Journal profile
Journal of Human Services
ISSN 2689-7059 · eISSN 2689-7040 · National Organization for Human Services · United States
Journal of Human Services: fully open access; APC about USD 30; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Services is published by National Organization for Human Services. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Service-Learning and Community Engagement, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (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 Sciences28.1%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology8.9%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences5.8%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.6%
- Adult and Continuing Education TopicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine3.1%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3.1%
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
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 27 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 | 12 | 8 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 30 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 30 | 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
- National Organization for Human Services
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2689-7059
- Electronic ISSN
- 2689-7040
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Human Services
How long does peer review take at Journal of Human Services?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Human Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Services is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Human Services open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Services is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 30.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .