Social Welfare and Development Journal CY 2023

The Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Journal is the official journal of theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Published annually, the SWD Journal aims to popularize studies initiated by DSWD and other stakeholdersalong social protection and social welfare development. This Journal featuresquantitative and qualitative researches from various disciplines of social welfareand rigorous policy analysis along social development. Aside from researchpapers, the SWD journal also covers the publication of articles with relevantpolicy implications on social development.

Article contributions are open to DSWD offices, staff and all interested partners – individual researchers, institutions, universities and colleges, and schoolsincluding those with research extension offices, non-government organizations,national and local government agencies and other research institutions.

The Journal also shifted from print media to digital publication starting 2021.

Any reader interested in submitting a manuscript may refer to the Guidelines forthe Publication of SWD Journal (Administrative Order No. 10, Series of 2017).Queries or comments may be sent to pdpb@dswd.gov.ph.