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Journal of Child and Family Studies Template

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About the Journal of Child and Family Studies format

Journal of Child and Family Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Family and Disability Support Research, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Journal of Child and Family Studies 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Family and Disability Support Research Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Early Childhood Education and Development Child Abuse and Trauma
ISSN1062-1024
Citation impact (2-yr)1.8
h-index140
i10-index2,883
Total citations139,040
Article processing charge$2,890
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websitewww.springer.com
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Papers published in Journal of Child and Family Studies per year

212
2014
249
2015
281
2016
342
2017
311
2018
392
2019
170
2020
314
2021
326
2022
242
2023
211
2024
277
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Child and Family Studies by publication year

7.1K
2014
8.9K
2015
8.8K
2016
9.9K
2017
9.2K
2018
9.7K
2019
3.6K
2020
4.3K
2021
3.2K
2022
1.6K
2023
706
2024
280
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Child and Family Studies

How and Why Parents Guide the Media Use of Young Children

Peter Nikken, Marjon Schols · 23 Feb 2015

Children use electronic screens at ever younger ages, but there is still little empirical research on how and why parents mediate this media use. In line with Vygotsky's zone of proximal development, we explored whether children's media skills and media activities, next to parents' attitudes about media for children, and several child and parent-family characteristics,…

Journal of Child and Family Studies template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Child and Family Studies use?
Journal of Child and Family Studies uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Journal of Child and Family Studies 12, 45–58 (2023).
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