Authorization and Accountability
Purpose
Editorial boards and committees retain final authority for the content and selection of manuscripts. The Social Work Research Editorial Board promotes the submission of manuscripts to the journal. They develop and recommend changes in editorial and publications policy.
Time Frame
The editorial board continues as long as the journal is in existence.
Members, Terms and Criteria
The editorial board of Social Work Research is composed of five members: the Chair (editor-in-chief) and four members. The Chair (editor-in-chief) is appointed for a four-year term beginning January 1 of the year following the appointment and ending December 31 four years later. Members of the editorial board are appointed to staggered three-year terms. Members of the Social Work Research Editorial Board must have extensive publishing experience, as well as experience in peer review. The Social Work Research Editorial Board members hold a telephone conference call once each year.
Specific Responsibilities
Contact Cheryl Bradley at cbradley.nasw@socialworkers.org
Social Work Research publishes exemplary research to advance the development of knowledge and inform social work practice. Widely regarded as the outstanding journal in the field, it includes analytic reviews of research, theoretical articles pertaining to social work research, evaluation studies, and diverse research studies that contribute to knowledge about social work issues and problems.
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