About Families in Society

Now in its 88th year, Families in Society is the oldest and one of the most respected journals in North America on social work and related social and human services. Founded by social casework pioneer Mary Richmond in 1920, the journal has had four titles: The Family (1920-1946), The Journal of Social Casework (1947-1949), Social Casework (1950-1989), and Families in Society (1990 to present). The journal serves social workers and related professionals in direct practice, management, supervision, education, research, and policy and planning.

FIS is today one of only five journals that routinely comprise the “core of the social work journal network”* with exemplary information on social work education and research. Social Work Abstracts, published by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press), also designates Families in Society as a “core social work journal”. The journal is consistently rated highly with key audiences through various surveys on overall quality and publishing productivity.

Editorial Mission
FIS is a trusted forum for addressing the interests, activities, knowledge, and concerns of social service and human service professionals in direct practice as well as associates in management, supervision, policy and planning, social work education, and social work research.

The Alliance for Children and Families
Families in Society is published by the Alliance for Children and Families**. The Alliance provides services to over 300 nonprofit child- and family-serving agencies and economic empowerment organizations in the U.S. and Canada.  Motivated by a vision of a healthy society and strong communities, the Alliance works to strengthen the nonprofit sector and through advocacy assure the sector’s continued independence.

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Through the Alliance, Families in Society is a member of the following associations:

Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
Society for Scholarly Publishing
Society of National Association Publications (SNAP)
 

 

* Sellers, S.L., et al. (2006). Perceptions of Professional Social Work Journals: Findings From a National Survey, Journal of Social Work Education.
Baker, D.R. (1992). A structural analysis of the social work journal network, Journal of Social Service Research.
Furr, L.A. (1995). The relative influence of social work journals: Impact factors vs. core influence, Journal of Social Work Education.

** Publication of a signed editorial or of an article in the journal does not imply endorsement of its contents by the Alliance for Children and Families or any Alliance member organization.

 

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