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Journal of Family Violence is a peer-reviewed publication committed to disseminating rigorous research on preventing, ending, and ameliorating all forms of family violence.

  • Welcomes scholarly articles related to the broad categories of child abuse and maltreatment, dating violence, domestic and partner violence, and elder abuse.
  • Highlights research on physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, and homicides that occur in families.
  • Publishes rigorous systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and theoretical analyses.
  • Interested in submissions using transdisciplinary perspectives and innovative research methods.
  • Encourages submissions from scholars worldwide from all disciplines and backgrounds.

Editor-in-Chief
  • Lynette M. Renner PhD

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Journal Impact Factor
2.3 (2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
3.2 (2025)
Submission to first decision (median)
23 days
Downloads
1M (2025)

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Electronic ISSN
1573-2851
Print ISSN
0885-7482
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  6. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
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  8. Dimensions
  9. EBSCO
  10. EMCare
  11. ERIH PLUS
  12. Gale
  13. Google Scholar
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  17. Ovid Discovery
  18. Portico
  19. ProQuest
  20. PsycINFO
  21. SCImago
  22. SCOPUS
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  24. Social Science Citation Index
  25. TD Net Discovery Service
  26. Wanfang
  27. eLibrary.ru
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