Current Social Sciences

About The Section

Social Work

Publishes original research articles, letters, reviews/mini- reviews and guest edited thematic issues on various topics related to Social Work.

The section "Social Work" of Current Social Sciences aims to advance knowledge of this field and improve practice in social work through publishing systematic reviews, theoretical articles and empirical studies.

This section is not limited to a specific aspect of the field but is instead devoted to a wide range of sub-fields in the area. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcome. Submissions in the following areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:

· Aging and Gerontology

· Charity and Volunteering

· Children, Youth, and Families

· Community Social Work

· Disability

· Health and Public Health

· Housing and Homelessness

· International Social Work

· Intervention Research and Program Evaluation

· Medical Social Work

· Mental and Behavioral Health

· School Social Work

· Social Policy and Poverty

· Trauma and Violence

Section Editor-in-Chief

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Jiang

Shan

Department of Sociology

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou China

Shan Jiang, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University. His research interests focus on the social determinants of psychosocial development among children and adolescents. His works have appeared in prestigious academic journals, such as Health & Social Care in the Community, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Adolescence, and Journal of Affective Disorders.

Editorial Board Member(s)

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José Angle Martínez López

University of Murcia Murcia Spain

José Ángel Martínez López, completed PhD in Sociology by University of Murcia (2017). He studied a Social Work Degree (2001), Sociology Degree (2010) and Political Science and Public Administration (2012). He did Masters in Social Problems Analysis by UNED (2012). Since 2013, he works as Part Time Professor at the University of Murcia and has collaborated in national research projects. He is Vice Dean at Social Work Faculty at the University of Murcia. Moreover, since April 2021, he has been serving as University Social Services Office Director. His research interest is Labor Market, Social Policy, Welfare State, Long Term Care, Dependency and Social Inequality, Burnout and COVID-19, Pharmaceutical poverty.