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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,136Hybrid

Social Work with Groups

Identifier (ISSN):0160-9513(Print)/1540-9481(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Social Work with Groups

WoS Q3
0112020231.520251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.489
#12,136

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
20articles/year
6.33% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Social Work with Groups is a unique quarterly journal of community and clinical practice, and an important reference publication for those in the social work profession who value and seek to understand the small group. The journal addresses the issues of group work in psychiatric, rehabilitative, and multipurpose social work and social service agencies; crisis theory and group work; the use of group programs in clinical and community practice; and basic group competencies for all social work professionals. The contributions reflect a sophisticated knowledge of the use of the group as a learning medium and a highly developed understanding of instructional technology in the teaching of social group work knowledge and skills.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99%Sociology73.7%Medicine58.6%Social psychology51.5%Physics50.2%Political science50.1%Law49%Quantum mechanics47.4%Mathematics41%Economics40.4%Nursing39%Pedagogy35.8%Mathematics education33.7%Chemistry33.3%Engineering31.9%Organic chemistry31.7%Economic growth31.3%Group (periodic table)30.9%Group work30.5%Thermodynamics30.2%Mechanical engineering29.1%Work (physics)28.2%Psychotherapist28.1%Psychiatry26.4%Social work25.3%Philosophy24.5%Computer science23.2%Biology20.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank42/57
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q2
Rank34/99
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank29/57
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q2
Rank45/99
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year20
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year34
Total Citations20
2024
IF—
Articles / Year14
Total Citations20
2023
IF0
Articles / Year36
Total Citations87
2022
IF—
Articles / Year28
Total Citations150

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,136Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.489

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.63

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,721 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations152
3-Year Documents91
Citable Documents79

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate62.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Social WorkQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Social Work with Groups (ISSN: 0160-9513) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.489 (Q2), an H-index of 28.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 20 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,721 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01