Política Social y Bienestar Social en Europa en las revistas de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales

Laburpena

Knowing what is published in journals of Social Work and Social Services is essential to approach the state of the discipline in the academic and professional scientific publications related to this area of knowledge. Through the analysis of indexing materials, we tried to identify the main lines of research or professional practice journals published in Social Work and Social Services in Spain. The study focuses on the place that Social Policy and Social Welfare have in the journals of Social Work and Social Services. For this purpose, we used the exploration of keyword indexing used by authors according to the UNESCO Thesaurus, and offer an overview of the themes that have gained greater visibility in science popularization during the period 2000-2011. We present an approach to the results of scientific publication in Social Policy and Social Welfare in Europe and Spain, through the analysis of the DICE database, referred to the specific subject mentioned. For analytical purposes we have included the following: (1) temporal boundaries, (2) use of keywords, (3) selection of databases, (4) membership in the area of knowledge and (5) indexing in the databases referenced in the assessment agencies, accreditation and categorization. The results obtained are presented taking into account the material and methodology used from a thematic and longitudinal perspective.