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Social Work in Public Health

Routledge · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1937-1918eISSN1937-190X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.451

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.651

Total Worksi

975

Total Citationsi

14,036

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Social Work; Health (social science); Health Policy; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications975

Publisher OrgHaworth Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1937-1918 / 1937-190X

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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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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

Citations received

896

2019

1.4k

2020

941

2021

338

2022

2023

155

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Health PolicyQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Social WorkQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Work

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth disparities and outcomesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsMigration, Health and TraumaCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealthcare Policy and ManagementRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSocial Work Education and PracticeAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Frequently asked questions about Social Work in Public Health

Is Social Work in Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Work in Public Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Work in Public Health?

Social Work in Public Health 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 1.15.

Is Social Work in Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Work in Public Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Social Work in Public Health?