Social Work's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.2, ranking Q2 in Political Science and International Relations. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 2.22.
Middle 50%: 68–196 days
68 of 77 PubMed-indexed articles · 88.3% coverage · 2024–2025
Social Work accepts papers a median of 133 days after submission, including peer review and revisions. That is faster than 75% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
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49 of 210 works · same type, year & subfield
3 works · same type, year & subfield
Above field-year expectation
of 2,276 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 1.08, so its typical recent paper runs about 8% above its field benchmark.
23.3% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.
OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
210 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | Q3 |
| General Health Professions | Q3 |
| Safety Research | Q3 |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 |
A solid Q2 journal by citation data
By citation data, Social Work is a solid journal: it is Q2 in Political Science and International Relations, the second quarter of journals by score, and ranks #2,562 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 38%). Social Work's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.2. Recent papers took a median of 133 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Public Administration, General Health Professions, and Safety Research, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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OpenAlex classifies Social Work's papers in subfields including Public Administration, General Health Professions, and Safety Research. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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Recent accepted papers took a median of 133 days from submission to acceptance, including revisions (PubMed dates). Social Work does not publish an acceptance rate.
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See what the report coversBy citation data, Social Work is a solid journal: it is Q2 in Political Science and International Relations, the second quarter of journals by score, and ranks #2,562 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 38%). Social Work's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.2. Recent papers took a median of 133 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Public Administration, General Health Professions, and Safety Research, so check that your topic fits its scope.
Social Work's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.2, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Social Work or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. What recent PubMed records do show is speed: accepted papers took a median of 133 days from submission to acceptance. To judge selectivity, compare Social Work's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
Social Work's best quartile is Q2. By OpenAlex subfield: Q3 in Public Administration; Q3 in General Health Professions; Q3 in Safety Research; Q2 in Political Science and International Relations. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
No. Journal Metrics computes the score independently from OpenAlex open data. Other providers use different citation databases, document types, and counting rules, so their published figures for Social Work will not match this score exactly. Compare journals using one source at a time.
Social Work accepts papers a median of 133 days after submission across 68 recent PubMed records with both dates; the middle half took 68–196 days. This includes peer review, editorial handling, and revisions.
PubMed records when a manuscript was received and accepted, not the individual review stages, so peer review time on its own is not available. The full time from submission to acceptance at Social Work, which includes peer review and revisions, has a median of 133 days. For the time to a first decision, check the journal's own website.
Social Work's median of 133 days from submission to acceptance is faster than 75% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
Comparable journals include British Journal of Social Work, Journal of Social Work, International Social Work, and Critical and Radical Social Work. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in Social Work's author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter. Accepted papers took a median of 133 days from submission to acceptance in recent PubMed records.