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Adoption Quarterly Template

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About the Adoption Quarterly format

Adoption Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Child Welfare and Adoption, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Family Dynamics and Relationships.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Adoption Quarterly 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild Welfare and Adoption Reproductive Health and Technologies Family Dynamics and Relationships Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Family and Disability Support Research
ISSN1092-6755
Citation impact (2-yr)0.58
h-index44
i10-index238
Total citations8,612
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Minnesota
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Adoption Quarterly per year

27
2014
17
2015
18
2016
12
2017
17
2018
17
2019
21
2020
19
2021
12
2022
40
2023
13
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of Adoption Quarterly by publication year

425
2014
346
2015
312
2016
104
2017
181
2018
159
2019
157
2020
98
2021
48
2022
99
2023
14
2024
14
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Adoption Quarterly

Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children

David M. Brodzinsky · 1 Apr 2006

The current study examined the relative contribution of family structural openness versus communication openness in the adjustment of adopted children. Seventy-three adopted children, placed predominately in inracial families within 18 months of their birth, were the focus of the study. Parental ratings of family structural openness and children's ratings of communication openness served as the…

Coming to Terms with Adoption

Harold D. Grotevant · 1 Sep 1997

Abstract This article focuses on the development of personal identity of adopted individuals from adolescence into adulthood. For adopted persons, identity development involves exploration of alternative futures as well as coming to terms with the facts of one's adoption. Integration of adoption into one's overall sense of identity is discussed, as is evidence about adopted…

“Do You Know Your<i>Real</i>Parents?” and Other Adoption Microaggressions

Amanda L. Baden · 2 Apr 2015

Myths, fairy tales, films, books, and everyday communication contain images and stories of orphans and adoptees that convey societal discomfort and judgment about adoption (i.e., adoption stigma). In this article, I apply the microaggression model to adoption-related experiences using the literature and theory on adoption stigma. Definitions for adoption-related microaggressions (microassaults, microinvalidations, and microinsults) and…

The Family Adoption Communication (FAC) Model

Gretchen Miller Wrobel, Julie K. Kohler, Harold D. Grotevant et al. · 1 Oct 2003

Presented is a theoretical model explaining how family communication about adoption evolves over time. Based on data from a national longitudinal study of the effects of openness in adoption (Grotevant & McRoy, 1998), the Family Adoption Communication (FAC) model describes the dynamic processes inherent in adoption-related communication and uses a contextual perspective that considers the…

A Comparative Study of Child Welfare Adoptions with Other Types of Adopted Children and Birth Children

Jeanne A. Howard, Susan L. Smith, Scott D. Ryan · 1 Jan 2004

Through parent surveys, the level of adjustment in home, school, health, mental health, and community of children from three types of adoptive and from birth families was compared. The sample groups include: child welfare adoptions (1340), domestic infant adoptions (481), international adoptions (89), and birth families (175). On most measures, particularly in relation to school…

Adoption Quarterly template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Adoption Quarterly format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Adoption Quarterly template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Adoption Quarterly use?
Adoption Quarterly uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Adoption Quarterly 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Adoption Quarterly?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Adoption Quarterly document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Adoption Quarterly?
Adoption Quarterly is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Adoption Quarterly template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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