Aims and Scope

Aims

JAROW: Journal of Ar-Raniry on Social Work is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to advancing knowledge, practice, and policy in social work and social welfare, with a distinctive focus on Asian and Muslim-majority societies. The journal aims to bridge global social work theory with the cultural, religious, and developmental realities of Asia, thereby contributing perspectives that are frequently under-represented in the international social work literature.

JAROW seeks to serve as a leading scholarly platform for research that is locally grounded yet globally relevant. It welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contributions, systematic reviews, and evidence-based practice analyses that yield new insights into established practices, evaluate emerging methods and interventions, examine contemporary social problems, and bring rigorous critical analysis to bear on the challenges facing the profession. The journal places particular emphasis on social policy and on practical, sustainable solutions to pressing human and community problems.

By fostering dialogue between international standards of scholarship and indigenous, faith-informed, and context-specific approaches to social welfare, JAROW aspires to strengthen the global relevance of Asian social work scholarship and to inform practice, education, and policy across diverse communities.

Scope

JAROW publishes original research and scholarly work across the following areas, with a consistent emphasis on the Asian and Muslim-majority context:

  • Indigenous and Culturally Grounded Social Work—Culturally responsive practice, non-Western models of helping, local wisdom, and the decolonization of social work knowledge in Asian settings.
  • Islamic Social Work and Faith-Based Welfare—The role of Islamic values and institutions in social welfare, including zakat, waqf, and ZISWAF-based philanthropy, religious social services, and faith-informed practice.
  • Disaster Social Work and Community Resilience — Psychosocial recovery, preparedness, and resilience-building in disaster-prone communities, informed by the lived experience of Aceh and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
  • Social Work with Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups—Children, older persons, persons with disabilities, women, refugees, migrants, and other at-risk populations.
  • Social Policy and Welfare Systems in Developing Asia — Social protection, poverty alleviation, welfare governance, and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Community Development and Social Welfare Practice—Community empowerment, social economy, corporate social responsibility, and the mobilization of social capital.
  • Social Work Education and Professional Development — Curriculum, field education, ethics, and the professionalization of social work across Asia.
  • Health, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Well-Being — Public health concerns, mental health, trauma, and psychosocial support, including contemporary issues such as stunting and post-disaster recovery.

The journal encourages submissions that connect specific local or regional contexts to broader theoretical and international debates, and it particularly welcomes comparative and cross-national studies within and beyond Asia.