Journals in Social Work and Related Disciplines 
                                                Manuscript Submission Information 
                With Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Indicator, SJR, and h-index 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                       Compiled by 
                           Patrick Leung, PhD                                              Monit Cheung, PhD, LCSW 
           Gerson & Sabina David Endowed Professor for Global Aging                Mary R. Lewis Endowed Professor in Children and Youth 
             Director, Office for International Social Work Education       &       Principal Investigator, Child Welfare Education Project 
                                                                                    Director, Child & Family Center for Innovative Research 
                                                                                                                 
                                     Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston 
                                                            Houston, TX 77204-4013, USA 
                                                                                
                                                          First Published: September 1, 2004 
                                                              Latest Edition: July 9, 2021 
                
               Red* (journal title followed by an asterisk) indicates that this journal is listed in the 2021 Journal Citation 
               Reports® (JCR Published by Clarivate under the Web of Science Core Collection) within the category of 
               “Social Work.” Journal Impact Factor data are displayed for journals in the Science Citation Index Expanded 
               (SCIE) and the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). 
               Orange indicates this “social work” journal is listed under the category “Emerging Sources Citation Index.”  
               Blue represents the JCR Journal Impact Factor (JIF) which is the mean citation rate per citable item 
               (calculation: all citations to the journal in the current JCR year to items published in the previous two years, 
               divided by the total number of scholarly items published in the journal in the previous two years.) A Journal 
               Impact Factor of 1.0 means that, on average, the articles published one or two years ago have been cited 
               one time.  
               Google search impact factor is also included but some of the journals were not JCR indexed.  
               Purple represents the JCR Journal Citation Index (JCI) that is the average Category Normalized Citation 
               Impact (CNCI) of citable items (articles & reviews) published by a journal over a recent three year period. 
               The average JCI in a category is 1. Journals with a JCI of 1.5 have 50% more citation impact than the 
               average in that category. 
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               Green represents the h-index (Hirsch index)  . For journal ranking use, the h-index is defined as the h 
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               number of articles in the journal received at least h citations in the coverage years  . 
               “Online Submission” indicates that manuscripts may be (or must be) electronically submitted. 
                
                
                
                
               This journal list is updated periodically. Please check original sources for accuracy. For the most updated version, please go to 
               http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/academics/cwep/ http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/New_research/cwep/title-iv-e/(click 
               at Title IV-E Website and “Journals in Child Welfare and Related Fields”).   
               Footnotes with impact factor, h-index web links are listed on the last page of this document.  
               Send suggestions, corrections, or additional journal information to pleung@uh.edu or mcheung@uh.edu.
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                                   Journals in Alphabetical Order (with hyperlinks) 
                                                                    
                Addiction, 9                                              Child Welfare*, 13 
                Addictive Behaviors, 9                                    Children & Schools (previously titled Social 
                Administration and Policy in Mental Health and              Work in Education), 13 
                  Mental Health Services Research, 9                      Children & Society*, 13 
                Administration in Social Work, 9                          Children and Youth Services Review*, 13 
                Adoption Quarterly, 9                                     China Journal of Social Work, 13 
                Advances in Social Work, 9                                Clinical Gerontologist, 13 
                Affilia – Journal of Women and Social Work*,9             Clinical Rehabilitation, 13 
                Aging & Mental Health, 10                                 Clinical Social Work Journal*, 13 
                Ageing & Society, 10                                      Clinical Supervisor, 13 
                Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10                       Community Mental Health Journal, 13 
                Alcohol and Alcoholism, 10                                Computers in Human Behavior, 14 
                American Journal of Community Psychology*                 Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (E-
                                                                            Journal),
                  ,10                                                                 14 
                American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse,               Contemporary Rural Social Work, 14 
                  10                                                      Critical Social Work, 14 
                American Journal of Family Therapy, 10                    Disability and Rehabilitation, 14 
                American Journal of Orthopsychiatry*, 10                   Disability and Society, 14 
                American Journal on Addictions, 10                        Educational Gerontology: An International 
                                                                            Journal,
                American Psychologist, 11                                            14 
                Annual of Social Work (Ljetopis Socijalnog                European Journal of Social Work*, 14 
                  Rada)*,11                                               Families in Society – The Journal of 
                                                                            Contemporary Social Services*
                APSAC Advisor (American Professional Society                                               , 14 
                  on the Abuse of Children), 11                           Family Court Review, 14 
                Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and                   Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for 
                  Development* (previously titled Asia Pacific              Couples and Families, 14 
                  Journal of Social Work), 11                             Family Process, 15 
                Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 11                    Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of 
                                                                            Applied Family Studies*
                Australian Social Work*, 11                                                         , 15 
                Behavior Modification, 11                                 Field Educator, 15 
                Best Practices in Mental Health: An International         Gerontologist, 15 
                  Journal,
                           11                                             Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 15 
                British Journal of Social Work*, 11                       Global Social Policy, 15 
                Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science,  12               Health & Social Care in the Community* , 15 
                Canadian Social Work Review, 12                           Health & Social Work*, 15 
                Child Abuse & Neglect: The International                  Health Affairs, 15 
                  Journal *, 12                                           Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 15 
                Child Abuse Review*, 12                                   Human Service Organizations: Management, 
                Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal*, 12                 Leadership, & Governance*
                                                                                                        , 16 
                Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 12                       Indian Journal of Social Work, 16 
                Child & Family Social Work*, 12                           International Journal of Aging and Human 
                                                                            Development,
                Child & Youth Services, 12                                                 16 
                Child Development, 12                                     International Journal of Social Welfare*, 16 
                Child Maltreatment*, 12                                   International Social Work*, 16 
             This journal list is updated periodically at http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/academics/cwep/ (click at Title IV-E Website).  
             Please check original sources for information accuracy.   
                                                                                                                           
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                Journal for Specialists in Group Work,  16                   Journal of European Social Policy, 20 
                Journal of Adolescence,  16                                  Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 20 
                Journal of Adolescent Research, 16                           Journal of Family Issues, 20 
                Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma                 Journal of Family Social Work (previously titled 
                  (previously titled Journal of Emotional Abuse                Journal of Social Work & Human Sexuality), 
                  and Journal of Psychological Trauma),
                                                          16                   20 
                Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 17                         Journal of Family Strengths (previously titled 
                Journal of Aging and Health, 17                                Family Preservation Journal), 20 
                Journal of Aging Studies, 17                                 Journal of Family Violence, 20 
                Journal of Applied Behavioral Science,  17                   Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 20 
                Journal of Applied Gerontology, 17                           Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 20 
                Journal of Applied School Psychology, 17                     Journal of Gerontological Social Work*, 21 
                Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 17                     Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological 
                Journal of Applied Social Science, 17                          Sciences and Social Sciences, 21 
                Journal of Asian Studies, 17                                 Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 21 
                Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 17                     Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 21 
                Journal of Black Studies, 18                                 Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 21 
                Journal of Blacks in Higher Education,  18                   Journal of Homosexuality, 21 
                Journal of Brief Therapy, 18                                 Journal of Human Behavior in the Social 
                                                                               Environment,
                Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse,                               21 
                  18                                                         Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 
                Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma,  18                      (Combined with Journal of Immigrant and 
                                                                               Refugee Services),
                Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18                                           21 
                Journal of Child Custody, 18                                 Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 21 
                Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 18                           Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21 
                Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18                            Journal of LGBT Youth (previously titled 
                Journal of Children & Poverty, 18                              Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in 
                Journal of Clinical Psychology, 18                             Education), 22 
                Journal of Community Practice, 19                            Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 22 
                Journal of Community Psychology*, 19                         Journal of Marriage and Family, 22 
                Journal of Comparative Social Welfare                        Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 22 
                  (previously titled New Global Development),                Journal of Policy Practice (previously titled 
                  19                                                           Social Policy Journal), 22 
                Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology                Journal of Poverty, 22 
                  (JCCP), 19                                                 Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 22 
                Journal of Counseling Psychology, 19                         Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the 
                Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 19                   Community (previously titled Prevention in 
                Journal of Developing Societies, 19                            Human Services), 22 
                Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 19                          Journal of Progressive Human Services, 22 
                Journal of Drug Issues, 19                                   The Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in 
                Journal of Early Adolescence, 19                               Schools* (previously titled Australian Journal 
                                                                               of Guidance and Counselling),
                Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 19                                                        23 
                Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders                Journal of Public Child Welfare*, 23 
                  (JEBD), 20                                                 Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social 
                Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social               Work: Social Thought, 23 
                  Work (previously titled Multicultural Social               Journal of Rural Mental Health, 23 
                  Work),                                                     Journal of School Violence, 23 
                           20                                                Journal of Social Development in Africa, 23 
             This journal list is updated periodically at http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/academics/cwep/ (click at Title IV-E Website).  
             Please check original sources for information accuracy.   
                                                                                                                               
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                Journal of Social Policy*, 23                               Research on Aging, 26 
                Journal of Social Service Research*, 23                     Research on Social Work Practice*, 26 
                Journal of Social Work*, 23                                 Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 
                Journal of Social Work Education*, 23                         26 
                Journal of Social Work in Disability &                      Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 
                  Rehabilitation, 24                                          (Review of Research and Social Intervention), 
                Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life &                       26 
                  Palliative Care, 24                                       Rural Social Work Journal, 27 
                Journal of Social Work Practice*, 24                        Rural Society Journal, 27 
                Journal of Social Work Practice in the                      School Social Work Journal, 27 
                  Addictions, 24                                            Sexual Abuse – A Journal of Research and 
                Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 24                  Treatment, 27 
                Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 24                 Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 
                Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 24                   27 
                Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 24                      Smith College Studies in Social Work, 27 
                Journal of Technology in Human Services                     Social Development Issues: International 
                  (previously titled Computers in Human                       Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), 
                  Services), 24                                               27 
                Journal of the American Academy of Child and                Social Networks, 27 
                  Adolescent Psychiatry, 24                                 Social Policy & Administration*, 27 
                Journal of the Society for Social Work and                  Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 28 
                  Research*
                            , 24                                            Social Policy & Society*, 28 
                Journal of Women & Aging, 25                                Social Science Information (Information sur les 
                Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 25                    Sciences Sociales), 28 
                Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 25                        Social Science Research, 28 
                Journal of Youth Studies, 25                                Social Service Review*, 28 
                Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada* (See Annual of Social             Social Work*, 28 
                  Work ), 25                                                Social Work and Christianity, 28 
                Marriage & Family Review, 25                                Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 28 
                The New Social Worker, 25                                   Social Work and Society, 28 
                Perspectives on Social Work (Doctoral Research              Social Work Education, 28 
                  Journal), 25                                              Social Work in Health Care*, 28 
                Practice, 25                                                Social Work in Mental Health 29 
                Professional Development: The International                 Social Work in Public Health* (previously titled 
                  Journal of Continuing Social Work Education,                Journal of Health & Social Policy), 29 
                  25                                                        Social Work Research*, 29 
                Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 26                      Social Work with Groups, 29 
                Psychoanalytic Social Work, 26                              Sociological Methods & Research, 29 
                Qualitative Social Work*, 26                                Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 29 
                Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping,            Trauma, Violence, & Abuse*, 29 
                  26                                                        Violence and Victims, 29 
                Relational Child & Youth Care Practice                      Violence Against Women, 29 
                  (previously titled Journal of Child and Youth             Women & Health, 29 
                  Care), 26                                                 Women & Therapy, 30 
                Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26 
             Child Welfare                                                 American Psychologist, 11 
                Adoption Quarterly, 9                                      APSAC Advisor (American Professional Society on 
             This journal list is updated periodically at http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/academics/cwep/ (click at Title IV-E Website).  
             Please check original sources for information accuracy.   
                                                                                                                             
                                                Updated by the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston (p. 4 of 30)