The Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory, including advancing theories through critical and metatheoretical projects, and comprehensive reviews of literature and media.

The following early-view articles are now available to subscribers. These will be published in a forthcoming issue centered on family policy.

History of Family Policy

• The Evolution of Family Policy: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Hopes for the Future
  Theodora Ooms
  Published online: Feb. 14, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12316

  Commentaries

  • Toward Theoretical and Methodological Innovations in the Evidence Base for Family Policy: A Commentary
    Richard M. Lerner and Paul A. Chase
    Published online: Jan. 16, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12313

  • Family Policy Today
    Andrew J. Cherlin
    Published online: Jan. 30, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12315

  • A Policy Paradox: Response to Theodora Ooms
    Patricia Strach
    Published online: Jan. 21, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12311

  • Family Policy: Rooted in Inequities, Striving for Social Justice
    Elaine A. Anderson
    Published online: Feb. 20, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12320

Frameworks for Building Communication and Trust Between Researchers and Policymakers

• Realizing the Promise of Research in Policymaking: Theoretical Guidance Grounded in Policymaker Perspectives
  Karen Bogenschneider, Thomas J. Corbett, and Emily Parrott
  Published online: Jan. 25, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12310

  Commentaries

  • Influencing Policy Through Relationships With Legislators
    William J. Doherty
    Published online: Feb. 12, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12323

  • Theory Illuminating Practice: One Researcher's Journey Through the Strange New World of Policy Change
    Alan J. Hawkins
    Published online: Jan. 14, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12307

  • Commentary
    Senator Mark Miller (Democrat)
    Published online: Feb. 11, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12314

  • Commentary
    Senator Luther Olsen (Republican)
    Published online: Jan. 4, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12312

  • Commentary
    Senator Luke Kenley (Republican)
    Published online: Feb. 20, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12318

• When University Researchers Connect with Policy: A Framework for Whether, When, and How to Engage
  Elizabeth Day, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Karen Bogenschneider, and Jacquelyn Thomas‐Miller
  Published online: Jan. 30, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12306

Incoming Editorial

• Moving Into a New Era: Opportunities and Prospects for JFTR
  Mark A. Fine
  Published online: Feb. 20, 2019 | doi:10.1111/jftr.12321

If you're an NCFR member who subscribes to JFTR, log in to the NCFR website and visit the JFTR access webpage to read the full text of these articles on the website of our journal publisher, Wiley Blackwell. The March 2018 issue of JFTR is free and open to the public as a sample issue.

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