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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,292Hybrid

Parenting-Science and Practice

Identifier (ISSN):1529-5192(Print)/1532-7922(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.4↓ -1.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Parenting-Science and Practice

WoS Q2
02351.5820222.220232.320243.220251.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.083
#4,292

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
64

64 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
5articles/year
14.04% Gold OA•90% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Parenting: Science and Practice strives to promote the exchange of empirical findings, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches from all disciplines that help to define and advance theory, research, and practice in parenting, caregiving, and childrearing broadly construed. "Parenting" is interpreted to include biological parents and grandparents, adoptive parents, nonparental caregivers, and others, including infrahuman parents. Articles on parenting itself, antecedents of parenting, parenting effects on parents and on children, the multiple contexts of parenting, and parenting interventions and education are all welcome. The journal brings parenting to science and science to parenting.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology94.4%Developmental psychology84.9%Medicine58.2%Social psychology48.1%Biology44%Sociology33.7%Clinical psychology33%Psychiatry31.2%Computer science30.8%Philosophy29.7%Political science29.2%Law28.5%Mathematics23.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q2
Rank33/66
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q4
Rank77/95
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q2
Rank25/66
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q2
Rank36/95
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.4
Articles / Year19
Total Citations3
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year26
Total Citations66
2024
IF2.3
Articles / Year25
Total Citations85
2023
IF2.2
Articles / Year9
Total Citations39
2022
IF1.585
Articles / Year14
Total Citations277

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,292Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.083

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.29

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,210 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations157
3-Year Documents40
Citable Documents40

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 Rate74.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
EducationQ1
Social PsychologyQ1
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: 4.3%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区FAMILY STUDIES
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

Parenting-Science and Practice (ISSN: 1529-5192) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.083 (Q1), an H-index of 64.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 5 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,210 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
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28