Journal profile
Journal of Forensic Social Work
ISSN 1936-9298 · University of Oklahoma Libraries · United States
Journal of Forensic Social Work: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2015 (Volume 5, Issue 1-3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Forensic Social Work is published by University of Oklahoma Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Social Work Education and Practice and Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 41.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by National Organization of Forensic Social Work. The Journal of Forensic Social Work is the principal journal guiding practitioners and researchers involved in day-to-day practice issues with the legal system. The journal is devoted to increasing the general knowledge base, promoting evidence-based and ethically informed practice, improving services for victims and offenders of crime, and setting guidelines and practice standards for the provision of forensic mental health services. The Journal of Forensic Social Work addresses a broad range of issues faced by social workers and other professionals who practice in the judicial arena. The journal was established to provide a forum for the discussion of important policy and social justice issues within forensic practice as well as the dissemination of empirical research on legal issues, systems of care, and on the management and treatment of victims of crime and criminal offenders. The journal addresses contemporary forensic practice issues to provide practitioners, social researchers, and students with leading-edge information in an ever evolving field. Peer Review Policy: All papers published in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous double-blind review. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences16.9%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences13.3%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences11.6%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology7%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences5.7%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 63 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 74 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 61 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: editorial screening and anonymous double-blind review Model summary
All papers published in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous double-blind review.
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
- University of Oklahoma Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1936-9298
- Print ISSN
- 1936-928X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 1-3 (2015)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forensic Social Work
How long does peer review take at Journal of Forensic Social Work?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Journal of Forensic Social Work?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Forensic Social Work is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Forensic Social Work open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Forensic Social Work 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, 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: .