Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Partner Abuse
ISSN 1946-6560 · eISSN 1946-6579 · Springer Publishing Company
Partner Abuse: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Partner Abuse is published by Springer Publishing Company 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 Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Elder Abuse and Neglect and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 59.6% of its articles. (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
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences35.2%
- Elder Abuse and NeglectSocial Sciences13.3%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.1%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.8%
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and HarassmentSocial Sciences4.2%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine3.3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 493/1162 | 57th |
| Gender Studies | Q2 | 104/233 | 55th |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 253/387 | 34th |
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 221/314 | 29th |
| Social Psychology | Q3 | 236/315 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 448 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 599 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5 | 818 |
| 2024 | 34 | 7 | 927 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 955 |
| 2022 | 26 | 8 | 939 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1 | 1,026 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Springer Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1946-6560
- Electronic ISSN
- 1946-6579
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Partner Abuse
What CAS zone is Partner Abuse in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Partner Abuse 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.
Which databases index Partner Abuse?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Partner Abuse is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Partner Abuse open access, and what is the APC?
Partner Abuse is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .