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Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development

Unisa Press · South Africa · Est. 2015

ISSN2708-9355

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.202

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.169

Total Worksi

293

Total Citationsi

704

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology and Political Science; Development; Health (social science).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications293

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Unisa Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2708-9355

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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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

101

2019

101

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

DevelopmentQ4

Health (social science)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareChild Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and AdoptionFamily and Disability Support ResearchResilience and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily Support in IllnessCommunity Development and Social Impact

Frequently asked questions about Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development

Is Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development?

Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.202.

Is Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development?