Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Advances in Social Work
ISSN 1527-8565 · eISSN 2331-4125 · Indiana University School of Social Work · United States
Advances in Social Work: fully open access; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Social Work is published by Indiana University School of Social Work. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Social Work is committed to enhancing the linkage among social work practice, research, and education. Accordingly, the journal addresses current issues, challenges, and responses facing social work practice and education globally. The journal invites discussion and development of innovations in social work practice and their implications for social work research and education. Advances in Social Work seeks to publish empirical, conceptual, and theoretical articles that make substantial contributions to the field in all areas of social work including clinical practice, community organization, social administration, social policy, planning, and program evaluation. The journal provides a forum for scholarly exchange of research findings and ideas that advance knowledge and inform social work practice. All relevant methods of inquiry are welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences35.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8.6%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions7.6%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences4.7%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions4.5%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology4.3%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3.9%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 252OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 967 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 18 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 79 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 71 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 363 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 890 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
Authors listed on any article in Advances in Social Work will meet all four criteria for authorship outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
All individuals involved in the peer review process, including reviewers, authors, and editorial staff, must disclose financial and non-financial interests that potentially undermine, or could reasonably be perceived to undermine the objectivity, integrity, and value of the research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The editors, editorial board, reviewers, and authors for Advances in Social Work take seriously their responsibility to produce high-quality research with careful attention to ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Authorship Authors listed on any article in Advances in Social Work will meet all four criteria for authorship outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (IC…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Since 2008, this journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Beginning with Volume 17 Number 2, all articles published in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Advances in Social Work is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original work. Manuscripts are reviewed using a double-blind peer review process. Articles are accepted on the basis of appropriateness, clarity, sound methodology, and utility for social work practice, research, and education. Articles are indexed or abstracted in Social Work Abstracts and Social Service Abstracts. Submissions are …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indiana University School of Social Work
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1527-8565
- Electronic ISSN
- 2331-4125
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Social Work
How long does peer review take at Advances in Social Work?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Advances in Social Work?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Social Work is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Social Work open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Social Work is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .