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Q2Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
About Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science + Business Media. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.339 and H-index of 22.
Coverage: 2016-2026. Research categories: Law (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Chie Noyori-Corbett MSSW,PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Social Work Education and Practice; Migration, Health and Trauma; Homelessness and Social Issues; Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare; Migration, Refugees, and Integration; Human Rights and Development.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,290.00 USD; 2,690.00 EUR; 2,390.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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