Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Welcome to the Fall 2014 issue of Advances in Social Work.This issue represents the last one on my watch, as I retired from the Indiana University School of Social Work (IUSSW) last May.Since the journal moved to its current online, open-access format in the Fall of 2008, I have had the privilege of serving as its Editor, managing peer review, making final decisions, relaying both positive and negative news to authors, producing the issues, and trying to raise the profile of the journal.During that time we have seen an increase in manuscript submissions and the production of a number of excellent special, thematic issues under the guidance of exceptional guest editors.We now have nearly 1,000 registered users from all over the globe, more than 350 of whom also serve as peer reviewers.All of our archives, dating back to the very first issue in 2000, are now readily available from the Advances website.I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Michael Patchner, Dean of the IUSSW, for his commitment to and investment of school resources in producing and sustaining Advances in Social Work.Thanks are also due to the Editorial Board (its membership may be viewed on the website), those colleagues who have edited special issues, and, especially, to the many authors and peer reviewers whose work constitutes the intellectual core of the journal.Finally, I would also like to thank Kristi Palmer, Associate Dean of Digital Scholarship, IUPUI University Library, for supervising the Open Journals platform and providing technical assistance.
Source: Advances in Social Work
DOI: 10.18060/18305
Author: William H. Barton
Institution: Indiana University
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1864545798