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Journal of Public Child Welfare

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1554-8732eISSN1554-8740

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.411

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.013

Total Worksi

753

Total Citationsi

8,053

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Public Child Welfare publishes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods theory-based or applied research, reviews of the literature, policy analyses, and program evaluation articles about child welfare. The journal focuses on decisions made in child welfare practice and publishes majorly in the area(s) of foster care and welfare.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications753

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1554-8732 / 1554-8740

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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

509

2019

787

2020

314

2021

284

2022

137

2023

203

2024

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

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and TraumaHomelessness and Social IssuesSocial Work Education and PracticeIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingFamily and Disability Support ResearchChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMigration, Health and TraumaFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Child Welfare

Is Journal of Public Child Welfare a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Public Child Welfare: 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 Public Child Welfare?

Journal of Public Child Welfare 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 1.32.

Is Journal of Public Child Welfare indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Public Child Welfare is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.