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Social Work Template

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About the Social Work format

Social Work is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues, Child Welfare and Adoption.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Social Work, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Social Work has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inSocial Work Education and Practice Homelessness and Social Issues Child Welfare and Adoption Social Policy and Reform Studies Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
ISSN0037-8046
Citation impact (2-yr)1.24
h-index125
i10-index2,165
Total citations110,250
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Michigan
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Social Work per year

77
2014
69
2015
90
2016
57
2017
54
2018
49
2019
54
2020
54
2021
51
2022
51
2023
54
2024
53
2025

Citation impact of Social Work by publication year

1.4K
2014
1.9K
2015
1.4K
2016
1.4K
2017
934
2018
1K
2019
848
2020
514
2021
486
2022
286
2023
129
2024
29
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Social Work

Improving Pregnancy Outcome during Imprisonment: A Model Residential Care Program

K Siefert, Sally L. Pimlott · 1 Apr 2001

The female prison population has increased dramatically in recent years. Most women prisoners are involved with drugs, and as many as 25 percent are pregnant or have delivered within the past year. Reproductive health and drug treatment services for women in prison are inadequate, if they are available at all, and although illicit drugs are…

1,641 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Extensions and Cautions

Dennis Saleebey · 1 May 1996

The strengths perspective in social work practice continues to develop conceptually. The strengths-based approach to case management with people with severe mental illness is well established. More recently, there have been developments in strengths-based practice with other client groups and the emergence of strengths orientations in work with communities. To augment these developments, converging lines…

1,029 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Attributes of a Profession

Ernest Greenwood · 1 Jul 1957

Journal Article Attributes of a Profession Get access Ernest Greenwood, Ph.D. Ernest Greenwood, Ph.D. associate professor School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 1957, Pages 45–55, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/2.3.45 Published: 01 July 1957

Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers

Brian E. Bride · 1 Jan 2007

Social workers are increasingly being called on to assist survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, violent crime, disasters, and war and terrorism. It has become increasingly apparent that the psychological effects of traumatic events extend beyond those directly affected. Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is becoming viewed as an occupational hazard of providing direct services to…

A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Laura R. Bronstein · 1 Jul 2003

Social workers have worked with colleagues from other disciplines since the early days of the profession; yet, they were without clear models to guide this interdisciplinary work. The author uses multidisciplinary theoretical literature and conceptual and research pieces from social work literature to support the development of such a model. First, current trends relevant to…

Social Work template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Social Work format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Social Work template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Social Work use?
Social Work uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Social Work, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Social Work?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Social Work document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Social Work template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Social Work format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Social Work?
Social Work is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's Social Work template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Social Work PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Social Work template (the oup-authoring-template class) that is ready to submit to Oxford University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Social Work template cost?
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