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CHILD WELFARE

CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE AMER INC · US

ISSN0009-4021

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Child Welfare focuses on the multifaceted aspects of child welfare, emphasizing research that informs policy and practice to improve outcomes for children and families. It addresses systemic issues, cultural responsiveness, and innovative approaches to child welfare, linking research findings with best practice, policy, and program development.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgChild Welfare League of America

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE AMER INC

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0009-4021

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2013

182

2014

2015

2016

141

2017

300

2018

2019

2020

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesSocial Work

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingReproductive Health and TechnologiesFamily and Disability Support ResearchSocial Work Education and PracticeChild Abuse and TraumaFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsHomelessness and Social IssuesResearch in Social Sciences

Frequently asked questions about CHILD WELFARE

Is CHILD WELFARE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for CHILD WELFARE: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of CHILD WELFARE?

CHILD WELFARE is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is CHILD WELFARE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CHILD WELFARE is indexed in Web of Science.