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Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
ISSN: 00378054, 23127198

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.4
SJR
0.182
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Sociology and Political Science
Social Work
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1972-1978, 1994-2025
journal names
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
SOC WORK-MAATSK WERK
Publications
672
Citations
1 481
h-index
13
Publications
152
Citations
1 335
Top-3 organizations
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (94 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (80 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (76 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (20 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (13 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (574 publications)
Brazil (26 publications)
Botswana (10 publications)
South Africa (87 publications)
Brazil (6 publications)
Estonia (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
118 citations, 7.97%
Health SA Gesondheid
37 citations, 2.5%
British Journal of Social Work
31 citations, 2.09%
International Social Work
25 citations, 1.69%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
24 citations, 1.62%
Children and Youth Services Review
22 citations, 1.49%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
20 citations, 1.35%
Child and Family Social Work
19 citations, 1.28%
Social Work Education
18 citations, 1.22%
Social Work
18 citations, 1.22%
Social Sciences
16 citations, 1.08%
BMC Public Health
14 citations, 0.95%
Critical and Radical Social Work
13 citations, 0.88%
Cogent Social Sciences
11 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
11 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
9 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
9 citations, 0.61%
Nordic Social Work Research
9 citations, 0.61%
Practice
8 citations, 0.54%
African Journal of Disability
8 citations, 0.54%
Development Southern Africa
7 citations, 0.47%
Clinical Social Work Journal
7 citations, 0.47%
South African Family Practice
7 citations, 0.47%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
7 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
6 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
6 citations, 0.41%
Frontiers in Psychology
6 citations, 0.41%
Child and Youth Services
6 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Progressive Human Services
6 citations, 0.41%
Healthcare
6 citations, 0.41%
Frontiers in Public Health
6 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Substance Use
6 citations, 0.41%
Social Work in Mental Health
6 citations, 0.41%
Current Psychology
6 citations, 0.41%
Sustainability
6 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
6 citations, 0.41%
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
6 citations, 0.41%
SSRN Electronic Journal
6 citations, 0.41%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
5 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Social Welfare
5 citations, 0.34%
Child Abuse and Neglect
5 citations, 0.34%
BMC Health Services Research
5 citations, 0.34%
South African Journal of Psychology
5 citations, 0.34%
Geoforum
5 citations, 0.34%
Children and Society
5 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
5 citations, 0.34%
PLoS ONE
5 citations, 0.34%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
5 citations, 0.34%
Commonwealth Youth and Development
5 citations, 0.34%
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
4 citations, 0.27%
Reproductive Health
4 citations, 0.27%
Emerging Adulthood
4 citations, 0.27%
Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
4 citations, 0.27%
Frontiers in Education
4 citations, 0.27%
African Identities
4 citations, 0.27%
Ethics and Social Welfare
4 citations, 0.27%
European Journal of Social Work
4 citations, 0.27%
Open Public Health Journal
4 citations, 0.27%
Education as Change
4 citations, 0.27%
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
4 citations, 0.27%
Research on Social Work Practice
4 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Social Service Research
4 citations, 0.27%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
4 citations, 0.27%
Heliyon
4 citations, 0.27%
F1000Research
4 citations, 0.27%
Adversity and Resilience Science
4 citations, 0.27%
Discover Mental Health
4 citations, 0.27%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
4 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Family Violence
3 citations, 0.2%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
3 citations, 0.2%
Residential Treatment for Children and Youth
3 citations, 0.2%
BMC Psychiatry
3 citations, 0.2%
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Child and Family Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Social Science and Medicine
3 citations, 0.2%
BMC Geriatrics
3 citations, 0.2%
BMC Women's Health
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Loss and Trauma
3 citations, 0.2%
Child Care in Practice
3 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Human Rights Practice
3 citations, 0.2%
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
3 citations, 0.2%
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
3 citations, 0.2%
The Journal of Adult Protection
3 citations, 0.2%
Community Development
3 citations, 0.2%
Qualitative Social Work
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Public Child Welfare
3 citations, 0.2%
African Journal of AIDS Research
3 citations, 0.2%
Community, Work and Family
3 citations, 0.2%
SAGE Open
3 citations, 0.2%
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
3 citations, 0.2%
Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
3 citations, 0.2%
The International Journal of Community and Social Development
3 citations, 0.2%
Societies
3 citations, 0.2%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open
3 citations, 0.2%
Theologia Viatorum
3 citations, 0.2%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
3 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Human Services and Public Health
3 citations, 0.2%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
288 citations, 19.45%
Springer Nature
229 citations, 15.46%
Unisa Press
140 citations, 9.45%
AOSIS
97 citations, 6.55%
SAGE
89 citations, 6.01%
Elsevier
88 citations, 5.94%
Oxford University Press
78 citations, 5.27%
MDPI
69 citations, 4.66%
Wiley
54 citations, 3.65%
Emerald
40 citations, 2.7%
IGI Global
27 citations, 1.82%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
24 citations, 1.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.
23 citations, 1.55%
IntechOpen
15 citations, 1.01%
Bristol University Press
12 citations, 0.81%
JMIR Publications
10 citations, 0.68%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
8 citations, 0.54%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
7 citations, 0.47%
BMJ
6 citations, 0.41%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
6 citations, 0.41%
Consortium Erudit
5 citations, 0.34%
F1000 Research
5 citations, 0.34%
Cambridge University Press
4 citations, 0.27%
Walter de Gruyter
4 citations, 0.27%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
4 citations, 0.27%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 citations, 0.27%
Academy of Science of South Africa
4 citations, 0.27%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
4 citations, 0.27%
Medknow
3 citations, 0.2%
Virtus Interpress
3 citations, 0.2%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.2%
2 citations, 0.14%
PeerJ
2 citations, 0.14%
2 citations, 0.14%
North-West University
2 citations, 0.14%
Academic Journals
2 citations, 0.14%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2 citations, 0.14%
AMO Publisher
2 citations, 0.14%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.07%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.07%
Brill
1 citation, 0.07%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
1 citation, 0.07%
American Academy of Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.07%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.07%
University of New Brunswick
1 citation, 0.07%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.07%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
College Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
African Journals online
1 citation, 0.07%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
University of South Africa
1 citation, 0.07%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
1 citation, 0.07%
University of Stavanger, Department of Social Studies
1 citation, 0.07%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.07%
Tokushima Daigaku Igakubu
1 citation, 0.07%
British Veterinary Association
1 citation, 0.07%
European Society for Research on the Education of Adults
1 citation, 0.07%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.07%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
1 citation, 0.07%
Ozgen Korkmaz
1 citation, 0.07%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.07%
China Science Publishing & Media
1 citation, 0.07%
Hindawi Limited
1 citation, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.07%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.07%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.07%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.07%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.07%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.07%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
CAIRN
1 citation, 0.07%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.07%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.07%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.07%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
1 citation, 0.07%
New York University
1 citation, 0.07%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.07%
Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
1 citation, 0.07%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao
1 citation, 0.07%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.07%
Hacettepe Universitesi Hemsirelik Fakultesi Dergisi
1 citation, 0.07%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
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Stellenbosch University
94 publications, 13.99%
North-West University
80 publications, 11.9%
University of South Africa
76 publications, 11.31%
University of Pretoria
58 publications, 8.63%
University of the Western Cape
53 publications, 7.89%
University of Johannesburg
47 publications, 6.99%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
43 publications, 6.4%
University of the Witwatersrand
27 publications, 4.02%
University of Fort Hare
23 publications, 3.42%
University of Cape Town
20 publications, 2.98%
University of the Free State
18 publications, 2.68%
Nelson Mandela University
12 publications, 1.79%
Durban University of Technology
11 publications, 1.64%
University of Limpopo
8 publications, 1.19%
University of Botswana
6 publications, 0.89%
Walter Sisulu University
4 publications, 0.6%
University of Venda
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Newcastle Australia
2 publications, 0.3%
Rhodes University
2 publications, 0.3%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 0.3%
Midlands State University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.3%
Kocaeli University
1 publication, 0.15%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.15%
Oslo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Nottingham
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Auckland
1 publication, 0.15%
Tygerberg Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Howard University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.15%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.15%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.15%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1 publication, 0.15%
Boston Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Tulane University
1 publication, 0.15%
Wilfrid Laurier University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Alicante
1 publication, 0.15%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Kent
1 publication, 0.15%
London Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.15%
Tallinn University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 0.15%
Lehman College
1 publication, 0.15%
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University of South Africa
20 publications, 13.16%
North-West University
13 publications, 8.55%
University of the Western Cape
12 publications, 7.89%
Stellenbosch University
10 publications, 6.58%
University of Pretoria
10 publications, 6.58%
University of Johannesburg
10 publications, 6.58%
University of Fort Hare
7 publications, 4.61%
University of the Witwatersrand
6 publications, 3.95%
Nelson Mandela University
5 publications, 3.29%
Walter Sisulu University
4 publications, 2.63%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
3 publications, 1.97%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 1.32%
Oslo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 0.66%
Tallinn University
1 publication, 0.66%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.66%
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South Africa, 574, 85.42%
South Africa
574 publications, 85.42%
Brazil, 26, 3.87%
Brazil
26 publications, 3.87%
Botswana, 10, 1.49%
Botswana
10 publications, 1.49%
USA, 6, 0.89%
USA
6 publications, 0.89%
Australia, 3, 0.45%
Australia
3 publications, 0.45%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.45%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.45%
Greece, 2, 0.3%
Greece
2 publications, 0.3%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.3%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.3%
Italy, 2, 0.3%
Italy
2 publications, 0.3%
Germany, 1, 0.15%
Germany
1 publication, 0.15%
France, 1, 0.15%
France
1 publication, 0.15%
Estonia, 1, 0.15%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.15%
Belgium, 1, 0.15%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.15%
Spain, 1, 0.15%
Spain
1 publication, 0.15%
Canada, 1, 0.15%
Canada
1 publication, 0.15%
Namibia, 1, 0.15%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.15%
New Zealand, 1, 0.15%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.15%
Norway, 1, 0.15%
Norway
1 publication, 0.15%
Turkey, 1, 0.15%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.15%
Uganda, 1, 0.15%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.15%
Japan, 1, 0.15%
Japan
1 publication, 0.15%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 87, 57.24%
South Africa
87 publications, 57.24%
Brazil, 6, 3.95%
Brazil
6 publications, 3.95%
Estonia, 1, 0.66%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.66%
Botswana, 1, 0.66%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.66%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.66%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.66%
Norway, 1, 0.66%
Norway
1 publication, 0.66%
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