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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