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Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.639•SCImago Rank: #9,196•Identifier (ISSN):0194-472X(Print)/1752-0606(Online)•Articles / Year: 83•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,095 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.4
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
84

84 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
83articles/year
41.54% Gold OA•97.22% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.577)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Marital & Family Therapy (JMFT) is published quarterly by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is one of the best known and most influential family therapy journals in the world. JMFT is a peer-reviewed journal that advances the professional understanding of marital and family functioning and the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment of couple and family distress. Toward that end, the Journal publishes articles on research, theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.6%Medicine63%Psychotherapist55.1%Psychiatry46.8%Social psychology35.8%Sociology34.1%Political science33%Law32.2%Clinical psychology31.6%Family therapy31.4%Philosophy27.8%Computer science26.2%Biology24.1%Mathematics21.7%Developmental psychology20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,196Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1975-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.639

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
84

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,095 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations406
3-Year Documents163
Citable Documents162

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate63.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Clinical PsychologyQ2
Social PsychologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
FAMILY STUDIES
JCRSSCI
33/66Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
JCRSSCI
127/184Q3
FAMILY STUDIES
JCISSCI
46/66Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
JCISSCI
131/184Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—483
20251.1124159
20241.869126
20232.260209
20222.57763198
2021—1051,437
2020—54409
2019—51567
2018—791,082
2017—851,769
2016—681,694
2015—49799
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

WoS Q2
012320222023202420251.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01