About this journal

Community, work and family are interconnected and central to everybody’s life. The links between community, work and family have generated widespread interdisciplinary interest, which this journal draws together with a focus on theory, research, policy and practice. The Journal provides a forum for social scientists and practitioners to share experiences and ideas and debate current issues and controversies.

The Journal publishes manuscripts consistent with the aims and distinctive nature of the Journal, and that cover the intersections of two or more aspects of community, work and family. It includes qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research, as well as work conceived as action, participatory or evaluation research. In addition, theoretical papers, systematic review articles and research and policy notes reporting on innovative research or policy practice are featured.

The aims of Community, Work & Family are:
•to publish theoretical, research-based, policy and practical contributions in the growing area of community, work and family and their interface
•to publish regular articles, as well as policy notes, research notes, and Voices articles: short pieces written from a researcher’s perspective. See the Instructions for Authors for more details.
•to provide an international forum for debate in the field and reflect the range of approaches to community, work and family in different contexts, by encouraging contributions from academics and practitioners from around the world
•to foster the development of theory, research, policy and practice
•to highlight the experiences of those members of communities, organisations and families whose voices are seldom heard
•to encourage critical examination of existing frameworks and practices to promote research which employs methods with the potential to lead to social action

The Distinctive Nature of the Journal
•Recognises the contested nature of community, work and family and their intersections across multiple contexts
•Highlights the perspectives of multiple stakeholders in communities, work organisations and families
•Explores dimensions of social and organisational change
•Includes voices which are often not heard and are ‘hidden’
•Emphases research and practice
•Targets academics and professionals and is interdisciplinary within the social sciences
•Reports research using diverse methods and with implications for policy and practice
•Encourages new ways of thinking about diversity and equality
•Promotes international debate and collaboration
•Legitimises reflexivity in research in practice

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.

Community, Work & Family is an essential resource for social scientists, including: psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, social, community and health workers, human resource professionals, managers and public policy makers, as well as those at the receiving end of professional services and public and organisational policies. Material published in the journal is relevant for research and teaching on a wide range of academic and professional courses, and the development of policy and practice.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors .

Joint Editors:
Professor Mara Yerkes -  Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Professor Rebecca Lawthom -  University of Sheffield, UK
Professor Anja Abendroth -  Bielefeld University, Germany
Professor Marc Grau Grau -  UIC Barcelona, Spain

Founding Editors (1998-2009) :
Professor Carolyn Kagan  -  Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Professor Suzan Lewis  -  Middlesex University, UK

Associate Editors:
Professor Ameeta Jaga  -  University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Rense Nieuwenhuis -  Institutet för social forskning, Stockholms universitet, Sweden
Dr Egidio Riva -  Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, Italy
Dr Cassandra Engeman -  Swedish Institute for Social Research, Sweden
Dr Clarice Santos -  Middlesex University London, UK
Dr James Ferreira Moura Junior –  University for International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, Brazil

Editorial Assistant:
Stephanie Wilson -  Applied Worldwide, USA

International Editorial Board:
Professor Jacqueline Akhurst -  Rhodes University, South Africa
Dr Au Wee Chan  -  Newcastle University, UK
Dr Brian Bishop  -  Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Professor Saswata Biswas  -  Institute of Rural Management, Gujarat, India
Dr Amanda Cooklin  -  La Trobe University, Australia
Dr Alison Earle -  WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles
Dr Maria das Dores Guerreiro -  ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Professor Rosanna Hertz  -  Wellesley College, USA
Dr Maureen Perry-Jenkins  -  Stanford University and University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Dr Hyondong Kim  -  Dongguk University, South Korea
Dr Krista Lynn Minnotte  -  University of North Dakota, US
Dr Michael Richards  -  Edge Hill University, UK
Dr Heike Schröder -  Department of Human Resource Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
Dr Janet Smithson -  University of Exeter, UK
Dr Mia Tammelin  -  University in Tampere, Finland
Dr Marloes van Engen -  Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Dr Hannah Zagel -  Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

International Advisory Board:
Professor Lotte Bailyn  -  MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, USA
Professor Marian Baird  -  University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Julia Brannen  -  University of London, Institute of Education, London, UK
Professor Cary Cooper  -  Lancaster University, UK Ms Ellen Galinsky - Families & Work Institute, New York, USA
Dr Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes  -  Boston College, The Center on Aging and Work, USA
Dr Stephen Sweet  -  Ithaca College, USA

Updated 28-09-2023