由國家家庭關系委員會出版的《婚姻與家庭雜志》(JMF)在過去75年里一直是家庭領域的領先研究期刊，并一直是家庭科學中被引用次數最多的期刊。JMF采用反映社會科學全貌的多種方法，包括定量、定性和多方法設計，具有獨創性的研究和理論;研究解釋;綜合評估;方法和統計進展報告;以及對婚姻、其他形式的親密關系和家庭的各個方面的批判性討論。該雜志也發表簡短的報告。

The Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), published by the National Council on Family Relations, has been the leading research journal in the family field for more than 75 years and is consistently the most highly cited journal in Family Science. JMF features original research and theory using the variety of methods reflective of the full range of social sciences, including quantitative, qualitative, and multi-method designs; research interpretation; integrative review; reports on methodological and statistical advances; and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families. The journal also publishes brief reports.