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Social Work Education

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1470-1227

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

244

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 235d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.695

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.546

Total Worksi

3,263

Total Citationsi

41,251

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Work Education is an international journal that publishes research related to social work education. It includes educational insights derived from integrating service-users', students', and academic-educators' perceptions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 157 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,263

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-1227

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

114

1.3k

2019

172

2.4k

2020

133

1.2k

2021

123

780

2022

153

637

2023

176

349

2024

142

2025

2026

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

EducationQ2

Social WorkQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Social WorkEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeInterprofessional Education and CollaborationMental Health and Patient InvolvementHomelessness and Social IssuesResearch in Social SciencesHealthcare innovation and challengesReflective Practices in EducationCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsService-Learning and Community EngagementHigher Education Practises and Engagement

Frequently asked questions about Social Work Education

Is Social Work Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Work Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Work Education?

Social Work Education 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.05.

Is Social Work Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Work Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.