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Advances in Social Work

Indiana University School of Social Work · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN2331-4125
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR
66
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
Total66
⚡ 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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.339
H-Indexi
40
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.768
Total Worksi
940
Total Citationsi
8,908
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.47
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Advances in Social Work is committed to enhancing the linkage among social work practice, research, and education. Accordingly, the journal addresses current issues, challenges, and responses facing social work practice and education globally. The journal invites discussion and development of innovations in social work practice and their implications for social work research and education. Advances in Social Work seeks to publish empirical, conceptual, and theoretical articles that make substantial contributions to the field in all areas of social work including clinical practice, community organization, social administration, social policy, planning, and program evaluation. The journal provides a forum for scholarly exchange of research findings and ideas that advance knowledge and inform social work practice. All relevant methods of inquiry are welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Frequencythree times a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications940
Publisher OrgIndiana University School of Social Work
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP Private LOCKSS Network

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Indiana University School of Social Work
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2331-4125
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP Private LOCKSS Network
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
19
178
2019
77
435
2020
81
784
2021
63
329
2022
31
57
2023
59
62
2024
43
10
2025
18
0
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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationService-Learning and Community EngagementMental Health and Patient InvolvementMigration, Health and TraumaChild Abuse and TraumaCounseling Practices and SupervisionResilience and Mental HealthChild Welfare and Adoption

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Social Work

Is Advances in Social Work a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Social Work: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Advances in Social Work?

Advances in Social Work is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.339.

Is Advances in Social Work indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Social Work is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Advances in Social Work?

Advances in Social Work is committed to enhancing the linkage among social work practice, research, and education. Accordingly, the journal addresses current issues, challenges, and responses facing social work practice and education globally. The journal invites discussion and development of innovations in social work practice and their implications for social work research and education. Advances in Social Work seeks to publish empirical, conceptual, and theoretical articles that make substantial contributions to the field in all areas of social work including clinical practice, community or

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