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Research on Social Work Practice Template

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About the Research on Social Work Practice format

Research on Social Work Practice is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Social Work Education and Practice, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Homelessness and Social Issues. Over its lifetime it has published 2,834 papers, which have received 60,280 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Research on Social Work Practice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Work Education and Practice Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Homelessness and Social Issues Child Abuse and Trauma Mental Health and Patient Involvement
ISSN1049-7315
Citation impact (2-yr)1.38
h-index99
i10-index1,226
Top institutions publishing hereFlorida State University
Journal websitersw.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Research on Social Work Practice per year

136
2014
111
2015
109
2016
63
2017
53
2018
58
2019
77
2020
99
2021
125
2022
80
2023
100
2024
164
2025

Citation impact of Research on Social Work Practice by publication year

3K
2014
2.4K
2015
2K
2016
1.3K
2017
1.3K
2018
871
2019
850
2020
1.2K
2021
802
2022
396
2023
331
2024
101
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Research on Social Work Practice

Core Implementation Components

Dean L. Fixsen, Karen A. Blasé, Sandra F. Naoom et al. · 27 May 2009

The failure of better science to readily produce better services has led to increasing interest in the science and practice of implementation. The results of recent reviews of implementation literature and best practices are summarized in this article. Two frameworks related to implementation stages and core implementation components are described and presented as critical links…

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Development and Validation of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale

Brian E. Bride, Margaret M. Robinson, Bonnie L. Yegidis et al. · 1 Jan 2004

Objective: To describe the development and validation of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS), a 17-item instrument designed to measure intrusion, avoidance, and arousal symptoms associated with indirect exposure to traumatic events via one’s professional relationships with traumatized clients. Method: A sample of 287 licensed social workers completed a mailed survey containing the STSS and…

Is Social Work a Profession?

Abraham Flexner · 1 Mar 2001

Before beginning to consider whether social work is or is not a profession, I must confess a very genuine doubt as to my competency to undertake the discussion. My acquaintance with social work, with the literature of social work, and with social workers is distinctly limited—far too much so. Hence, if the conclusions that I…

Applying Diffusion of Innovation Theory to Intervention Development

James W. Dearing · 5 Jun 2009

Few social science theories have a history of conceptual and empirical study as long as does the diffusion of innovations. The robustness of this theory derives from the many disciplines and fields of study in which diffusion has been studied, from the international richness of these studies, and from the variety of new ideas, practices,…

Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Deborah K. Padgett, Leyla Gülçür, Sam Tsemberis · 30 Nov 2005

The literature on homeless adults with severe mental illness is generally silent on a critical issue surrounding service delivery—the contrast between housing first and treatment first program philosophies. This study draws on data from a longitudinal experiment contrasting a housing first program (which offers immediate permanent housing without requiring treatment compliance or abstinence) and treatment…

Research on Social Work Practice template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Research on Social Work Practice format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Research on Social Work Practice template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Research on Social Work Practice use?
Research on Social Work Practice uses Author–year (Harvard) 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', Research on Social Work Practice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Research on Social Work Practice?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Research on Social Work Practice document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is Research on Social Work Practice?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
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