2016 Journal Impact Factors Released
The results of the annual Journal Citation Report, a standard measure for scientific journals, are now available for the Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Relations, and Journal of Family Theory & Review. This measurement includes impact factors and a rank by subject category in the Social Sciences Citation Index maintained by Clarivate Analytics.
The impact factor for a journal measures the frequency with which the average article in that journal was cited in a given year. The two- and five-year impact factors for 2016 are listed in the table below along with the new category rankings.
Journal of Marriage and Family
|
2015 |
2016 |
2 -year impact factor |
1.873 |
2.238 |
5-year impact factor |
3.725 |
2.997 |
Rank in Family Studies |
9/43 |
9/43 |
Rank in Sociology |
22/142 |
17/143 |
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Family Relations
|
2015 |
2016 |
2 -year impact factor |
0.912 |
1.426 |
5-year impact factor |
1.431 |
1.949 |
Rank in Family Studies |
27/43 |
21/43 |
Rank in Social Work |
18/41 |
11/42 |
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Journal of Family Theory & Review
|
2015 |
2016 |
2 -year impact factor |
1.829 |
1.568 |
5-year impact factor* |
n/a |
n/a |
Rank in Family Studies |
10/43 |
18/43 |
* This journal was accepted for review in 2015 using the journal's 2013 and 2014 volumes. A five-year impact factor will be available beginning in 2018.
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