Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Teaching in Social Work
ISSN 0884-1233 · eISSN 1540-7349 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Teaching in Social Work: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 105 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Teaching in Social Work is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Service-Learning and Community Engagement, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Teaching in Social Work is dedicated to exploring and advancing the art and practice of successful teaching and practicum education. We seek experiential and empirical articles that focus on pedagogical strategies and innovations, curriculum development, and practicum education and supervision across all levels of social work education. In addition to full-length articles and book reviews, we also offer the following forums to encourage an ongoing dialogue on how to teach, engage and prepare the next generation of social workers: Note invites current or recent students to submit manuscripts about their classroom experiences and social work education in general. Case Reports invite Instructors to submit short papers that describe a specific innovative teaching strategy, technology or course design that has been implemented in the classroom. Comment offers social work educators a forum for expressing a viewpoint or perspective on a particular issue, topic, or controversy in social work education. Read the Instructions for Authors , including how to prepare these article types. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Vicki LensPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences39.7%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions10.9%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences7.3%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.9%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.2%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.2%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions4.1%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, ASSIA, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, NASW, ThomsonPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 497OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 124,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,409 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 55 | 11 | 141 |
| 2024 | 40 | 7 | 55 |
| 2023 | 48 | 4 | 313 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 216 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2 | 237 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- case reportsCase Reports invite Instructors to submit short papers that describe a specific innovative teaching strategy, technology or course design that has been implemen…Length not stated
- commentComment offers social work educators a forum for expressing a viewpoint or perspective on a particular issue, topic, or controversy in social work education.Length not stated
- noteNote invites current or recent students to submit manuscripts about their classroom experiences and social work education in general.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Journal of Teaching in Social Work is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0884-1233
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-7349
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Teaching in Social Work
What CAS zone is Journal of Teaching in Social Work in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Teaching in Social Work is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Teaching in Social Work?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Teaching in Social Work?
The publisher reports about 105 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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 Teaching in Social Work?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Teaching in Social Work is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Teaching in Social Work open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Teaching in Social Work is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .