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Social Work in Mental Health

Routledge · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN1533-2985eISSN1533-2993

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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

0.491

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.659

Total Works

853

Total Citations

9,070

2yr Mean Citedness

0.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Work in Mental Health is devoted to social work theory, practice, and administration in mental health care settings. It provides articles on clinical practice, education, research, collaborative relationships, mental health policy, and the delivery of mental health care services, focusing on the intersection of social work practices and mental health issues.

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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 Published2002

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications853

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

1533-2985 / 1533-2993

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Social WorkQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Social WorkPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health Treatment and AccessChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health and Patient InvolvementHomelessness and Social IssuesSocial Work Education and PracticeFamily Caregiving in Mental IllnessSchizophrenia research and treatmentMigration, Health and TraumaPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchSuicide and Self-Harm Studies