About the Journal The Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (APJSWD) is published four times a year by the Department of Social Work of the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with the Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education. It is an international journal published, seeking to elaborate and disseminate original ideas, innovative practice methods, rigorous analyses of empirical research, and knowledge and skills of problem solving in social work and development, either nationally or internationally, in the Asia-Pacific region.
Aims and Scope
The journal aims to develop and disseminate social work literature that provides linkages among social research, social work education, social work policy and practice, and social development at the national and international levels, in the Asia-Pacific region. It contributes to understanding key social problems and trends in the Asia-Pacific context, as well as to providing forums of effective strategies responding to these emerging challenges.
The journal invites various types of original contributions related to the Asia-Pacific region, including empirical research, theoretical and historical analyses, and critical reviews of policies, programs, legislations, organizations, and practice interventions.
The subject areas of the journal cover the following in the Asia-Pacific region:
Ideologies, values and ethics of social work
Approaches, methods, techniques and skills of social work
Social development and social welfare
Administration of voluntary/non-profit organizations
Social work within societal governance systems
Social service sectors and social work intervention
Social work for marginalized groups
Social work in social conflict and emergency situations
Pedagogical research
Peer Review Process All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Editor, and, if found within the scope for further consideration, to peer review by usually two independent, anonymous expert referees. Submission for articles is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts and all peer reviews are double anonymized.
Abstracting and Indexing Information
ProQuest
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index ®
Web of Science
Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA)
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Journal metrics
Usage
30K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
4.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.643 (2023) SNIP
0.539 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
6 days avg. from submission to first
decision
90 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
6 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
14% acceptance rate
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Jim Campbell, University College Dublin, Ireland Chan Cecilia Lai-Wan, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chiu Yu Lung Marcus, University of Bolton, UK Goh Esther Chor Leng, National University of Singapore, Singapore Kang Chulhee, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Ku Inhoe, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Lee Bong Joo, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Terry Leung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Shen April Chiung-Tao, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Peer-Review Panel
Tuti Alawiyah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia Nur Saadah Mohamad Aun, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Jaturong Boonyarattanasoontorn, Huachiew Chalemprakiet University, Thailand Chan Siu-ming, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chan W. K. Jack, Sun Yat-sen University, China Chang Ching-Wen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Chen Honglin, Eastern Finland University, Finland Chun JongSerl, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea Dexia Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Gao Qin, Columbia University, USA Han Wen-Jui, New York University, USA Karen Healy, University of Queensland, Australia Huang Chien-Chung, The State University of New Jersey, USA Huang Yu-Te, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hannah Jobling, University of York, UK Lia Levin, Tel Aviv University, Israel Lili Xia, Zhejiang University, China Jitti Mongkolnchaiarunya, Thammasat University, Thailand Robyn Munford, Massey University, New Zealand Pan Shu-Man, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Park Jung Min, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Melissa Petrakis, Monash University, Australia Shi Shih-Jiunn, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Joyce Shim, State University of New York Delhi, USA Tam Hau-lin Cherry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Wang Yeong-Tsyr Kate, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Wong King Shui Phyllis, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Amy Conley Wright, University of Sydney, Australia Yang Kyung-Eun, Sungkonghoe University, Republic of Korea Ronald Yesudhas, College of Social Work (Autonomous), Nirmala Niketan Institute, India Yu Nilan, University of South Australia, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
The Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is abstracted and indexed in Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA), Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index® and Web of Science.
Open access
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore (NUS)
The Department of Social Work, NUS, has been the main provider of Social Work Education in Singapore since 1952. It offers undergraduate, graduate diploma, masters and doctoral programmes, and is also active in research and practice in the community.
Research in the Department is integrated with our practice and teaching of social work. Many of our research projects are collaborations with local community partners and international researchers. The projects analyze trends on issues of societal concern, and evaluate policies, programs and services for populations in need. Research also provides hands-on learning to students who are engaged in the projects.
Vision
To be a leading educational and research institution within the international social work community, providing a distinctive Asian perspective in social work and social development.
Mission
1. To produce and develop competent social work graduates who can contribute to the well-being of society by
promoting the social functioning of people within the environment from the perspectives of the individual, family and community;
enabling the development of human potential to the fullest;
providing effective social work leadership; and
undertaking research and creating awareness and understanding of social issues and social change.
2. To lead in the development and promotion of regional social work education, practice and research in collaboration with Asian and other international partners.
Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE)
The APASWE is a non-profit and non-sectarian organization for schools of social work in the Asia-Pacific region. With a membership exceeding 200 (mostly drawn from educational institutions), APASWE promotes academic and professional standards of social work education and facilitates inter-school cooperation and collaboration in the region.
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