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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #8,314CAS 3区Hybrid

SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.695•SCImago Rank: #8,314•Identifier (ISSN):0261-5479(Print)/1470-1227(Online)•Articles / Year: 121•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,093 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.3
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate27.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
121articles/year
19.64% Gold OA•98.13% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Social Work Education publishes articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the theory and practice of social care and social work education at all levels. It presents a forum for international debate on important issues and provides an opportunity for the expression of new ideas and proposals on the structure and content of social care and social work education, training and development. In this way, the journal makes a vital contribution to the development of educational theory and practice in relation to social work and social care, promoting a set of standards in relation to the written presentation of ideas and experience which reflects the needs and requirements of both practice and education.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology90.4%Sociology88.5%Political science80.3%Law77.1%Economics74.3%Economic growth71.2%Social work67.5%Engineering61.8%Physics56.9%Quantum mechanics51.9%Thermodynamics49.9%Mechanical engineering48.8%Medicine48.5%Work (physics)48.3%Pedagogy46.6%Medical education35.7%Philosophy31.5%Engineering ethics31.3%Computer science26.8%Mathematics25.9%Public relations23.5%Social psychology20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,314Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.695

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
57

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,093 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,045
3-Year Documents415
Citable Documents408

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate66.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
EducationQ2
Social WorkQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
400/760Q3
SOCIAL WORK
JCRESCI
48/99Q2
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
364/762Q2
SOCIAL WORK
JCIESCI
63/99Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9017
20251.1142135
20241.1176412
20231.8153721
2022—123843
2021—1331,266
2020—1722,481
2019—1141,299
2018—1041,606
2017—1161,624
2016—1271,863
2015—971,474
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

WoS Q3
01232023202420251.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 27.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01