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Social Work related Journals-on the web
- Intersectionalities : a global journal of social work analysis, research, polity and practiceThe purpose of this journal is to share knowledge and facilitate collaborative discourse amongst social work theorists, practitioners, educators, activists, researchers, and the community members they serve within local, regional and global contexts. The journal seeks to promote social justice by providing a forum for addressing issues of social difference and power in relation to progressive practice, education, scholarly inquiry, and social policy.
Journals
- Child & Family Social WorkConcerned with research, theory, policy and practice in the field of social work with children and their families.
- Clinical Social Work JournalArticles for teachers and those in clinical social work on historical, theoretical or practice-oriented clinical practice, interdisciplinary in authorship, scope and content.
- Journal of Social Work EducationConcerned with education in social work and social welfare relevant to social work professional education at the undergraduate, master's and postgraduate levels.
- Journal of Social Work PracticeProvides a unique forum for the application of current understanding of unconscious processes to social work practice with individuals, couples, families & other caretakers.
- Research on social work practiceFocused on evaluation research and on validating methods of assessment in social work practice.
- Social workPublishes articles on all aspects of social work and social welfare that yield new insights into established practices, evaluate new techniques and research, examine current social problems, or provide critical analysis on problems in the profession.
- Social Work ResearchPublishes articles, review articles and commentary focusing on social work and practice-based research, evaluation and research studies contributing to knowledge about social work issues and problems.
- Critical social policyan international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for progressive policy and welfare analysis.
- Poverty & public policyPoverty & Public Policy publishes quality research on poverty, income distribution, and welfare programs from scholars around the globe.
Article Evaluation (Websites vs. Academic Article)
- Scholarly Articles and Journals (Healey Library)This link gives a general idea of what you could find in an academic article and how you should try to read these articles.
Article Evaluation (Empirical vs Non-Empirical)
Journal articles
Resource Types
Types of Journals
Popular Journal
Authors: Reporters, Magazine staff, Freelance Writers
Audience: General Public
Purpose: Inform, entertain, cover special interests
Content: Personalities, news, and general interest articles
Language: Non-technical
Articles: Brief, providing broad overviews
Review Process: No Formal peer review process, reviewed by editors on staff
Bibliography: Articles rarely include references
Professional/Trade
Authors: Practitioners, Educators, Specialists within the profession or trade
Audience: Professional in the fields, Researchers, and students
Purpose: Provide information and news to practitioners in a profession
Content: New trends, techniques, and organizational news
Language: Technical terminology of the profession
Articles: Length varies
Review Process: Includes some peer-review periodicals, most are reviewed by editors (often professionals in the field)
Bibliography: Occasionally cite sources
Scholarly Journal
Authors: Scholars, Researchers, Experts in the Field
Audience: Researchers, Scholars, Students
Purpose: Inform, report, and share original research and experimentation with the rest of the scholarly world
Content: Research results, methodology, and theory
Language: Terminology and language of the discipline, the reader is assumed to have a similar background
Articles: Lengthy, providing in-depth analysis
Review Process: Reviewed by a board of experts in the field (refereed) or by the author’s peers (peer-reviewed)
Bibliography: References/ Bibliographies are always included. Bibliographies or endnotes are informal style