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Clinical Social Work Journal

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN1573-3343
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.568
H-Indexi
67
SNIPi
1.488
Total Worksi
2,313
Total Citationsi
27,557
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.19
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Clinical Social Work Journal publishes leading, peer-reviewed original articles relevant to contemporary clinical practice with individuals, couples, families, and groups. It also presents innovations in theoretical, practice, evidence-based clinical research, and interdisciplinary approaches. Devoted to the advancement of clinical knowledge and insight of practitioners, educators, researchers, and policymakers. Explores the complexities of clinical social work practice considering the intersectionality of identities, cultural factors, social forces, and historical contexts in understanding clinical issues and applying modalities, methods, and skills.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1973
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,313
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-3343
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
44
1.1k
2019
38
654
2020
43
1.1k
2021
36
349
2022
52
201
2023
66
156
2024
46
46
2025
27
2
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.

Health (social science)Q2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2
Social WorkQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Social WorkPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsSocial Work Education and PracticeChild Therapy and DevelopmentAttachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCounseling Practices and SupervisionChild Abuse and TraumaTransactional Analysis in PsychotherapyGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Social Work Journal

Is Clinical Social Work Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Social Work Journal: 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 Clinical Social Work Journal?

Clinical Social Work Journal 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 1.19.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Clinical Social Work Journal?

Clinical Social Work Journal publishes leading, peer-reviewed original articles relevant to contemporary clinical practice with individuals, couples, families, and groups. It also presents innovations in theoretical, practice, evidence-based clinical research, and interdisciplinary approaches. Devoted to the advancement of clinical knowledge and insight of practitioners, educators, researchers, and policymakers. Explores the complexities of clinical social work practice considering the intersectionality of identities, cultural factors, social forces, and historical contexts in understanding cl

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref