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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 Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.476

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.736

Total Worksi

419

Total Citationsi

2,587

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

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?

2640-8074

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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

539

2019

901

2020

208

2021

351

2022

273

2023

2024

116

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

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States)

Is Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States)?

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) 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 0.86.

Is Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.