Madras School of Social Work, established in 1952 is a higher education institution (affiliated to the University of Madras) for Social Work and related disciplines. It brings out a half-yearly peer-reviewed journal named Journal of the Madras School of Social Work (JMSSW) since 2006. JMSSW covers research and advanced conceptual papers in social sciences. It follows double-blind peer-review method to accept the manuscripts. Senior faculty members and practitioners in the field of social sciences serve both in Editorial and Reviewers Board. (ISSN - 0975-4040)