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Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Routledge · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1540-7349

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.334

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.527

Total Worksi

1,391

Total Citationsi

15,454

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Teaching in Social Work publishes research on the teacher, teaching process, philosophies of teaching and learning, and educational methods and techniques in social work. It primarily focuses on advancing the pedagogy, curriculum, and practice of social work education, aiming to foster innovative teaching methods and address contemporary social issues through education.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,391

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1540-7349

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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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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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

576

2019

441

2020

234

2021

210

2022

307

2023

2024

134

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

EducationQ3

Social WorkQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial WorkEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeInterprofessional Education and CollaborationService-Learning and Community EngagementCounseling Practices and SupervisionHomelessness and Social IssuesMental Health and Patient InvolvementCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsReflective Practices in EducationHigher Education Practises and EngagementOnline and Blended Learning

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Is Journal of Teaching in Social Work a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Teaching in Social Work: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Teaching in Social Work?

Journal of Teaching in Social Work 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 1.02.

Is Journal of Teaching in Social Work indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Teaching in Social Work is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.