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Journal of Family Therapy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Family Therapy 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Child Therapy and Development
ISSN0163-4445
Citation impact (2-yr)0.9
h-index70
i10-index640
Total citations28,525
Article processing charge$3,040
Top institutions publishing hereThe Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Journal of Family Therapy per year

40
2014
43
2015
48
2016
55
2017
56
2018
40
2019
39
2020
59
2021
49
2022
25
2023
41
2024
38
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Family Therapy by publication year

795
2014
531
2015
476
2016
552
2017
625
2018
399
2019
265
2020
422
2021
180
2022
31
2023
68
2024
18
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 Therapy

Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems

David H. Olson · 1 May 2000

The Circumplex Model focuses on the three central dimensions of marital and family systems: cohesion, flexibility and communication. The major hypothesis of the Circumplex Model is that balanced couple and family systems tend to be more functional compared to unbalanced systems. In over 250 studies using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales (FACES), a linear…

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Resilience concepts and findings: implications for family therapy

Michael Rutter · 1 May 1999

Resilience is a term used to describe relative resistance to psychosocial risk experiences. There is abundant evidence that there is enormous variation in children's responses to such experiences but research to determine the processes underlying the variations needs to take account of several crucial methodological issues. The findings emphasize that multiple risk and protective factors…

The McMaster Approach to Families: theory, assessment, treatment and research

Ivan W. Miller, Christine E. Ryan, Gabor I. Keitner et al. · 1 May 2000

The McMaster Approach to Families is a comprehensive model of family assessment and treatment. This paper provides an overview of the McMaster Approach and consists of five major sections. First, the under‐lying theoretical model (McMaster Model of Family Functioning) is described. Second, the three assessment instruments of the approach (Family Assessment Device, McMaster Clinical Rating…

Comparing qualitative research methodologies for systemic research: the use of grounded theory, discourse analysis and narrative analysis

Charlotte Burck · 1 Aug 2005

Abstract Many of the qualitative research methods developed in the social sciences are well suited to explore research questions pertinent for the systemic field, and make a good fit with systemic thinking. In this paper I briefly outline the value of qualitative research for systemic psychotherapies. I explore some parallel developments in the field of…

The empirical and theoretical base of family therapy and multiple family day therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa

Ivan Eisler · 22 Apr 2005

There is growing empirical evidence that family therapy is an effective treatment for anorexia nervosa, particularly in adolescence. This is in spite of the fact that the theoretical model from which most of the empirically based treatments are derived appears flawed. This paper provides a brief overview of the research evidence from treatment studies and…

Journal of Family Therapy template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Family Therapy use?
Journal of Family Therapy uses Author–year (Chicago) 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." Journal of Family Therapy 12 (3): 45–58.
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