Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada
ISSN 1846-5412 · eISSN 1848-7971 · University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law · Croatia
Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.12; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada is published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law 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 Environmental Science and Water Management, Regional Development and Management Studies and Resilience and Mental Health, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ljetopis socijalnog rada problematizira suvremene spoznaje o teoriji i metodologiji te o obrazovanju u području socijalnog rada. Također objavljuje tekstove iz svih područja primjene socijalnog rada te srodnih područja značajnih za razumijevanje i djelotvornije provođenje socijalnih intervencija. Uz izvorne radove u časopisu se objavljuju i prijevodi odabranih tekstova koji su od posebnog značaja za razumijevanje suvremenog socijalnog rada, informacije, prikazi stručnih skupova te knjiga i časopisa iz polja socijalnih djelatnosti i ostalih društveno-humanističkih znanosti od značaja za socijalni rad.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editor-in-chief izv.prof.dr.sc. Lucija VejmelkaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology9%
- Global Socioeconomic and Political DynamicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences6.9%
- Education, Law, and SocietySocial Sciences5.5%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences4.9%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.72%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 34 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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)
Article types accepted4
- noticesBesides original papers, the journal also publishes translations of selected texts especially important for the understanding of modern social work, notices as …Length not stated
- original papersBesides original papers, the journal also publishes translations of selected texts especially important for the understanding of modern social work, notices as …Length not stated
- reviews of conferences, books and journalsBesides original papers, the journal also publishes translations of selected texts especially important for the understanding of modern social work, notices as …Length not stated
- translationsBesides original papers, the journal also publishes translations of selected texts especially important for the understanding of modern social work, notices as …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright/licensing: all content free for non-commercial purposes; users may copy and distribute material if original source properly cited Model summary
Prava korištenja: Sav sadržaj je dostupan besplatno za nekomercijalne svrhe, korisnici mogu kopirati i distribuirati materijal ukoliko je orginalni izvor pravilno naveden.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal. All content is made freely available for non-commercial purposes, users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material as long as they cite the source. Model summary
Rights: All content is made freely available for non-commercial purposes, users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material material as long as they cite the source. Open access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: peer review, national peer review, scientific and professional papers, double anonymized, double Model summary
Peer review: peer review, national peer review, scientific and professional papers, double anonymized, double
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 Zagreb, Faculty of Law
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1846-5412
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-7971
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada
What CAS zone is Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.12; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada open access, and what is the APC?
Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada 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: .