Resources and tools for selecting social work materials, including journals, books, and other formats.
Current Page Editor: Ashley Wilson (aswilson@sdsu.edu)
These companies and organizations compile disciplinary list of journals based on citation metrics.
The following list is updated annually and reflects data published in Journal Citation Reports and current studies addressing knowledge dissemination and scholarship in social work. Last edited by Stephen Maher & Scott Marsalis in August 2021.
| Title | ISSN |
| Trauma Violence & Abuse | 1524-8380 |
| Child Abuse & Neglect | 0145-2134 |
| American Journal of Community Psychology | 0091-0562 |
| Journal of Social Policy | 0047-2794 |
| Family Relations | 0197-6664 |
| Child Maltreatment | 1077-5595 |
| Health & Social Care in the Community | 0966-0410 |
| Social Policy & Administration | 0144-5596 |
| Children and Youth Services Review | 0190-7409 |
| Child & Family Social Work | 1356-7500 |
| American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | 0002-9432 |
| Journal of Social Work | 1468-0173 |
| Social Work | 0037-8046 |
| Journal of Community Psychology | 0090-4392 |
| Research on Social Work Practice | 1049-7315 |
| Social Policy and Society | 1474-7464 |
| International Journal of Social Welfare | 1369-6866 |
| Children & Society | 0951-0605 |
| Australian Social Work | 0312-407X |
| British Journal of Social Work | 0045-3102 |
| Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 0738-0151 |
| European Journal of Social Work | 1369-1457 |
| Clinical Social Work Journal | 0091-1674 |
| Qualitative Social Work | 1473-3250 |
| Journal of Gerontological Social Work | 1540-4048 |
| Social Work in Health Care | 0098-1389 |
| Affilia-Journal of Women and Social Work | 0886-1099 |
| Human Service Organizations Management Leadership & Governance | 2330-3131 |
| Social Service Review | 0037-7961 |
| Health & Social Work | 0360-7283 |
| Social Work Research | 1070-5309 |
| Journal of Social Work Education | 1043-7797 |
| Child Abuse Review | 0952-9136 |
| International Social Work | 0020-8728 |
| Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research | 2334-2315 |
| Journal of Social Work Practice | 0265-0533 |
| Journal of Public Child Welfare | 1554-8732 |
| Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services | 1044-3894 |
| Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools | 2055-6365 |
| Social Work in Public Health | 1937-1918 |
| Journal of Social Service Research | 0148-8376 |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development | 0218-5385 |
| Child Welfare | 0009-4021 |
| Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada | 1846-5412 |
| Eleuthera | 2011-4532 |
| Prospectiva | 0122-1213 |
| Trabajo Social | 0123-4986 |
| Bereavement Care | 0268-2621 |
| Adoption Quarterly | 1092-6755 |
| Children Australia | 1035-0772 |
| Journal of Poverty | 1087-5549 |
| Global Social Welfare | 2196-8799 |
| Child & Youth Services | 0145-935X |
| Poverty & Public Policy | 1944-2858 |
| Ethics and Social Welfare | 1749-6535 |
| Interaccion y Perspectiva | 2244-808X |
| Psychoanalytic Social Work | 1522-8878 |
| Cuadernos de Trabajo Social | 0214-0314 |
| Journal of Adult Protection | 1466-8203 |
| Social Work in Mental Health | 1533-2985 |
| Journal of Childrens Services | 1746-6660 |
| Journal of Community Practice | 1070-5422 |
| Journal of Family Social Work | 1052-2158 |
| Social Work-Maatskaplike Werk | 0037-8054 |
| Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work | 2463-4131 |
| Critical and Radical Social Work | 2049-8608 |
| Journal of Offender Rehabilitation | 1050-9674 |
| Mental Health and Social Inclusion | 2042-8316 |
| Asian Social Work and Policy Review | 1753-1403 |
| Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma | 1936-1521 |
| Smith College Studies in Social Work | 0037-7317 |
| Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work | 2640-8066 |
| Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services | 1538-1501 |
| Journal of Progressive Human Services | 1042-8232 |
| Journal of Technology in Human Services | 1522-8835 |
| Journal of Human Rights and Social Work | 2365-1792 |
| Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services | 1053-8720 |
| Trabajo Social Global-Global Social Work | 2013-6757 |
| Social Welfare Interdisciplinary Approach | 2029-7424 |
| Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless | 1053-0789 |
| Journal of Social Work Education and Practice | 2456-2068 |
| Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika | 1648-2425 |
| Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions | 1533-256X |
| Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work | 1542-6432 |
| Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 1091-1359 |
| Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work | 1531-3204 |
| Revista de Ciencias Humanas da Universidade de Taubate | 2179-1120 |
| Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care | 1552-4256 |
| Intersectionalities-A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis Research Polity and Practice | 1925-1270 |
