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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #12,189CAS 3区Hybrid

Critical and Radical Social Work

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.486•SCImago Rank: #12,189•Identifier (ISSN):2049-8608(Print)/2049-8675(Online)•Articles / Year: 29•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,712 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.8
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate35.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
29articles/year
11.5% Gold OA•97.83% 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 Q3(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 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

Critical and Radical Social Work is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology87.5%Political science78.8%Law76%Economics63.4%Economic growth46%Psychology45.3%Physics43%Philosophy39.6%Social work37.6%Politics37.6%Quantum mechanics36.8%Engineering34.8%Thermodynamics34%Mechanical engineering31.2%Work (physics)30.7%History27.1%Biology26.6%Gender studies26.3%Social science25.8%Geography25.8%Archaeology23.8%Computer science22%Medicine21.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,189Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.486

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
15

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.89

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,712 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations142
3-Year Documents109
Citable Documents99

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 Rate70.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区SOCIAL WORK
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
Policy Press
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
SOCIAL WORK
JCRESCI
79/99Q4
SOCIAL WORK
JCIESCI
55/99Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—180
20251.24828
20241.45782
20231.22964
2022—47278
2021—35210
2020—48588
2019—45800
2018—42165
2017—36331
2016—38260
2015—38421
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Critical and Radical Social Work

WoS Q4
01122023202420251.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 35.7%

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: 2026-09-29