am pleased to offer a few reflections on the evolution, progress, and current status of the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research ( JSSWR) as I end my tenure as editor-in-chief. My involvement in efforts led by the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) to publish high-quality scientific articles began in 2005 when I co-chaired the SSWR Presidential Task Force on Publications with President Anne E. (Ricky) Fortune. Our task force found that manuscript submission and review processes of many social work journals were hindered by lengthy manuscript review periods, inconsistent quality in manuscript reviews, and extensive publication backlogs ( Jenson et al., 2008). The vison of a new SSWR-sponsored journal was seen as an opportunity to create a publication outlet that was not plagued by the inadequacies identified in the task force report. JSSWRwas launched in 2009 to fill a void in both rigor and process in social work journals at the time (Fong, Gehlert, Marsh, Uehara, & Williams, 2019). Founding Editor-in-Chief Mark Fraser noted in the inaugural issue that “JSSWR is a scholarly journal that is committed to the rapid dissemination of research that informs practice, evaluates social and health programs, assesses public policies, and encourages further research (Fraser & Wyant, 2010, p. i).” Begun in a self-published, open-access format, the journal enjoyed early success that quickly outstripped the capacity of its publication platform and infrastructure. As chairperson of SSWR’s Committee on Publications (COP) at the time, I led an effort to select a new publisher for JSSWR in 2012. This was a collaborative effort involving COP members, SSWR staff and board members, and the JSSWR

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对社会工作与研究学会杂志的思考

当我结束主编的任期时，很高兴对社会工作与研究学会杂志（JSSWR）的发展，进展和当前状况进行一些反思。我参与了社会工作与研究学会（SSWR）出版高质量科学论文的努力，始于2005年，当时我与Anne E.（Ricky）Fortune总统共同主持了SSWR总统出版物特别工作组。我们的工作组发现，许多社会工作期刊的稿件提交和审阅过程受到稿件审阅时间长，稿件审阅质量不一致以及积压的出版物积压的阻碍（Jenson等，2008）。由SSWR赞助的新期刊的观点被视为创造出版物发行渠道的机会，而不受工作队报告中指出的不足之处的困扰。JSSWR于2009年启动，以填补当时社会工作期刊的严格性和程序性空白（Fong，Gehlert，Marsh，Uehara和Williams，2019年）。创始主编Mark Fraser在开幕词中指出，“ JSSWR是一本学术期刊，致力于快速传播研究信息，为实践提供参考，评估社会和卫生计划，评估公共政策，并鼓励进一步研究（Fraser和Wyant，2010年，第i页）。该期刊以自我出版，开放获取的形式开始，享有早期的成功，迅速超过了其出版平台和基础设施的能力。