While this blog is dedicated to social work discipline/ journals, the ways and methods remain the same for other disciplines too. Publishing an article with a high-quality journal needs to have a minimum standard in all aspects that the journal mentions in its scope and author guidelines. It focuses on social work articles from feminists’ points of view. Similarly, Affilia- Journal of Women and Social Work gives voice to the myriad ways that feminist praxis manifests in social work. It prioritises articles that incorporate and promote the perspectives of people with personal experiences of the issues being examined. For example, the British Journal of Social Work specifically focuses on voices and influence of people with lived experience of social work services. Your article should reflect on one or more of these aspects.īesides, do not forget to look at a journal’s specific focus. All journals focus on aspects of social work practice, research, theory and education, social work values.Does the paper examine relevant literature critically? Is there logical analysis and discussion? Does the paper contextualise its findings with the international context? Is there methodological clarity? Are ethical considerations made transparent? If your article is based on an empirical study, are the theoretical frameworks spelled out clearly? These questions need to be taken care of before submitting to the journals.
All the journals have a rigorous peer-review process.While the scope may be different among these journals, a few common aspects that an author should take into account before submitting to the journals are: Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research: 1.3.Affilia- Journal of Women and Social Work: 1.5.Journal of Gerontological Social Work: 1.6.Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal: 1.8.The impact factor keeps changing every year based on the number of citations. Below is the list of the top 20 social work journals according to the impact factor report published by Clarivate Analytics. An impact factor of 2 is a good number in Social Sciences and Social Work while it can go up to 187 in Sciences. This report includes all journals, irrespective of the subject area or discipline.Ĭurrently, over 300 social work journals are published internationally on different platforms. Clarivate Analytics publishes the journal citation report (JCR) every year.
The impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years. Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period. It is considered as one of the journal ranking criteria. Have you checked the scope of the journal? Does it focus on empirical article or theoretical discussion or both? Does it match with the scope of your article? If yes, what is the journal’s status in terms of its impact factor or citation score?Īlthough impact factor is not necessarily the parameter to validate the journal’s quality, it does contribute to the visibility, output, and importance of the journal within its field. Which journal are you looking for publishing your article?
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