reviews, and brief reports published in Marriage and Family Review have undergone editorial screening and peer review from at least two qualified academic scholars. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Anthony G. James, PhD, Miami University, USAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences19.4%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences13.7%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology12.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences3%
- Marriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Sciences3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCISCIEWeb of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online (PIO), CSA - Ageline, De Gruyter Saur - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Contemporary Women's Issues, H.W. Wilson - Book Review Digest Plus
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 698OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 115,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,707 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 52 | 5 | 40 |
| 2024 | 42 | 10 | 91 |
| 2023 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 306 |
| 2021 | 39 | 5 | 455 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
165 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 144 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 168 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option available. Model summary
Marriage & Family Review 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 an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review from at least two qualified academic scholars. Model summary
Peer Review: All regular articles, reviews, and brief reports published in Marriage and Family Review have undergone editorial screening and peer review from at least two qualified academic scholars.
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
- 0149-4929
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-9635
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW
What CAS zone is MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW?
The publisher reports about 165 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SSCI, SCIE, Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 168.
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: .