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The British Journal of Social Work is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Social Work Education and Practice, Healthcare innovation and challenges, Homelessness and Social Issues.

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', The British Journal of Social Work, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Work Education and Practice Healthcare innovation and challenges Homelessness and Social Issues Mental Health and Patient Involvement Research in Social Sciences
ISSN0045-3102
Citation impact (2-yr)1.55
h-index128
i10-index2,406
Total citations115,027
Article processing charge$3,825
Top institutions publishing hereInstitute of Social Work
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in The British Journal of Social Work per year

157
2014
147
2015
187
2016
169
2017
143
2018
174
2019
243
2020
273
2021
240
2022
273
2023
205
2024
314
2025

Citation impact of The British Journal of Social Work by publication year

4.2K
2014
3.7K
2015
3.7K
2016
2.7K
2017
1.9K
2018
2.5K
2019
2.5K
2020
2.9K
2021
1.4K
2022
1.3K
2023
677
2024
246
2025

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

Most-cited papers in The British Journal of Social Work

Resilience across Cultures

Michael Ungar · 18 Oct 2006

Findings from a 14 site mixed methods study of over 1500 youth globally support four propositions that underlie a more culturally and contextually embedded understanding of resilience: 1) there are global, as well as culturally and contextually specific aspects to young people's lives that contribute to their resilience; 2) aspects of resilience exert differing amounts…

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Street-Level Bureaucracy, Social Work and the (Exaggerated) Death of Discretion

Tony Evans · 1 Sep 2004

Lipsky’s classic study of ‘street-level bureaucracy’ (1980) provided a perceptive analysis of front line practice in public organizations that has continuing relevance to recent literature, which has debated whether discretion continues to operate in social work or whether it has been curtailed. Having considered contributions to the debate on the continuation and curtailment of professional…

Bonding, Bridging and Linking: How Social Capital Operated in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina

Robert L. Hawkins, Katie Maurer · 3 Aug 2009

In the past decade, social capital has been explored internationally in the disaster and social work literature, particularly in terms of historical oppression and limited economic resources of disadvantaged communities. Social capital in the United States, however, has had less integration. Using a qualitative grounded theory approach, we examine the different types of social capital…

Social Factors and Recovery from Mental Health Difficulties: A Review of the Evidence

Jerry Tew, Shulamit Ramon, Mike Slade et al. · 15 Jun 2011

Although there is now increasing evidence as to the role played by social factors in contributing to the onset of mental health difficulties, there has been little systematic examination of the role that social factors can play in enabling (or impeding) recovery. This paper provides a review of the emerging international literature in this area,…

Some considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work

Stephen A. Webb · 1 Feb 2001

This paper considers the validity of evidence-based practice in social work. It critically examines various underlying presuppositions and assumptions entailed in evidence-based practice and draws out their implications for social work. The paper is divided into three main parts. Following a consideration of the background to the development of evidence-based practice and a discussion of…

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