Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
ISSN 0218-5385 · eISSN 2165-0993 · Taylor & Francis
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 287 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 31.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (APJSWD) is published four times a year by the Department of Social Work of the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with the Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education. It is an international journal published, seeking to elaborate and disseminate original ideas, innovative practice methods, rigorous analyses of empirical research, and knowledge and skills of problem solving in social work and development, either nationally or internationally, in the Asia-Pacific region. Aims and Scope The journal aims to develop and disseminate social work literature that provides linkages among social research, social work education, social work policy and practice, and social development at the national and international levels, in the Asia-Pacific region. It contributes to understanding key social problems and trends in the Asia-Pacific context, as well as to providing forums of effective strategies responding to these emerging challenges. The journal invites various types of original contributions related to the Asia-Pacific region, including empirical research, theoretical and historical analyses, and critical reviews of policies, programs, legislations, organizations, and practice interventions. The subject areas of the journal cover the following in the Asia-Pacific region: Ideologies, values and ethics of social work Approaches, methods, techniques and skills of social work Social development and social welfare Administration of voluntary/non-profit organizations Social work within societal governance systems Social service sectors and social work intervention Social work for marginalized groups Social work in social conflict and emergency situations Pedagogical research Peer Review Process All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Editor, and, if found within the scope for further consideration, to peer review by usually two independent, anonymous expert referees. Submission for articles is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts and all peer reviews are double anonymized. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month’s free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR websit
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Singapore 3, Taiwan, China 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences13.3%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences9.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.1%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA)
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
- Impact factor
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 42,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,015 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 40 | 10 | 59 |
| 2024 | 38 | 8 | 98 |
| 2023 | 36 | 8 | 106 |
| 2022 | 31 | 2 | 117 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 86 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 209 days – 374 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 297 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (77 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 96 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- editorialHyekyung Choo Editorial | Published online: 11 Aug 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 4 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Incr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Panel
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Editor, and, if found within the scope for further consideration, to peer review by usually two independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
Tuti Alawiyah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia Nur Saadah Mohamad Aun, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Chan Siu-ming, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chan W. K. Jack, Sun Yat-sen University, China Chang Ching-Wen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Chen Honglin, Eastern Finland University, Finland Chun JongSerl, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea Dexia Kong, Chines…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0218-5385
- Print ISSN
- 2994-9769
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-0993
- Society / sponsor
- National University of Singapore
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 209–374 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (3), Taiwan, China (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .