Social Work with Groups
Publishes evidence-based research, involving diverse populations, practices and concepts, for social work practitioners on community and clinical practice.
Journal of Social Service Research
Publishes empirical research on new social services, focusing on outcome-based research and practice that affect management and policy decisions.
Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
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Publishes articles on contemporary management and governance in human service organizations, covering topics like policy, organization research and diversity.
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Publishes research on multicultural social issues in all aspects of social work policy, including the impact of culture, ethnicity and class on human services.
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Publishes research on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information to facilitate social work and focuses on human behavior theory.
European Journal of Social Work
Publishes European and international research in social work, social policy, social service institutions and strategies for social change.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Publishes research on gerontological social work, including social and economic justice, health and wellness, informal and formal care, and safety and abuse.
Australian Social Work
Australian Social Work is an international journal that publishes current thinking and trends in social work practice, education and policy.
Social Work in Public Health
Publishes research on social and health care considerations in policy, covering primary prevention, relevant strategies for ethnic groups, and more.
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Publishes interdisciplinary research and analysis of social welfare, family law and policy issues from a UK and international perspective.
Journal of Family Social Work
Publishes research on family social work and social and mental health workers’ tradition of working with couples and families in their life context.
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
Publishes research on the growing use of evidence-based practice in everyday care by identifying and evaluating cutting-edge theory, techniques and strategies.
Smith College Studies in Social Work
Publishes research on the vital issues facing social work practitioners, such as mental health, therapeutic process, trauma and recovery and psychopathology.
Journal of Progressive Human Services
Publishes research on political, social, personal and professional problems in human services from a progressive perspective, covering racism, sexism and more.
Journal of Technology in Human Services
Publishes research on the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) across the social, development and human services sectors.
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought
Publishes research that examines issues of social justice and religion as they relate to the development of policy and delivery of social services.
Social Work in Mental Health
Publishes research on clinical practice, education, research, collaborative relationships, mental health policy and the delivery of mental health care services.
Ethics & Social Welfare
Ethics and Social Welfare publishes research on the ethical issues surrounding social welfare practice and policy with a focus on social work and social care.
Practice
Practice provides a forum for the publication of knowledge, reflections and research about social work practice and the experiences of people using services.
Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness
Publishes research on homeless and disadvantaged populations in healthcare, criminal justice, economics, social services and mental health.
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work & Development
Publishes research on social work policy, practice, education, intervention, values and ethics, social welfare and social service sectors in Asia Pacific.
China Journal of Social Work
Publishes research on social work development and promotes discussion on the theory, practice, policy and indigenization within a Chinese context.
Journal of Community Practice
Publishes research on social welfare, covering topics like community planning, social administration, social change, community development and more.
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