Children & Society
Academic journal
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Children & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research and debate on all aspects of childhood, and policies and services for children and young people. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Children's Bureau.[1]
| Discipline | Social work |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Liam Berriman, Deevia Bhana, Sarah Crafter, Martin Robb and Yuwei Xu |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1987-present |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Children's Bureau |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 1.952 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Child. Soc. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0951-0605 (print) 1099-0860 (web) |
| Links | |
The journal informs all those who work with and for children, young people and their families by publishing innovative contributions on research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, including: theories of childhood; children's everyday lives at home, school and in the community; children's culture, rights and participation; children's health and well-being; child protection, early intervention and prevention.
The current editors-in-chief are Liam Berriman (University of Sussex, UK), Deevia Bhana (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Sarah Crafter (The Open University, UK), Martin Robb (The Open University, UK), and Yuwei Xu (University of Nottingham, UK). The Book Review Co-Editors are Michael Boampong (The Open University, UK) and Utsa Mukherjee (Brunel University London, UK).[2]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.952, ranking it 18th out of 44 journals in the category "Social Work".[3]
