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Journal of Public Child Welfare is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Child Welfare and Adoption, Child Abuse and Trauma, Homelessness and Social Issues.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Public Child Welfare 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild Welfare and Adoption Child Abuse and Trauma Homelessness and Social Issues Social Work Education and Practice Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
ISSN1554-8732
Citation impact (2-yr)1.5
h-index39
i10-index273
Total citations8,367
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Public Child Welfare per year

30
2014
33
2015
41
2016
32
2017
39
2018
42
2019
37
2020
39
2021
46
2022
43
2023
63
2024
59
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Public Child Welfare by publication year

398
2014
519
2015
748
2016
548
2017
407
2018
481
2019
759
2020
300
2021
259
2022
119
2023
178
2024
49
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Public Child Welfare

It is not a broken system, it is a system that needs to be broken: the upEND movement to abolish the child welfare system

Alan J. Dettlaff, Kristen Weber, Maya Pendleton et al. · 6 Sep 2020

The child welfare system disproportionately harms Black children and families through systemic over-surveillance, over-involvement, and the resulting adverse outcomes associated with foster care. Ending this harm will only be achieved when the forcible surveillance and separation of children from their parents is no longer viewed as an acceptable form of intervention. This paper describes the…

Causes and Effects of Child Welfare Workforce Turnover

Jessica S. Strolin, Mary McCarthy, Jim Caringi · 30 Oct 2006

ABSTRACT This paper provides an overview of the current state of knowledge on the causes and effects of workforce turnover in child welfare. The causes of workforce turnover are abundant and have been categorized into three areas cited most often throughout the literature: individual factors, supervisory factors, and organizational factors. On the other hand, the…

Pregnancy and Motherhood Among Adolescent Girls in Child Protective Services: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research

Jennifer Connolly, Marina Heifetz, Yvonne Bohr · 26 Oct 2012

The objective of the current study was to produce a meta-synthesis of the existent qualitative research on pregnant or mothering adolescents who have been in the custody of child protective services. Seven overarching themes emerged from analyzing 17 qualitative studies: (1) infant filling an emotional void; (2) lack of consistent education and lack of sexual…

Relationship Between Vicarious Traumatization and Turnover Among Child Welfare Professionals

Jennifer Middleton, Cathryn C. Potter · 15 Mar 2015

Child welfare professionals work on the front lines with maltreated children and their families every day. The very nature of the work can have a significant impact on their emotional well being and ability to effectively perform their jobs, potentially limiting quality service delivery and contributing to overall workforce capacity issues such a turnover. This…

The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment, Intimate Partner Violence Exposure, and Academic Performance

Lisa Kiesel, Kristine Piescher, Jeffrey L.Edleson · 8 Jul 2016

This article presents a longitudinal examination of the association between children's experiences of child maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV), alone and in combination, with children's academic performance. Integrated, administrative data from the Minnesota Departments of Education and Human Services were used to obtain a sample of 2,914 children. Data provided an opportunity to…

Journal of Public Child Welfare template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Public Child Welfare use?
Journal of Public Child Welfare uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Public Child Welfare 12 (3): 45–58.
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