The Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Journal is the official journal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, featuring social welfare and development articles and researches,including those with policy and program implications. The SWD Journal is published quarterly.

It contains six sections, namely: the editorial, original research articles, articles on SWD guidelines, articles on programs and policies,brief reviews and letters to the editor.

Its target readers are: DSWD national and local offices, SWD organizations/institutions, SWD committees in the Senate and House of Representatives, national government agencies (NGAs), non-government organizations (NGOs), donor agencies, researchers, the academe and the general public.

Articles for the Journal are solicited from DSWD officials and staff as well as members of SWD organizations (such as the National Association of Social Work Educators, Inc., Association of Provincial/City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers, academe and NGOs. All articles are peer-reviewed.