Journal profile
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
ISSN 2976-9353 · CELCIS · United Kingdom
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (SJRCC) is a peer-reviewed, open access e-journal which aims to provide a rich forum for debate and dissemination about the topical issues in residential child care research, policy and practice. We currently publish two issues per year (spring and autumn). In previous years we have published more issues. Previous issues and published articles are available in our back catalogue. We also publish occasional special themed issues and have published a special series of individual articles related to COVID-19. The topics covered are wide ranging and relate to all aspects of residential child care, including the interface between residential care and other contexts, such as health, education and other care settings, as well as topics relating to children’s wellbeing in public care. We publish: Original Research papers, including conceptual and review articles (max. 6,000 words) Short Articles, including reflections on experience, accounts of innovative practice, commentaries on research, new policy, or practice (500-3,000 words) Methodological papers from doctoral studies (max. 3,000 words) Reviews of relevant conferences (max. 1,000 words) Book reviews (max. 1,000 words) Obituaries (max. 1,000 words)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Graham ConnellyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 2, South Africa 1, Ireland 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- articles not written in English
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access Policy
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care is published by CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection), a centre of the Department of Social Work and Social Policy in the University of Strathclyde. The journal is published in accordance with the requirements of platinum/diamond level of open access. Publication is provided on a non-profit basis: there is no charge to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access Policy
DOAJ listed; Portico preservation. Model summary
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care is published by CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection), a centre of the Department of Social Work and Social Policy in the University of Strathclyde. The journal is published in accordance with the requirements of platinum/diamond level of open access. Publication is provided on a non-profit basis: there is no charge to …
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
- CELCIS
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2976-9353
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
How long does peer review take at Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), South Africa (1) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care open access, and what is the APC?
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .