European Journal of Social Work

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Social Work provides a forum for the social professions in all parts of Europe and beyond.

It analyses and promotes European and international developments in social work, social policy, social service institutions, and strategies for social change by publishing refereed papers on contemporary key issues.

Contributions include theoretical debates, empirical studies, research notes, country perspectives, and reviews.

It maintains an interdisciplinary perspective which recognises positively the diversity of cultural and conceptual traditions in which the social professions of Europe are grounded.

In particular it examines emerging European paradigms in methodology and comparative analysis.

The European Journal of Social Work is committed to the idea that the social professions have to respond to globalisation and the decline of existing welfare regimes in a critical, informed, and independent manner.

It regards itself as a vehicle for their active contribution to the creation of a Social Europe.

The specific competence of the social professions promotes practice based on justice and the recognition of human rights and thereby seeks to eliminate discrimination, racism and exclusion.

The editorial board welcomes papers of high quality dealing with local, national, European, or international issues which advance this discourse.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.726

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7726

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	657

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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.

• The concept of critical reflection: promises and contradictions

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Stephen

• Child protection systems within the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian welfare states—time for a child centric approach?

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Tarja, Marit, Anne-Dorthe

• Standardisation—the end of professional discretion?

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Lina, Kerstin

• The contested concept of vulnerability – a literature review

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Elina, Suvi, Marjo

• Beyond talking – children's participation in Norwegian care and protection cases

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Svein Arild, Nigel

• Recovery capital: what enables a sustainable recovery from mental health difficulties?

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Jerry

• Service users and carers’ involvement in social work education: lessons from an English case study

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Roxana, Shula

• Neoliberalism and social work identity

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Ian

• Local and global practice: Relocating social work as a human rights profession in the new global order

  Citation: 63

  Authors: J

• e-Social work: building a new field of specialization in social work?

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Antonio, Raquel, Mª Victoria

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