Journal profile
Columbia Social Work Review
ISSN 2164-1250 · Columbia University Libraries · United States
Columbia Social Work Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Columbia Social Work Review is published by Columbia University Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research and Child Welfare and Adoption, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences13%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences8.7%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences7.6%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology5.4%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.4%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.4%
- Education Discipline and InequalitySocial Sciences4.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 60 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Columbia University Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2164-1250
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Columbia Social Work Review
How long does peer review take at Columbia Social Work Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Columbia Social Work Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Columbia Social Work Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Columbia Social Work Review open access, and what is the APC?
Columbia Social Work Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .