Social Work and Society
University of Duisburg · Germany · Est. 2003
ISSN1613-8953
SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q3+12
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.166
H-Index
1
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.204
Total Works
8
Total Citations
25
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope
Social Work & Society is an international online journal for social work and social policy. It publishes contributions of various kinds, including Special Issues and SW&S Forum, on topics concerning social work and society from all fields of social work, social welfare and social policy.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
40
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
General Information
Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 1 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2021)
Total Publications8
Publisher OrgSocial Work & Society
OA Since2002
Submission Info
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~40 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicensePublisher's own license
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
9/12 · 75%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2003
2006
2007
2008
2011
2012
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)Q3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Subject Classification
Scopus Categories
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Social Work Education and PracticeResearch in Social SciencesChild Abuse and TraumaSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPolitical Philosophy and EthicsJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationCommunity Health and DevelopmentFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness
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