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It was established in 1965 as the Journal of Education for Social Work, obtaining its current name in 1985. It is published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Council on Social Work Education. The editor-in-chief is Danielle Parrish (Baylor University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.000. [1
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as indexed by Clarivate's Web of Science.
An example of a status set. A status set is a collection of social statuses that an individual holds. A person may have status of a daughter, wife, mother, student, worker, church member and a citizen. The term "status set" was coined by Robert K. Merton in 1957. He made a clear distinction between a "role set" and a "status set". [1]
Because impact factor is commonly accepted as a proxy for research quality, some journals adopt editorial policies and practices, some acceptable and some of dubious purpose, to increase its impact factor. [38] [39] For example, journals may publish a larger percentage of review articles which generally are cited more than research reports. [8]
Research on Social Work Practice is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of social work, including community practice, organizational management, and the evaluation of social policies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Bruce A. Thyer (Florida State University College of Social Work).
Social Work is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of social work. It was established in 1920 as The Compass and was renamed Social Work Journal in 1948. It obtained its current name in 1956. [1] [2] It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, of
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a non-profit association partnership of educational and professional institutions that works to ensure and enhance the quality of social work education and for a practice that promotes individual, family, and community well-being, and social and economic justice. [15]
Drawing a stark contrast to the social science subset, the field of information science has been stabilized under the subset labelled 'library and information science' over the course of the past two decades. [10] He notes "The relevant set of journals is visible in 2001 both as a factor with 35 journals and as a bi-component of 28 journals.