About this journal

Ethics and Social Welfare publishes articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the ethical issues surrounding social welfare practice and policy. It has a particular focus on social work (including practice with individuals, families and small groups), social care, youth and community work and related professions.

The aim of the journal is to encourage dialogue and debate across social, intercultural and international boundaries on the serious ethical issues relating to professional interventions into social life. Through this we hope to contribute towards deepening understandings and further ethical practice in the field of social welfare.

The journal welcomes material in a variety of formats, including high quality peer-reviewed academic papers, reflections, debates and commentaries on policy and practice, book reviews and review articles. We actively encourage a diverse range of contributions from academic and field practitioners, voluntary workers, service users, carers and people bringing the perspectives of oppressed groups.

Contributions might include reports on research studies on the influence of values and ethics in social welfare practice, education and organisational structures, theoretical papers discussing the evolution of social welfare values and ethics, linked to contemporary philosophical, social and ethical thought, accounts of ethical issues, problems and dilemmas in practice, and reflections on the ethics and values of policy and organisational development.

The journal aims for the highest standards in its published material. All contributions should demonstrate and promote an anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approach to the discussion and analysis of ethical issues. The board is aware of the range of disputed meanings applied to these terms, and intends to support a broad spectrum of views. However, the journal will not knowingly publish material that is oppressive or deliberately offensive in content or style. All material submitted to the journal is subject to a process of assessment and evaluation through the editors and through peer review.

Peer Review Integrity

All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections, or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, this generally involves initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent reviewers.

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Editorial Board
Founding Consultant Editor (In Memoriam) - Jo Campling
Founding Editor, Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire, UK

Editors:
Gideon Calder, Swansea University, UK
Derek Clifford, (Founding Editor), Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Corey Shdaimah, University of Maryland, USA

Book Review Editors:
Sharlene Nipperess, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Catherine Forde, University College Cork, Ireland
Rachel Imboden, University of Maryland, USA

Practice Editors:
Tula Brannelly, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Antoine J. Rogers, Brunel University, London, UK

Editorial Board Members:
Sarah Banks, (Founding Editor), Durham University, UK
Lee-Ann Fenge, Bournemouth University, UK
Dorothee Hölscher, The University of Queensland, Australia
Steve Smith,  University of South Wales, UK
Ana Sobocan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ian Calliou, University of Manitoba, Canada
Beverley Burke,  Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Andrew Maynard, London Metropolitan University, UK
Donna McAuliffe, Griffith University, Australia
Ming Sum Tsui, Caritas institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong
Cheryl Hyde, Temple University, USA

Updated 21-11-2023

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