Social Work (journal)

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Social Work 
Discipline Social work
LanguageEnglish
Edited byTricia Bent-Goodley
Publication details
Former name(s)
The Compass, Social Work Journal
Publication history
1920-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
1.145
Standard abbreviations
Soc. Work
Indexing
ISSN 0037-8046  (print)
1545-6846  (web)
LCCN a56001876
OCLC  no. 1605893
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Social Work is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of social work. It was established in 1920 as The Compass and was renamed Social Work Journal in 1948. It obtained its current name in 1956. [1] [2] It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Tricia Bent-Goodley (Howard University). According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.145. [3]

Academic journal peer-reviewed periodical relating to a particular academic discipline

An academic or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and discussion of research. They are usually peer-reviewed or refereed. Content typically takes the form of articles presenting original research, review articles, and book reviews. The purpose of an academic journal, according to Henry Oldenburg, is to give researchers a venue to "impart their knowledge to one another, and contribute what they can to the Grand design of improving natural knowledge, and perfecting all Philosophical Arts, and Sciences."

Social work academic discipline and profession

Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning refers to the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and create social change. Social work practice is often divided into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and within social policy, to create change on a larger scale.

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice-chancellor known as the delegates of the press. They are headed by the secretary to the delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University has used a similar system to oversee OUP since the 17th century. The Press is located on Walton Street, opposite Somerville College, in the suburb Jericho.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Association of Social Workers: History (1917 – 1955)". Social Welfare History Project. Virginia Commonwealth University. 2013-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Social Work". JSTOR.
  3. ↑ "Social Work". 2015 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2016.
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