The Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) is a refereed professional journal concerned with education in social work and social welfare. Its purpose is to serve as a forum for creative exchange on trends, innovations, and problems relevant to social work education at the undergraduate, master's, and postgraduate levels.
JSWE is published quarterly by Routledge/Taylor & Francis(Opens in a new window) and reaches an audience of approximately 3,500 individuals, subscribers, and social work programs. The current editor-in-chief of JSWE is Dr. Michele D. Hanna (Denver University). The most recent impact factor for JSWE was 1.784 (2021). Please view content information for the most recent issue.
JSWE is available in fully searchable electronic format as a benefit of CSWE membership or by subscription. CSWE members may choose whether to purchase a print-on-demand subscription in addition to online access. Individuals who are not CSWE members do not have access to full-text files, but may search(Opens in a new window) articles by author, issue, or keyword and view abstracts. Article purchase is also available.
Call for Abstracts
Special Issue on the Impact of Anti-DEI Movements on Social Work Education
JSWE invites abstract submissions for a special issue, titled “Social Work Education at a Crossroads: The Impact of Anti-DEI Movements on Social Work Education.”
This special issue will explore how social work educators, programs, and students respond to current tensions, resist erasure, sustain ethical obligations, and reimagine pedagogy in an increasingly hostile landscape. It is intended for social work educators, deans, program directors, students, field instructors, community partners, and accreditation bodies. The special issue also invites reflection from allied disciplines intersecting with social work to advance social justice education while exploring the following key topics:
- The Impact of Anti-DEI Legislation on Social Work Curriculum
- Academic Freedom and the Teaching of Social Justice in Social Work
- Student Experiences in Social Work Programs Amidst Anti-DEI Movements
- Accreditation Standards and the Future of ADEI in Social Work Education
- Preparing Social Work Students for Practice in a Politicized Landscape
- Faculty Advocacy and Resistance in Social Work Education
- Sustaining Culturally Responsive and Anti-Racist Pedagogy
- The Emotional and Psychological Toll of Anti-ADEI Efforts on Social Work Educators and Students
- Social Work Education and the Broader Political Landscape
- Community Partnerships and Social Work Education in the Anti-DEI Era
The abstracts should be no longer than 300 words. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit a full manuscript for peer review. Submissions should follow JSWE guidelines.
Deadlines:
- August 1, 2025: Abstracts submitted via Submittable
- September 1, 2025: Guest Editors provide abstract dispositions
- November 3, 2025: Final manuscripts submitted via JSWE’s ScholarOne portal
Read the full Call for Abstracts. For more questions and more information, contact jswe@cswe.org.
Manuscript Submissions
Prospective authors may submit manuscripts to JSWE via the ScholarOne(Opens in a new window) online submission system. Author guidelines are available to help with the submission process, and questions may be referred to jswe@cswe.org.
JSWE Awards
The JSWE Best Article awards recognize outstanding work published each year in the journal. The Best Article award winners for Volume 54 are available for reading or free download from Taylor & Francis Online(Opens in a new window).
JSWE Electronic Access
The electronic format JSWE offers easy 24/7 access to the complete run of full-text JSWE articles. JSWE Online gives users many search and retrieval options:
- Search by author, title, keyword, or DOI
- Save articles for future reference
- Mark articles for current research
- Order copies of articles
- E-mail information on articles of interest to colleagues
- Receive alerts when new issues are available or about new articles of particular interest
