Journal of Child and Family Studies
Last updated ISSN 1062-1024
Journal of Child and Family Studies is published by Springer Science+Business Media in psychology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,190.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Child and Family Studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Family Support in Illness
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Child Welfare and Adoption
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1062-1024, 1573-2843 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,190 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 4,939 |
| Publishing since | 1975 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/psychology/child+%26+school+psychol |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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