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Journal of Family Issues Template

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About the Journal of Family Issues format

Journal of Family Issues is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Work-Family Balance Challenges.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Family Issues, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inFamily Dynamics and Relationships Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Work-Family Balance Challenges Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
ISSN0192-513X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.05
h-index147
i10-index2,051
Total citations128,850
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websitejfi.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Family Issues per year

123
2014
99
2015
69
2016
59
2017
113
2018
144
2019
149
2020
252
2021
77
2022
121
2023
52
2024
82
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Family Issues by publication year

4.8K
2014
3.2K
2015
1.8K
2016
1.4K
2017
2.7K
2018
2.8K
2019
2.3K
2020
3K
2021
574
2022
771
2023
140
2024
67
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Family Issues

The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2)

Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, Sue Boney‐McCoy et al. · 1 May 1996

This article describes a revised Conflict Tactics Scales (the CTS2) to measure psychological and physical attacks on a partner in a marital, cohabiting, or dating relationship; and also use of negotiation. The CTS2 has (a) additional items to enhance content validity and reliability; (b) revised wording to increase clarity and specificity; (c) better differentiation between…

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The Differential Effects of Intimate Terrorism and Situational Couple Violence

Michael P. Johnson, Janel M. Leone · 24 Feb 2005

Data from the National Violence Against Women Survey show that the two major forms of husband violence toward their wives (intimate terrorism and situational couple violence) have different effects on their victims. Victims of intimate terrorism are attacked more frequently and experience violence that is less likely to stop. They are more likely to be…

Grandparents Caring for their Grandchildren

Karsten Hank, Isabella Buber‐Ennser · 4 Aug 2008

Introducing findings from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), this research complements the large number of recent U.S. studies on the role of grandparents in caring for their grandchildren. For 10 continental European countries, the authors investigate cross-national variations in grandparent-provided child care as well as differences in characteristics of…

Work-Family Facilitation and Conflict, Working Fathers and Mothers, Work-Family Stressors and Support

E. Jeffrey Hill · 10 Aug 2005

Work-family research frequently focuses on the conflict experienced by working mothers. Using data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce ( N = 1,314), this study also examined work-family facilitation and working fathers. Ecological systems, family stress, family resilience, and sex role theories were used to organize the data and create hypotheses. Work-to-family facilitation…

People's Reasons for Divorcing: Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment

Paul R. Amato, Denise Previti · 1 Jul 2003

We used national panel data collected between 1980 and 1997 to classify 208 people's open-ended responses to a question on why their marriages ended in divorce. Infidelity was the most commonly reported cause, followed by incompatibility, drinking or drug use, and growing apart. People's specific reasons for divorcing varied with gender, social class, and life…

Journal of Family Issues template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Family Issues format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Family Issues template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Family Issues use?
Journal of Family Issues uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Family Issues, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Family Issues?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Family Issues document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Family Issues template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Family Issues format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Journal of Family Issues?
Journal of Family Issues is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Family Issues template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Family Issues PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Family Issues template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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