Adoption and Fostering

pISSN: 0308-5759eISSN: 1740-469X• JCR: ADOPT FOSTERSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+11.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.9

JCR Category Rankings

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CategoryIndexesQuartile
FAMILY STUDIESESCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
N/A
CAS Block

Adoption and Fostering current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #3,107 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #632 among Q3 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Adoption and Fostering against journals publishing in the same field.

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Adoption and Fostering publication trend

Published 167 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2026 vs 2025: -37
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,331
H-Index
43
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Safety ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceReproductive Medicine

Article Volume

2022
46
2023
37
2024
31
2025
45
2026
8
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