Special Issue on Kinship, Marriage and Family

In the context of human society, a family is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence or some combination of these. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in area of kinship, marriage and family.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Kinship, Marriage and Family. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Nuclear and extended family
• Parents and children
• Monogamy and polygamy
• Incest, endogamy and exogamy
• Matrilineal and patrilineal descent systems
• Divorce, remarriage and the reconstructed family
• Bride price, dowry and other economic marriage customs
• Lineages, clans, and residence rules
• Marital rights and same-sex marriage

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Kinship, Marriage and Family” should be selected during your submission.

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For further questions or inquiries, please contact Editorial Assistant at

jss@scirp.org.