The Journal of Social Work is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of social work. The editor-in-chief is Steven M. Shardlow (Keele University). It was established in 2001 and is published by SAGE Publishing.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.5.