BASW Members Discount Practice provides a forum for the publication of knowledge, reflections and research about practice and the experiences of people using services. The journal has a strong focus on social work practice and seeks to promote a proactive, reflective and critical perspective.
Academics and researchers are encouraged to translate practice based research into a format relevant to practising social workers, whatever their role and task.
In promoting the international dimension of social work, Practice fosters an exchange of learning, knowledge and values.
The journal includes contributions from the field, and thus, practitioners and people using services are encouraged to submit material.
The Editorial Board is committed to offering constructive support to those in the early phases of their publishing careers.
Peer Review Integrity
All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections, or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review; this generally involves initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent reviewers.
Disclaimer
The British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in our publications. However, the British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by the British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. The British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions.
Journal metrics
Usage
109K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.710 (2023) SNIP
0.425 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
49 days avg. from submission to first
decision
52% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
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.
Editors: Michaela Rogers - University of Sheffield, UK Robin Sen- University of Edinburgh, UK Resources Review Editors: Christian Kerr- Social Worker, NHS, UK Jennifer Wingrove - Approved Mental Health Professional, UK
Editorial Advisory Board: Alhassan Abdullah -Flinders University, Australia Philip Archard –Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK Johnson Chun-Sing Cheung- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Christine Cocker- University of East Anglia, UK Stewart Collins- Bangor University, UK, and Open University, UK Bishnu Dash- University of Delhi, India Amelia Derr- Seattle University, USA Elizabeth Harlow- University of Chester, UK Emily Keddell- University of Otago, New Zealand Wulf Livingston -Glyndwr University, UK Bala Raju Nikku- Thompson Rivers University, Canada George Palattiyil- University of Edinburgh, UK Anne Quinney- Bournemouth University, UK Jo Redcliffe- Swansea University, UK Dina Sidhva- University of the West of Scotland, UK Sarah Vicary- The Open University, UK Lifang Wang -China University of Labor Relations, China
BASW Officers: Ruth Allen- Chief Executive Luke Geoghegan– Head of Policy and Research
Abstracting and indexing
Practice: Social Work in Action is abstracted in ASSIA; CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature); ChildData; Social Care Online (SCIE); E-Lib Bremen; EBSCO; IBSS; National Library of China; NAVER; PsycINFO; Scopus; and Social Services Abstracts.
Open access
Practice 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.
British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. British Association of Social Workers and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
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