An Author's Guide to Social Work Journals

The Author's Guide is an essential reference for authors who want to submit articles to U.S. journals. Writers use it to learn how to package their work to meet the requirements of core social work and social welfare journals. To meet the needs of authors and to reflect the proliferation of journals, the Press has increased the number of listings nearly 50%.

Journals are listed first by subject categories to help writers select an appropriate journal for their work. If you are looking for journals in a specific topic area, such as children and families, health care, or management, check the subject categories first. Journals are also listed alphabetically with full details on submissions. Each listing includes the journal's address, publisher, circulation, frequency of publication, and editorial focus.

The Author's Guide is an indispensable tool for identifying journal requirements that might otherwise be overlooked. It is also particularly useful for research and work with doctoral students because it provides an overview of U.S. journals in the field.

Special Features *Includes address, publisher, circulation, frequency, and editorial focus. *Notes where the journal is indexed and abstracted. *Provides number of articles published per issue, and plans for special issues. *Contains specific guidelines for submission--such as formatting requirements, preferred style guide, and the number of copies needed for submission. *Describes each journal's review process, reprint policy, and book review.

The guide was developed by Henry N. Mendelsohn, who edited the first three editions. Mendelsohn has left the field, and the 4th edition has been produced by the NASW Press staff.