Nordic Social Work Research aims to promote and disseminate high quality research on social work in the Nordic countries by publishing peer reviewed original articles, with social work understood in a broad sense, including practices as well as conditions and policy.
Nordic Social Work Research promotes critical and pluralistic perspectives from an interdisciplinary standpoint and welcomes contributions from researchers in different social science disciplines. A variety of methodological approaches are represented and contributions include both empirically based and theoretical articles. Studies with a comparative perspective on Nordic countries are of interest. Articles that present studies of Nordic social work or help mediate between Nordic and international scholarly discussions are especially encouraged.
The journal aims to encourage authors from the Nordic countries and internationally to disseminate research findings in English, by providing a forum for academic writing on research and practice in social work, social care, social pedagogy and social policy. Authors not originating from the Nordic countries are very welcome to contribute with articles of relevance to our audience.
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Nordic Social Work Research is published in association with the National Associations for Social Work Research, FORSA, in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, for an international audience of scholars, professionals and students interested in keeping up to date with the recent research.
Journal metrics
Usage
153K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.921 (2023) SNIP
0.380 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
93 days avg. from submission to first
decision
115 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
11 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
61% acceptance rate
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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.
Monika Allgurin - Jönköping University, Sweden Tina Olsson - Jönköping University, Sweden
Deputy Editors
Erika Gubrium - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway Anu-Riina Svenlin - Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Book Reviews are usually invited, but suggestions of books to review can be communicated to Anu-Riina Svenlin by e-mail.
Nordic Editorial Board:
Guðny Björk Eydal - University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Johanna Kallio - University of Turku, Finland Riina Kiik - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Monica Kjørstad - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway Jesper Johansson - Linnaeus University, Sweden Sabine Jørgensen - University College Southern Denmark, Denmark Maija Mänttäri-van der Kuip - University of Jyväskylä, Finland Marie Leth Meilvang - University of Copenhagen, Denmark Jóna Margrét Ólafsdóttir - University of Iceland, Iceland
International Editorial Board:
Oldrich Chytil - University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Jan Fook - University of London, UK Ka Lin - Zhejiang University, China Christian Spatscheck - University of Bremen, Germany Stanley Witkin - University of Vermont, USA Lynn Videka - University of Michigan School of Social Work, USA Walter Lorenz - Visiting Professor to the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Chaime Marcuello - University of Zaragoza, Spain
Open access
Nordic Social Work 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.
Nordic Social Work Research is affiliated with the Nordic FORSA. Nordic FORSA consists of:
FORSA Norway
FORSA Sweden
FORSA Finland
FORSA Denmark
FORSA Iceland.
Members of Nordic FORSA can subscribe to the journal at a special rate for print and online access. Please see our subscription page for further information.
Print ISSN:
2156-857X
Online ISSN:
2156-8588
4 issues per year
Nordic Social Work Research supports good initiatives for special issues of high quality which contribute to academic development and research relevant to Nordic social work research. Nordic Social Work Research accepts special issues in two formats, either as a themed issue within the standard volume of the journal or as a supplementary issue in addition to the year volume. Proposals for special issues will be assessed by the editorial board of the journal once per year. The deadline for submitting a proposal is October 1st of each year.
All content for special issues need to be peer-reviewed according to the journal standard and final versions of all manuscripts should be approved by the main Editor. It is however recommended that the Special Issue Editor is directly involved in the review process.
Please provide a thematic outline for the special issue of 500-1,000 words in addition to the information sheet. The outline should include a description of the theme, the recruitment process of contributors and the relevance of the special issue for Nordic Social Work Research.
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