Social Work

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Ways to find Social Work related journals and trade publications

Key social work and related journals are listed on this guide.  Six search strategies include:

1. Listing in course syllabus and course readings.
   • The Evidence-Based Social Work Skills Book (print) by Barry R. Cournoyer includes a list of relevant journals as of 2004 (pages 76-80).
     Read free online at Internet Archive/Open Library
2. Use Library Search Journal Finder to search for the titles of journals, newspapers, trade publications, magazines, and more.
3. Use Library of Congress Subject Headings for subjects and genre/form (periodicals) with keywords

Examples:

• Drug abuse — Treatment — Periodicals
• Alcoholism — Treatment — Periodicals
• Drug abuse counseling — Periodicals

4. Use Ulrich's Periodical Directory to look up journal titles and the databases to access them.
   Use Scimago Journal & Country Rank or Web of Science Journal Citation Reports to view rankings of Social Work journals
5. Browse Browzine journals by Social Work and related subject categories.
6. For free to read Open Access journals and materials try:

• Google Scholar
• Open Access filter or articles on commercial websites and databases
• Open Access Journals & Articles (OAJD) Directory
• MERLOT Open Access/Open Educational Resources search engine