Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Journal of Childrens Services
ISSN 1746-6660 · eISSN 2042-8677 · Emerald
Journal of Childrens Services: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Childrens Services is published by Emerald 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 Child Welfare and Adoption, Social Work Education and Practice and Legal and Social Justice Studies, together about 52.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences26.6%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences17.1%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions4.1%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences3.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 313/1162 | 73rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 528/1530 | 65th |
| Education | Q2 | 779/1698 | 54th |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 195/387 | 49th |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q3 | 221/380 | 41st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 543 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 4 | 332 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 448 |
| 2024 | 18 | 7 | 590 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 | 514 |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 | 543 |
| 2021 | 27 | 12 | 540 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Metapress maintains several editorial policies including Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, and Diversity & Inclusion Statement. Model summary
Review our specific newsroom policies below: Editorial Guidelines Corrections Policy Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy Diversity & Inclusion Statement
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1746-6660
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8677
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Childrens Services
What CAS zone is Journal of Childrens Services in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Childrens Services 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.
Which databases index Journal of Childrens Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Childrens Services is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Childrens Services open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Childrens Services is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .