The Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law presents research and analysis of social welfare, family law and policy issues from a UK, European and international perspective. The Journal provides an interdisciplinary forum to which academics and professionals working in the fields of social welfare and family law can turn to for information, comment and informed debate.
Key features of the Journal:
• Articles • Cases • European Section • Ombudsman, Tribunals and Administrative Justice Section • Book Reviews • Special Issues
Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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Journal metrics
Usage
158K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.1 (2023) 5 year IF
2.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.817 (2023) SNIP
0.355 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
17 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
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.
Emma Hitchings -University of Bristol Law School, UK Mavis Maclean- Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford,UK
Section Editors:
Cases:
Robert George -Faculty of Law, University College London, UK Jed Meers -The University of York, UK Anna Heenan -Cardiff University, UK
Ombudsman, Tribunal and Administrative Justice:
Lee Marsons -University of Essex, UK
Debates in Social Welfare:
Jed Meers -University of York, UK
Advisory Editors:
Helen Carr - Professor of Law, Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK Jane Becker -Senior Researcher in Family Matters, Ministry of Justice (retired), UK Belinda Fehlberg - University of Melbourne, Australia M D A Freeman - Barrister, Professor of Law, University College London ,UK Brenda Hale (Baroness Hale of Richmond) - Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, House of Lords, UK
Ursula Kilkelly -Professor of Child Law, University College Cork, Ireland Richard Kirkham -Department of Law, University of Sheffield, UK Adrian James -University of Sheffield, UK
Katherine O’Donovan - Professor of Law, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK Jan Pryor - School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Bryan Rodgers- Australian National University, Australia Mary Seneviratne - Nottingham Trent University, UK Helen Stalford - University of Liverpool, UK
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law is abstracted/indexed in: Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA); ChildData; Communication and Mass Media Complete; Educational Research Abstracts Online; Environmental Science and Pollution Management; FRANCIS; Family Index; Family & Society Studies Worldwide; Health and Safety Science Abstracts; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; Political Science Abstracts; PAIS International in Print; Scopus; Social Services Abstracts; Special Educational Needs Abstracts; Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts; Social Care Online (SCIE); Sociological Abstracts.
Open access
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 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.
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
(1991 - current)
Formerly known as
The Journal of Social Welfare Law
(1978 - 1990)
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