Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Family Studies (ISSN 1322-9400) aims to bring together the research and practices available to support children and families though periods of transition, especially those associated with high levels of conflict. Papers that focus on the impact of change and transitional situations on children, parents or close family members, dispute resolution and the broad social issues reflected in family law are encouraged.

Contributions may be in the form of original articles or practice notes reporting the author's research, reviews, as well as case studies or clinical insights. You may wish to contact A/Prof Lawrie Moloney (Editor-in-Chief) or Liz Morrison (Managing Editor) if you wish to discuss your contribution in relation to the mission of the Journal prior to submitting your manuscript.

Research articles should represent a substantial contribution to the literature and should provide full details of methodology. Review articles will be considered if they are substantial reviews of the literature and include critical analysis.

Contributors who have used qualitative methods should note that reviewers are asked to use the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) questionnaire ('10 Questions to help you make sense of qualitative research') as one of the evaluation tools.

A word limit of not more than 5,000 words is recommended. However, the editor allows longer contributions when warranted. It is important, for example, that contributions based on qualitative research provide sufficient information with regard to sampling, methodology, and analysis to permit readers to make a judgement about the research and to permit future researchers to pursue further the issues raised.

Material will be considered for publication on the understanding that such material is an original and unpublished work, not currently under review by any other journal or publisher, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The author warrants that the material submitted does not infringe the copyright of any other work. The author shall be responsible for all statements made in the material submitted.

Section Policies

Articles for General Submissions

Vol 17/3 Special Issue - Mediating Family Disputes

This special issue 'Mediating Family Disputes' (Volume 17/3) will be edited by a team of guest editors.
Summary and Call for Papers of the proposed issue.
Deadline for submissions is 1st May 2011.

GI Vol 18/1

Vol 18/2-3 Special Issue-Fatherhood in the early 21st Century

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to a peer review process managed by the editors under the direction of the Editor-in-Chief.

Article formats include, but are not restricted to researrch articles, book reviews, journal abstracts, and reviews of relevant multimedia products.

The blind peer review process and information in manuscripts must have guaranteed confidentiality. To ensure this, reviewers are requested to not discuss the manuscript with another person.

Conducting a Review

We expect reviewer's to bring to their reading of papers their full scope of experience, and advice on any aspect of the paper will be valued.

Research articles should represent a substantial contribution to the literature and should provide full details of methodology. Review articles should be a substantial review of the literature and include critical analysis.

Reviewers are asked to use the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) questionnaire ('10 Questions to help you make sense of qualitative research') as one of the evaluation tools.

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Family Studies is published three times a year including at least one topic-based special issues each year.

Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Family Studies (ISSN 1322-9400) is indexed and abstracted in:

Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Thomson Reuters Social Scisearch
Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
NLM/Medline
Scopus/Excerpta (Elsevier)
PsycINFO Database (APA)
EBSCOhost
Australian Public Affairs Information Service Database (National Library of Australia) - APAIS
Australian Family & Society Abstracts (Australian Institute of Family Studies)
Australasian Medical Index Database (National Library of Australia) - Meditext
Family & Society Plus Database (Informit)
Mental Health Abstracts (IFI/Plenum Data Company)
Psychological Abstracts
Sage Family Abstracts
Violence and Abuse Abstracts
Sociofile/Sociological Abstracts
The Family Studies Database

Journal of Family Studies (ISSN 1322-9400) is listed in Cabell's and Ulrich's Periodicals Directories and the ARC register of refereed journals (ERA listed).

Price and availability

Journal of Family Studies is available as an 'online plus print-on-demand' subscription. Institutional subscribers receive access to all current and back issues online through Atypon-link for the subscription year. Supplementary print copies may be ordered directly from the publisher. Multicampus, multiuser licenses and single user password access may be arranged by subscribers through their subscription agent or with the publisher. Online access is available to subscribers through EBSCOhost, SwetsWise, CNPIEC and CELDES.

Pay per View (PPV) access for individual articles is available from Atypon. Special issues are available under their eISBN on a PPV, sale or multiuser lease from Ebook Library to institutions and from eBooks.com to individuals.

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