Social Work Research

Social Work Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering social work. It was established in 1977 as Social Work Research and Abstracts, and in 1995, this split into two separate journals: Social Work Research and Social Work Abstracts. It is published by Oxford University Press as part of their partnership with the National Association of Social Workers through the latter's NASW Press.^[1] The editor-in-chief is James Herbert Williams (Arizona State University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.211.^[2] Social work research is attempts to further understanding and addressing social problems. The aim of the journal is to inform social work practice,^[3] identify needs, evaluate interventions, and promote social justice.

Social Work Research

Discipline	Social work
Language	English
Edited by	James Herbert Williams
Publication details
Former name(s)	Social Work Research and Abstracts
History	1977–present
Publisher	Oxford University Press, NASW Press
Frequency	Quarterly
Impact factor	1.211 (2016)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Soc. Work Res.
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ISSN	1070-5309 (print) 1545-6838 (web)
LCCN	94640837
OCLC no.	830987076
Links
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