Journal of Human Services Training Research and Practice

Journal of Human Services Training Research and Practice is published by Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 and Mental Health, Child Abuse and Trauma and Social Work Education and Practice, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Public Administration. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, & Practice (JHS:TRP) is an on-line, peer-reviewed journal that publishes book reviews and articles based on research, theory development, case studies, or program and intervention applications. The mission of the journal is to provide practitioners and educators with a forum to report data that substantiate current practices or raise questions about mainstream thinking and practices in education and service delivery within disciplines in human services: Counseling/Counseling, Clinical, School, Educational Psychology Social Work Rehabilitation Services Religion/Spirituality Leadership in Higher Education Speech and Language Pathology Vision Impairment/Orientation & Mobility Deaf and Hard of Hearing Military Sciences/Lifestyle Special Populations The description of new measures, strategies, interventions, and perspectives on currently accepted practices, especially those related to various points of diversity are welcomed. No remuneration is offered for accepted articles or other materials submitted; no payment from author(s) is required upon submission or publication. JHS: TRP is published two times annually. The editorial office is located at the James I. Perkins College of Education, Department of Human Services 302, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3019. Guidelines for manuscript development are provided below. Manuscripts and inquiries should be sent to the Executive Editor, Dr. Robbie Steward, at [email protected].

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CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

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2-year mean citedness

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Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 4 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 4 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University

Country or region

United States

Language

English

ISSN

2472-131X

Latest issue on the website

Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)

Official links

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• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
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