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About the Journal

The subject matter of the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family comprises the following: analyses of the law relating to the family which carry an interest beyond the jurisdiction dealt with, or which are of a comparative nature; theoretical analyses of family law; sociological literature concerning the family which is of special interest to law and legal policy; social policy literature of special interest to law and the family; literature in related disciplines (such as medicine, psychology, demography) which is of special relevance to law and the family; research findings in the above areas; reviews of books and relevant reports. The journal has a flexible policy as to length of contributions, so that substantial research reports can be included.

Abstracting and Indexing Services

The International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:

British Humanities Index
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Family Scholar Publications
Index to Legal Periodicals
Infotrac
Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature
Legal Resource Index/LegalTrac
Lexis-Nexis
Peace Research Abstracts
Proquest
Public Affairs Information Service
Sage Family Studies Abstracts
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Sociological Abstracts
Westlaw