Praxis - Student Journal
ANNOUNCEMENT - Praxis is currently accepting applications for editors-in-chief of its next issue. If interested, follow these Praxis EIC Guidelines. Email Abha Rai, Ph.D. (arai4@luc.edu) and Nathan Perkins, Ph.D. (nperkins2@luc.edu) with questions.
Praxis: Where Reflection & Practice Meet is the official journal of the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. Praxis is an enterprising scholarly effort led by undergraduate, master's, and doctoral social work students at Loyola. Established in 2000, Praxis publishes the scholarly work of SSW students and alumni to provide a forum in which they can express their diverse viewpoints as well as learn from and be inspired by one another’s ideas.
Praxis is a student-run journal specifically designed to publish the scholarship of Loyola School of Social Work students and alumni. Submissions may include empirical studies, case studies, theoretical analyses, book reviews, letters to the editor, and personal commentaries on the experience of being a student social worker. The mission of Praxis is to encourage and support the development of social work knowledge that will help enhance the lives of the clients we serve, embody the humanistic values of our profession, and promote social justice and care for vulnerable populations. Praxis respects and welcomes all viewpoints.
Download the latest edition of Praxis, published in September 2025: Praxis Volume 21 (2025).
Contact Abha Rai, Ph.D. (arai4@luc.edu) or Nathan Perkins, Ph.D. (nperkins2@luc.edu) for information on Praxis and its publishing policy.

ANNOUNCEMENT - Praxis is currently accepting applications for editors-in-chief of its next issue. If interested, follow these Praxis EIC Guidelines. Email Abha Rai, Ph.D. (arai4@luc.edu) and Nathan Perkins, Ph.D. (nperkins2@luc.edu) with questions.
Praxis: Where Reflection & Practice Meet is the official journal of the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. Praxis is an enterprising scholarly effort led by undergraduate, master's, and doctoral social work students at Loyola. Established in 2000, Praxis publishes the scholarly work of SSW students and alumni to provide a forum in which they can express their diverse viewpoints as well as learn from and be inspired by one another’s ideas.
Praxis is a student-run journal specifically designed to publish the scholarship of Loyola School of Social Work students and alumni. Submissions may include empirical studies, case studies, theoretical analyses, book reviews, letters to the editor, and personal commentaries on the experience of being a student social worker. The mission of Praxis is to encourage and support the development of social work knowledge that will help enhance the lives of the clients we serve, embody the humanistic values of our profession, and promote social justice and care for vulnerable populations. Praxis respects and welcomes all viewpoints.
Download the latest edition of Praxis, published in September 2025: Praxis Volume 21 (2025).
Contact Abha Rai, Ph.D. (arai4@luc.edu) or Nathan Perkins, Ph.D. (nperkins2@luc.edu) for information on Praxis and its publishing policy.
