Aims and Scope

Aims and Scope

Social Work Reviews publishes original research and scholarly work that engages with local, national, and global dimensions of social work. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative approaches and encourages submissions that reflect the diversity and complexity of social work practice across different social, cultural, and political contexts.

The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to:

  • Social work theory and practice
  • Social policy and welfare systems
  • Community development and social change
  • Clinical and mental health social work
  • Child, family, and youth services
  • Gender, migration, disability, and aging studies
  • Indigenous, decolonial, and Global South perspectives
  • Human rights, ethics, and social justice
  • Social work education and training
  • Research methods and evidence-based practice