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Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States)

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2640-8074

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.475

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.736

Total Works

419

Total Citations

2,587

2yr Mean Citedness

0.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work disseminates peer-reviewed knowledge on the development, implementation, and use of evidence-based practice in social work. It includes original research employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods, as well as systematic and scoping reviews, data notes, method articles, editorials, and book reviews.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications419

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?

2640-8074

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

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2025

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeChild Abuse and TraumaHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHomelessness and Social IssuesResilience and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMigration, Health and TraumaPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceCounseling Practices and Supervision