The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work

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ISSN: 02192462, 24247731

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Years of issue
2025
journal names
The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work
Publications
252
Citations
341
h-index
8
Publications
29
Citations
143
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong (24 publications)
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University (4 publications)
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University (4 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (118 publications)
USA (19 publications)
Malaysia (6 publications)
China (11 publications)
USA (2 publications)
Australia (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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International Social Work
18 citations, 5.28%
British Journal of Social Work
14 citations, 4.11%
Research on Social Work Practice
11 citations, 3.23%
Social Work Education
11 citations, 3.23%
China Journal of Social Work
11 citations, 3.23%
Asian Social Work and Policy Review
10 citations, 2.93%
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
9 citations, 2.64%
Journal of Social Work
8 citations, 2.35%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
6 citations, 1.76%
Children and Youth Services Review
6 citations, 1.76%
Journal of Asian Public Policy
5 citations, 1.47%
Qualitative Social Work
5 citations, 1.47%
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
5 citations, 1.47%
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
4 citations, 1.17%
Journal of Family Social Work
3 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Social Work Education
3 citations, 0.88%
Social Work in Mental Health
3 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
3 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Social Work Practice
3 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Social Service Research
3 citations, 0.88%
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
3 citations, 0.88%
City, Culture and Society
3 citations, 0.88%
Child and Family Social Work
3 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Teaching in Social Work
3 citations, 0.88%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Homosexuality
2 citations, 0.59%
Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
2 citations, 0.59%
European Journal of Social Work
2 citations, 0.59%
BMC psychology
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Adolescence
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
2 citations, 0.59%
Current Psychology
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Family Issues
2 citations, 0.59%
Computers in Human Behavior
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
2 citations, 0.59%
Death Studies
2 citations, 0.59%
The Gerontologist
2 citations, 0.59%
Behavioral Sciences
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
2 citations, 0.59%
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
2 citations, 0.59%
Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance
2 citations, 0.59%
Community Development Journal
2 citations, 0.59%
Social Policy and Society
2 citations, 0.59%
The International Journal of Community and Social Development
2 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Population Ageing
2 citations, 0.59%
Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training
2 citations, 0.59%
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Family Violence
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of International Migration and Integration
1 citation, 0.29%
Australian Journal of Public Administration
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Aging and Health
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Youth Studies
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
1 citation, 0.29%
Applied Research in Quality of Life
1 citation, 0.29%
Asian Education and Development Studies
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Palliative Medicine
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Community Psychology
1 citation, 0.29%
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
1 citation, 0.29%
Frontiers in Psychology
1 citation, 0.29%
Behavioral Sciences and the Law
1 citation, 0.29%
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
1 citation, 0.29%
The American Journal of Family Therapy
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Information Ethics
1 citation, 0.29%
International Journal of Social Welfare
1 citation, 0.29%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1 citation, 0.29%
Asian Population Studies
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Clinical Psychology
1 citation, 0.29%
China Information
1 citation, 0.29%
Small Group Research
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Child and Family Studies
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
1 citation, 0.29%
Popular Communication
1 citation, 0.29%
Self and Identity
1 citation, 0.29%
Australian Social Work
1 citation, 0.29%
Studies in Higher Education
1 citation, 0.29%
Asia Pacific Education Review
1 citation, 0.29%
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
1 citation, 0.29%
Education Sciences
1 citation, 0.29%
Family Journal
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Family Nursing
1 citation, 0.29%
Practice
1 citation, 0.29%
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.29%
Qualitative Health Research
1 citation, 0.29%
Social Policy and Administration
1 citation, 0.29%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
1 citation, 0.29%
Healthcare
1 citation, 0.29%
Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice
1 citation, 0.29%
Childhood
1 citation, 0.29%
Asian Studies Review
1 citation, 0.29%
Marriage and Family Review
1 citation, 0.29%
Psychological Reports
1 citation, 0.29%
Policing
1 citation, 0.29%
Frontiers in Public Health
1 citation, 0.29%
The Clinical Supervisor
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
1 citation, 0.29%
Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
1 citation, 0.29%
Journal of Education
1 citation, 0.29%
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
1 citation, 0.29%
Habitat International
1 citation, 0.29%
Competitiveness Review
1 citation, 0.29%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
101 citations, 29.62%
SAGE
68 citations, 19.94%
Springer Nature
28 citations, 8.21%
Wiley
27 citations, 7.92%
Elsevier
19 citations, 5.57%
Oxford University Press
17 citations, 4.99%
MDPI
10 citations, 2.93%
Emerald
6 citations, 1.76%
Frontiers Media S.A.
4 citations, 1.17%
Cambridge University Press
3 citations, 0.88%
2 citations, 0.59%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.29%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.29%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.29%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.29%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.29%
1 citation, 0.29%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.29%
McFarland & Co.
1 citation, 0.29%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.29%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.29%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.29%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1 citation, 0.29%
JMIR Publications
1 citation, 0.29%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.29%
AOSIS
1 citation, 0.29%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.29%
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Publishing organizations

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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
27 publications, 10.71%
University of Hong Kong
24 publications, 9.52%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
21 publications, 8.33%
City University of Hong Kong
20 publications, 7.94%
Hong Kong Baptist University
17 publications, 6.75%
University of Houston
6 publications, 2.38%
Saint Francis University
5 publications, 1.98%
University of Science, Malaysia
4 publications, 1.59%
Saint Francis University
4 publications, 1.59%
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
3 publications, 1.19%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 1.19%
University of Delhi
2 publications, 0.79%
National University of Singapore
2 publications, 0.79%
National Taiwan University
2 publications, 0.79%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.79%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2 publications, 0.79%
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.79%
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1 publication, 0.4%
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
1 publication, 0.4%
Central University of Karnataka
1 publication, 0.4%
Fudan University
1 publication, 0.4%
Ariel University
1 publication, 0.4%
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
East China University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
Ã…bo Akademi University
1 publication, 0.4%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.4%
London School of Economics and Political Science
1 publication, 0.4%
National Taipei University of Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
National Chung Cheng University
1 publication, 0.4%
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
National Changhua University of Education
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.4%
Minzu University of China
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.4%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.4%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.4%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Surabaya
1 publication, 0.4%
Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.4%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
Education University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.4%
Lingnan University
1 publication, 0.4%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.4%
Northern Michigan University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Rajshahi
1 publication, 0.4%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.4%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.4%
Brown University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Sheffield
1 publication, 0.4%
Western University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Guelph
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Texas at Arlington
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Dhaka
1 publication, 0.4%
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Saint Francis University
4 publications, 13.79%
Saint Francis University
4 publications, 13.79%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
3 publications, 10.34%
University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 6.9%
Fudan University
1 publication, 3.45%
Ariel University
1 publication, 3.45%
National Taipei University of Technology
1 publication, 3.45%
National Changhua University of Education
1 publication, 3.45%
Minzu University of China
1 publication, 3.45%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 3.45%
Columbia University
1 publication, 3.45%
City University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 3.45%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1 publication, 3.45%
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
1 publication, 3.45%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 3.45%
University of Texas at Arlington
1 publication, 3.45%
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China, 118, 46.83%
China
118 publications, 46.83%
USA, 19, 7.54%
USA
19 publications, 7.54%
Malaysia, 6, 2.38%
Malaysia
6 publications, 2.38%
India, 5, 1.98%
India
5 publications, 1.98%
Australia, 4, 1.59%
Australia
4 publications, 1.59%
United Kingdom, 4, 1.59%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 1.59%
Canada, 4, 1.59%
Canada
4 publications, 1.59%
Bangladesh, 3, 1.19%
Bangladesh
3 publications, 1.19%
Singapore, 3, 1.19%
Singapore
3 publications, 1.19%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.79%
Kazakhstan
2 publications, 0.79%
Finland, 2, 0.79%
Finland
2 publications, 0.79%
Israel, 1, 0.4%
Israel
1 publication, 0.4%
Indonesia, 1, 0.4%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.4%
New Zealand, 1, 0.4%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.4%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.4%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.4%
Switzerland, 1, 0.4%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.4%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 11, 37.93%
China
11 publications, 37.93%
USA, 2, 6.9%
USA
2 publications, 6.9%
Australia, 1, 3.45%
Australia
1 publication, 3.45%
Israel, 1, 3.45%
Israel
1 publication, 3.45%
Canada, 1, 3.45%
Canada
1 publication, 3.45%
Finland, 1, 3.45%
Finland
1 publication, 3.45%
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