About the Journal

Sociology and Social Work Review (SSWR) is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes high-quality research in sociology, social work, criminology, and related fields. The journal serves as an international platform for the dissemination of interdisciplinary scholarship addressing contemporary social issues.

The journal follows a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance.

Aims and Scope

SSWR is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research across the fields of sociology, social work, criminology, and public policy. The journal promotes scholarly dialogue between diverse academic traditions and encourages contributions that integrate theoretical perspectives, empirical research, and policy analysis.

The journal places particular emphasis on research that demonstrates international relevance, comparative perspectives, and innovative approaches to contemporary social challenges.

SSWR encourages submissions employing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research approaches.

The journal may also publish special issues dedicated to emerging themes and interdisciplinary topics of particular academic relevance.

Areas of Interest

  • Sociological theory and contemporary social analysis
  • Social work practice and professional development
  • Criminology, deviance, and social control
  • Public policy and governance
  • Social inequalities and social justice
  • Migration and globalization
  • Education, labor, and social change
  • Health, well-being, and community development
  • Digital society and technological transformation

Peer Review Process

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening followed by a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content. All articles are freely available without subscription, registration, or embargo and may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, shared, and adapted under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. Any derivative works must be distributed under the same license.

Publication Model

Starting with 2026, Sociology and Social Work Review (SSWR) adopts a continuous publication model. Articles are published online immediately after acceptance and final editing, ensuring rapid dissemination of research findings.

Each article is assigned its final citation and DOI upon publication and is subsequently assigned to the corresponding June or December issue. This model ensures timely publication while maintaining the journal's biannual publication structure.

The journal publishes continuously within two regular annual issues (June and December) and may also publish special issues dedicated to emerging themes, innovative research areas, and topics of particular academic relevance.

Previous volumes were published under a traditional issue-based model.

The journal does not charge any submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), or publication fees.

Archiving and Preservation

Sociology and Social Work Review (SSWR) ensures the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), which provides secure archiving for journals hosted on Open Journal Systems. In addition, the journal participates in distributed preservation systems including LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS), ensuring permanent access to published articles even in the event that the journal website becomes unavailable.

Institutional Affiliation

Sociology and Social Work Review (SSWR) is published under the academic auspices of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Craiova (Romania).

The journal is published in association with:

• Global Research and Science Institute
• International Society for Projects in Education and Research (Romania)
• Smart Society Spin-Off (Italy)

 

Publisher

Global Research Publishing House
4930 Moorcroft Circle, Stockton, California, 95206, USA

Email: office@globalresearchpublishing.com

 

Editorial Contact

Dr. Ionuț Virgil Șerban
Editor-in-Chief
Email: sswr@globalresearchpublishing.com

ISSN (Print): 2573-3222
ISSN (Online): 2573-3230