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Journal of Marriage and the Family Template

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About the Journal of Marriage and the Family format

Journal of Marriage and the Family is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics.

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 Marriage and the Family 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inFamily Dynamics and Relationships Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Work-Family Balance Challenges
ISSN0022-2445
Citation impact (2-yr)2.92
h-index304
i10-index4,943
Total citations549,331
Article processing charge$3,860
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Journal of Marriage and the Family per year

77
2014
120
2015
130
2016
72
2017
104
2018
85
2019
116
2020
78
2021
90
2022
62
2023
107
2024
131
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Marriage and the Family by publication year

5.4K
2014
8.8K
2015
4.9K
2016
2.4K
2017
4.3K
2018
2.3K
2019
7.3K
2020
1.4K
2021
1.4K
2022
530
2023
591
2024
196
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Marriage and the Family

Measuring Dyadic Adjustment: New Scales for Assessing the Quality of Marriage and Similar Dyads

Graham B. Spanier · 1 Feb 1976

This study reports on the development of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, a new measure for assessing the quality of marriage and other similar dyads. The 32-item scale is designed for use with either married or unmarried cohabiting couples. Despite widespread criticisms of the concept of adjustment, the study proceeds from the pragmatic position that a…

7,098 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Measuring Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales

Murray A. Straus · 1 Feb 1979

Development of research on intrafamily and violence requires both conceptual clarity and measures of the concepts. The introduction to this paper therefore seeks to clarifj and distinguish the concepts of conflict, conflict of interest, hostility, and violence. The main part qf the paper describes the Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales. The CT Scales are designed to…

6,240 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender

Jean Giles-Sims, Nancy J. Chodorow · 1 May 1979

When this best-seller was published, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The Reproduction of Mothering was chosen by Contemporary Sociology as one of the ten most influential books of the past twenty-five years. With a new preface by the author, this updated edition is testament to the formative effect that…

3,191 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Journal of Marriage and the Family template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Marriage and the Family use?
Journal of Marriage and the Family 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 Marriage and the Family 12 (3): 45–58.
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