Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Aims & Scope

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

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.244

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

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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.

• Stereotypes, parents with intellectual disability and child protection

  Citation: 127

  Authors: David, Gwynnyth

• Child protection as surveillance of African American families

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Dorothy E.

• <i>Maternal outcasts</i>: raising the profile of women who are vulnerable to successive, compulsory removals of their children – a plea for preventative action

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Karen, Claire

• Neither justice nor protection: women's experiences of post‐separation violence

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Cathy, Ravi K.

• What is wrong with children's well-being in the UK? Questions of meaning and measurement

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Virginia, Berry

• U.S. child custody outcomes in cases involving parental alienation and abuse allegations: what do the data show?

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Joan S.

• Part-time work, work–life balance and gender equality

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Clare

• Constructing and Reconstructing ‘Best Interests’: An Interpretative Examination of Substitute Decision‐making under the Mental Capacity Act

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Michael C., Isabel C. H., Anthony J., Michael J.

• Resisting the march towards 50/50 shared residence: rights, welfare and equality in post-separation families

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Sonia

• New guidance/old problems: recent developments in sex education

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Daniel

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