Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research was founded in 1930 by Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) in Northampton, MA. Founded in 1918, Smith SSW is the nation’s first psychiatric (clinical) social work program and has since been a leader of graduate training in clinical social work. Over its long and distinguished history, the journal has contributed significantly to the development of clinical knowledge, having published manuscripts by a wide range of influential social work thinkers and practitioners.
Continuing its leadership in and commitment to advancing the field of clinical social work, Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research is a refereed journal that serves as a forum for clinicians, social work educators, practicum instructors, and researchers to share high quality work that critically engages and advances knowledge and practice of clinical social work. The journal has a renewed commitment to publishing critical work that reflects implications for promoting racial and social justice within a clinical process as well as advancing practice with individuals, families, and small groups in oppressed and marginalized communities. The journal welcomes submissions of empirically sound research of all types of methodology (i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, review methods). The journal also welcomes conceptual work (e.g., theoretical, case studies) that introduces innovative practice approaches or pedagogical practice and/or helps advance clinicians’ commitment to racial and social justice in a practice context. Arguments made in the articles must be grounded in relevant literature and contribute to advancing the field of contemporary clinical social work.
Peer Review Policy: All papers published in this journal have undergone editorial screening and double-anonymous peer review.
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Journal metrics
Usage
66K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.1 (2023) 5 year IF
1.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.515 (2023) SNIP
0.315 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
67 days avg. from submission to first
decision
57% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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
the following metrics
(find out why).
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.
Editor-in-Chief Kenta Asakura, MSW, LICSW, PhD - Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA, USA
Editorial Assistant Maria Maldonado-Morales - Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA, USA
Editorial Advisory Board Samuel Aymer - Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA Danna Bodenheimer - Walnut Psychotherapy Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA Alexis Jemal - Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA Toula Kourgiantakis - University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Toronto, ON, CA Nicole Nicotera - University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, Denver, CO, USA Karen Sewell - Carleton University School of Social Work, Ottawa, ON, CA Rani Varghese - Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City, NY, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted and/or indexed in: Cabell’s; Child Welfare Information Gateway; CINAHL; CSA Sociological Abstracts; EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Elsevier Scopus; IBR; IBZ; Information for Practice; OCLC; NASW; NewJour; NISC USA; ProQuest CSA; PsycINFO; PSYCLINE; Scopus; and Thomson Scientific (ISI).
Open access
Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research 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.
Members of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) can receive an individual print and online subscription to Smith College Studies in Social Work at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
Print ISSN:
2837-6811
Online ISSN:
2837-682X
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research
(2024 - current)
Formerly known as
Smith College Studies in Social Work
(1930 - 2023)
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