Journal of Family Communication

SJR Rank #7,818H-index: 38SJR: 0.730Best quartile: Q1
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Publisher

Routledge

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.250.50.751

Subject Categories

  • CommunicationQ1
  • Social PsychologyQ2

Areas: Psychology · Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingFamily Support in IllnessCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsChild Welfare and AdoptionWork-Family Balance ChallengesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs020406080

Documents per Year

2022202507142128

Detailed Information

ISSN

1532-7698, 1526-7431

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.23

References per Document

58.00

Coverage

2009-2026

Scope

The Journal of Family Communication (JFC) publishes original, theoretically grounded and methodologically rigorous scholarship that advances the understanding of the communication processes within or about families as well as research that addresses issues related to the intersection between family communication and social systems, such as mass media, education, health care, and law and policy. JFC is methodologically inclusive and welcomes quantitative, qualitative, rhetorical, and critical research. JFC also welcomes multidisciplinary scholarship from related fields, such as family studies, social psychology, and sociology.

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