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Critical Social Work

University of Windsor · Canada

eISSN1543-9372

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Critical Social Work focuses on critical and anti-oppressive approaches within the social work profession. It examines the impact of power, social justice, and systemic inequalities on social work practice and education. The journal explores themes of decolonization, anti-racism, and the deconstruction of dominant discourses within social work.

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General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Windsor

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-9372

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyMental Health and Patient InvolvementCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsService-Learning and Community EngagementCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisHealthcare innovation and challenges

Frequently asked questions about Critical Social Work

Is Critical Social Work a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Social Work: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Critical Social Work?

Critical Social Work is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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

Critical Social Work is indexed in DOAJ.