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Ethics and Social Welfare

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1749-6535eISSN1749-6543

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.404

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.721

Total Works

761

Total Citations

8,669

2yr Mean Citedness

1.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ethics and Social Welfare publishes research on the ethical issues surrounding social welfare practice and policy, with a particular focus on social work and social care. The journal aims to foster dialogue and debate across social, intercultural, and international boundaries regarding serious ethical issues related to professional interventions in social life.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications761

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1749-6535 / 1749-6543

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeEthics in medical practiceHomelessness and Social IssuesMental Health and Patient InvolvementHealthcare innovation and challengesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Philosophy and EthicsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsFoucault, Power, and EthicsEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare