Critical and Radical Social Work

Aims & Scope

Critical and Radical Social Work: An international journal is an exciting new journal that promotes debate and scholarship around a range of engaged social work themes.

The journal publishes papers which seek to analyse and respond to issues, such as the impact of global neo-liberalism on social welfare; austerity and social work; social work and social movements; social work, inequality and oppression.

It welcomes contributions that consider and question themes relating to the definition of social work and social work professionalism, that look at ways in which organic and 'indigenous' practice can expand concepts of the social work project and that consider alternative and radical histories of social work activity.

As a truly international journal it actively encourages contributions from academics, scholars and practitioners from across the global village.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13883

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	128

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.396

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• (Against) Neoliberal social work

  Citation: 46

  Authors: John

• Franco Basaglia and the radical psychiatry movement in Italy, 1961–78

  Citation: 43

  Authors: John

• Promoting activism through critical social work education: the impact of global capitalism and neoliberalism on social work and social work education

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Christine

• Boys to men: the cost of ‘adultification’ in safeguarding responses to Black boys

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Jahnine, Nicholas

• What is the future of social work?

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Michael

• Crisis, austerity and the future(s) of social work in the UK

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Iain, Michael

• Neoliberal influences on American higher education and the consequences for social work programmes

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Carolyn

• Critical social work as ethical social work: using critical reflection to research students’ resistance to neoliberalism

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Christine

• Can social work education meet the neoliberal challenge head on?

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Jane

• What about my dad? Black fathers and the child protection system

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Anna, Brid

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