Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Asian Social Work and Policy Review
ISSN 1753-1403 · eISSN 1753-1411 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asian Social Work and Policy Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 206 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Social Work and Policy Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Homelessness and Social Issues, together about 27.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
There is a growing recognition that major social trends, such as the process of globalization, rapidly changing demography, increasing psycho-social difficulties in individuals and families, growing economic disparities within and between the nations, and international migration, present important challenges for social policies and social work practices in Asia. It also has become evident that social policy strategies and social work methods must be developed and implemented in the context of Asian region's own histories, cultures, and unique developmental trajectories in order to respond effectively to those emerging challenges. The Asian Social Work and Policy Review seeks to encourage exchanges of original ideas, rigorous analysis of experiences, innovative practice methods founded on local knowledge and skills of problem solving in the areas of social work and social policy between various countries in Asia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editor-in-chief Sven HortPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences12.6%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions6.7%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences6.3%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.7%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 17Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 37,995Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 7 | 20 |
| 2024 | 33 | 19 | 46 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 48 |
| 2022 | 37 | 9 | 213 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 235 |
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
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 275 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 218 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (40 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 207 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- brief communications2. Brief Communications: Shorter articles on social work and policy practice method development.Length not stated
- original theoretical and empirical papers1. Original Theoretical and Empirical Papers: Research-based articles dealing with subjects of social work and social policy issues of the Asian region.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Encourages data sharing in public repositories with a data accessibility statement. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Member of COPE. Model summary
The journal is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via detection system. Model summary
The journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1753-1403
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-1411
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Social Work and Policy Review
What CAS zone is Asian Social Work and Policy Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Social Work and Policy Review 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Social Work and Policy Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Asian Social Work and Policy Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 135–275 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Social Work and Policy Review based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Social Work and Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Social Work and Policy Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Social Work and Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Social Work and Policy Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .