Health and Social Work

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Health & Social Work, established in 1976, is a professional journal committed to improving social work practice and expanding knowledge in health care. It is written for workers in all areas of the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental health sciences. Health is defined broadly to include both physical and mental health. The editorial board welcomes manuscripts on all aspects of health that are of professional concern to social workers. The journal carries articles on practice, social policy and planning, legislative issues, innovations in health care, and research.

About Health and Social Work

Health and Social Work is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Health (social science) (Q2); Social Work (Q2). It is published by National Association of Social Workers. The overall rank of Health and Social Work is 8412. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.678. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 65. The best quartile for this journal is Q2.

The ISSN of Health and Social Work journal is 15456854, 03607283. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Health and Social Work is cited by a total of 206 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Health and Social Work Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Health and Social Work is 1.51, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Health and Social Work IF is increased by a factor of 0.32 and approximate percentage change is 26.89% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Health and Social Work Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Health and Social Work is 1.51. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Health and Social Work h-index

 

Health and Social Work has an h-index of 65. It means 65 articles of this journal have more than 65 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Health and Social Work ISSN

The ISSN of Health and Social Work is 15456854, 03607283. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Health and Social Work Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Health and Social Work is 8412. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.678. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Health and Social Work by Year

Ranking of Health and Social Work by Year

Health and Social Work Publisher

Health and Social Work is published by National Association of Social Workers. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1976-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Health and Social Work is Health Soc. Work. This abbreviation ('Health Soc. Work') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Health and Social Work

If your research field is/are related to Health (social science) (Q2); Social Work (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/