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Journal of Children's Services

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

SJR 2024

0.474 Q1

H-Index

28

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

17466660

Coverage

2006-2024

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

Emily.Munro@beds.ac.uk

Scope

JCS improves understanding of the way that applied social research can contribute to the evidence-base and promote the integration of children’s services. This includes services delivered by health, education, social care, police, youth justice and voluntary/independent agencies. The journal's peer-reviewed coverage includes: • child and family research • comparative child welfare policy and practice • evidence-informed practice and evaluation of innovative services, using quantitative and/or qualitative methods • methodological issues and their application to practice • practitioner led enquiry • service user participation and engagement • dynamics of multi-agency and inter-disciplinary working to protect and promote the well-being of children and their families • social, political and economic analysis of childhood wellbeing • critical discussion of the conceptual frameworks that inform service provision • promotion of initiatives to forge stronger links between research, policy and practice. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Developmental and Educational Psychology2007Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2008Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2009Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2010Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2011Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2012Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2013Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2014Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2015Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2016Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2017Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2018Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2019Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2020Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2021Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology2022Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2023Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology2024Q3
Education2007Q3
Education2008Q3
Education2009Q3
Education2010Q3
Education2011Q3
Education2012Q3
Education2013Q3
Education2014Q4
Education2015Q4
Education2016Q3
Education2017Q3
Education2018Q3
Education2019Q2
Education2020Q3
Education2021Q3
Education2022Q2
Education2023Q2
Education2024Q2
Health (social science)2007Q3
Health (social science)2008Q3
Health (social science)2009Q3
Health (social science)2010Q2
Health (social science)2011Q3
Health (social science)2012Q3
Health (social science)2013Q3
Health (social science)2014Q4
Health (social science)2015Q4
Health (social science)2016Q3
Health (social science)2017Q3
Health (social science)2018Q3
Health (social science)2019Q3
Health (social science)2020Q3
Health (social science)2021Q3
Health (social science)2022Q2
Health (social science)2023Q2
Health (social science)2024Q2
Law2007Q2
Law2008Q2
Law2009Q2
Law2010Q2
Law2011Q2
Law2012Q2
Law2013Q2
Law2014Q3
Law2015Q3
Law2016Q3
Law2017Q3
Law2018Q2
Law2019Q2
Law2020Q2
Law2021Q2
Law2022Q1
Law2023Q1
Law2024Q1
Sociology and Political Science2007Q3
Sociology and Political Science2008Q3
Sociology and Political Science2009Q2
Sociology and Political Science2010Q2
Sociology and Political Science2011Q3
Sociology and Political Science2012Q2
Sociology and Political Science2013Q2
Sociology and Political Science2014Q3
Sociology and Political Science2015Q3
Sociology and Political Science2016Q3
Sociology and Political Science2017Q3
Sociology and Political Science2018Q2
Sociology and Political Science2019Q2
Sociology and Political Science2020Q2
Sociology and Political Science2021Q3
Sociology and Political Science2022Q2
Sociology and Political Science2023Q2
Sociology and Political Science2024Q2
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
20070.176
20080.228
20090.263
20100.322
20110.256
20120.322
20130.338
20140.185
20150.184
20160.239
20170.243
20180.307
20190.375
20200.353
20210.255
20220.445
20230.458
20240.474
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
200634
200738
200824
200922
201030
201125
201230
201327
201423
201528
201623
201730
201811
201924
202028
202126
202217
202315
202420
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20060.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20070.529
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20080.486
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20090.458
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20100.576
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20110.447
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20120.802
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20130.804
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20140.384
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20150.667
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20160.611
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20170.911
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20180.933
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20190.924
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20200.920
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20210.882
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20221.270
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20231.789
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20242.035
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20060.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20070.529
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20080.486
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20090.458
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20100.619
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20110.500
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20120.792
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20130.776
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20140.390
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20150.513
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20160.641
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20170.770
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20180.914
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20190.813
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20200.815
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20210.984
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20221.372
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20231.592
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20242.138
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20060.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20070.529
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20080.486
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20090.387
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20100.674
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20110.538
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20120.673
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20130.691
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20140.263
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20150.520
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20160.451
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20170.824
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20180.642
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20190.756
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20200.771
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20211.038
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20221.444
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20231.256
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20241.938
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites20060
Self Cites20076
Self Cites200810
Self Cites20097
Self Cites20109
Self Cites20114
Self Cites201210
Self Cites20132
Self Cites20145
Self Cites20153
Self Cites20165
Self Cites20174
Self Cites20183
Self Cites20193
Self Cites20205
Self Cites20216
Self Cites20223
Self Cites20234
Self Cites20246
Total Cites20060
Total Cites200718
Total Cites200835
Total Cites200944
Total Cites201052
Total Cites201138
Total Cites201261
Total Cites201366
Total Cites201432
Total Cites201541
Total Cites201650
Total Cites201757
Total Cites201874
Total Cites201952
Total Cites202053
Total Cites202162
Total Cites2022107
Total Cites2023113
Total Cites2024124
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document20060
External Cites per document20070.353
External Cites per document20080.347
External Cites per document20090.385
External Cites per document20100.512
External Cites per document20110.447
External Cites per document20120.662
External Cites per document20130.753
External Cites per document20140.329
External Cites per document20150.475
External Cites per document20160.577
External Cites per document20170.716
External Cites per document20180.877
External Cites per document20190.766
External Cites per document20200.738
External Cites per document20210.889
External Cites per document20221.333
External Cites per document20231.535
External Cites per document20242.034
Cites per document20060.000
Cites per document20070.529
Cites per document20080.486
Cites per document20090.458
Cites per document20100.619
Cites per document20110.500
Cites per document20120.792
Cites per document20130.776
Cites per document20140.390
Cites per document20150.513
Cites per document20160.641
Cites per document20170.770
Cites per document20180.914
Cites per document20190.813
Cites per document20200.815
Cites per document20210.984
Cites per document20221.372
Cites per document20231.592
Cites per document20242.138
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
200614.71
200713.16
200825.00
20099.09
20106.67
201112.00
20126.67
20133.70
20140.00
201521.43
201621.74
20173.33
201818.18
201916.67
202017.86
202119.23
202217.65
20236.67
20245.00
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents20060
Non-citable documents20074
Non-citable documents20085
Non-citable documents20095
Non-citable documents20105
Non-citable documents20114
Non-citable documents20124
Non-citable documents20132
Non-citable documents20145
Non-citable documents20155
Non-citable documents20164
Non-citable documents20172
Non-citable documents20183
Non-citable documents20192
Non-citable documents20202
Non-citable documents20213
Non-citable documents20224
Non-citable documents20233
Non-citable documents20241
Citable documents20060
Citable documents200730
Citable documents200867
Citable documents200991
Citable documents201079
Citable documents201172
Citable documents201273
Citable documents201383
Citable documents201477
Citable documents201575
Citable documents201674
Citable documents201772
Citable documents201878
Citable documents201962
Citable documents202063
Citable documents202160
Citable documents202274
Citable documents202368
Citable documents202457
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents20060
Uncited documents200725
Uncited documents200855
Uncited documents200970
Uncited documents201054
Uncited documents201152
Uncited documents201248
Uncited documents201352
Uncited documents201461
Uncited documents201557
Uncited documents201656
Uncited documents201745
Uncited documents201851
Uncited documents201934
Uncited documents202034
Uncited documents202135
Uncited documents202230
Uncited documents202330
Uncited documents202419
Cited documents20060
Cited documents20079
Cited documents200817
Cited documents200926
Cited documents201030
Cited documents201124
Cited documents201229
Cited documents201333
Cited documents201421
Cited documents201523
Cited documents201622
Cited documents201729
Cited documents201830
Cited documents201930
Cited documents202031
Cited documents202128
Cited documents202248
Cited documents202341
Cited documents202439
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
200665.45
200747.54
200856.52
200943.33
201056.41
201150.91
201269.70
201356.86
201469.57
201568.82
201665.00
201747.37
201860.00
201967.80
202066.67
202176.54
202267.39
202358.70
202475.86
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton200612
Overton200710
Overton200810
Overton20096
Overton20109
Overton201112
Overton201213
Overton20132
Overton20140
Overton20150
Overton20160
Overton20170
Overton20180
Overton20190
Overton20200
Overton20210
Overton20220
Overton20230
Overton20240
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG20184
SDG201915
SDG202018
SDG202118
SDG20229
SDG20236
SDG20246
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
2006
20072417
20082479
20092523
20102573
20112576
20122630
20132667
20142641
20152591
20162585
20172555
20182542
20192614
20202672
20212677
20222739
20232781
20242808
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
2006
200791832
2008153687
2009211937
2010293318
2011358108
2012344469
2013357338
2014356480
2015344654
2016338638
2017334645
2018292345
2019303265
2020309943
2021318574
2022290324
2023305951
2024297620
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