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Journal of Independent Social Work
Journal of Independent Social Work is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0883-7562Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Independent Social Work indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1987–1991).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Independent Social Work?
Journal of Independent Social Work has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Independent Social Work and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Independent Social Work is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its ISSN is 0883-7562.
Is Journal of Independent Social Work in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Independent Social Work open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Independent Social Work for 5 years, between 1987 and 1991. Coverage ended in 1991, 35 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Journal of Independent Social Work? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Independent Social Work has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Independent Social Work published 7 papers in 2008; its busiest recent year was 1988 with 62. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Independent Social Work? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1991. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1991
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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