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Social Work with Groups

Routledge · United States

ISSN0160-9513eISSN1540-9481

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.409

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.787

Total Works

1,835

Total Citations

12,761

2yr Mean Citedness

0.51

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on group-based interventions and their effectiveness in addressing trauma, violence, and disability. It examines how these interventions facilitate healing, empowerment, and resilience in diverse populations, including youth, individuals with PTSD, students with disabilities, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The articles explore the implementation, processes, and outcomes of these group work models within various cultural and institutional contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,835

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0160-9513 / 1540-9481

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Social WorkQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Social WorkEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsChild Therapy and DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications