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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #17,688Hybrid

Adoption Quarterly

Identifier (ISSN):1092-6755(Print)/1544-452X(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.1↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Adoption Quarterly

WoS Q3
01120.820230.920240.620251.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.286
#17,688

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
21articles/year
17.95% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Adoption Quarterly is an unparalleled forum for examining the issues of child care, of adoption as viewed from a lifespan perspective, and of the psychological and social meanings of the word "family." This international, multidisciplinary journal features conceptual and empirical work, commentaries, and book reviews from the fields of the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences, law, and social policy. In addition to examining ethical, biological, financial, social and psychological adoption issues, Adoption Quarterly addresses continuity in adoption issues that are important to both practitioners and researchers, such as: negotiation of birth and adoptive family contact.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology96%Developmental psychology47.6%Sociology44.2%Political science41.6%Law34.6%Medicine34.4%Social psychology32.7%Philosophy28.5%Computer science23.4%Economics21.4%Biology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q3
Rank58/99
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q3
Rank74/99
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.1
Articles / Year10
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.6
Articles / Year29
Total Citations13
2024
IF0.9
Articles / Year13
Total Citations14
2023
IF0.8
Articles / Year40
Total Citations98
2022
IF—
Articles / Year12
Total Citations47

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,688Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.286

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.14

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,725 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations65
3-Year Documents59
Citable Documents58

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate77.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DemographyQ2
LawQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SOCIAL WORK
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Adoption Quarterly (ISSN: 1092-6755) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIAL WORK, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.286 (Q2), an H-index of 40.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 21 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,725 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28