Voluntary Sector Review
An international journal of third sector research, policy and practice
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Editor: Peter Halfpenny, University of Manchester, UK
ISSNs 2040-8056 (Print) 2040-8064 (Online)
Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2010. 3 issues: March, July and November
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"The importance attached to the voluntary sector in European welfare states has continued to grow. Voluntary Sector Review's wide scope and European focus will be most welcome." Jane Lewis, London School of Economics and Political Science
"In a world where it's heads down, deliver the mission, Voluntary Sector Review should provide a much-needed space to reflect. The sector, and the world around it, is changing: the Voluntary Sector Review will help us deal with that change." Karl Wilding, Head of Research, NCVO
"When the research community is expanding rapidly, the sector's role in practice is developing and policy makers are taking an ever closer interest, the launch of this journal is excellent news." Nicholas Deakin, Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham
"I am impressed by the growing number of researchers in the field, whether it's known as the voluntary sector, the nonprofit sector, the not-for-profit sector or the social economy. It is also striking to see many scholars entering the field through social enterprises and social entrpreneurship routes. Voluntary Sector Review will be a major opportunity for many of those researchers to learn about the contribution to the field." Jacques Defourny, Centre for the Social Economy, University of Liege, Belgium, President of the EMES European Research Network
The Policy Press, in association with the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN), is delighted to announce the launch of an important new journal Voluntary Sector Review in 2010. The first issue is now available online, there will be three issues in the first year (March, July and November) and institutions can trial the journal free of charge.
Download the latest flyer for Voluntary Sector Review here (PDF, 394 kb).
About this journal
Voluntary Sector Review publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, accessible papers on third sector research, policy and practice. It is an invaluable cutting-edge resource for all those researching or working in the fast-growing voluntary, community and wider third sectors.
The journal is published in association with the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) and a print copy of the journal will be a membership benefit. Membership details for the Society are available from: http://www.vssn.org.uk/join.
Call for papers
Submissions are now invited for the following sections of the journal:
• Academic articles (7-8000 words). These may cover research and analysis of any part of the voluntary sector – or the third sector and civil society more generally. Articles may include scholarly inquiry, research findings and applied analysis of relevance to practitioners and decision-makers
• Practice papers (1500-2000 words). Short contributions from practitioners commenting on governance, management, fundraising or operational issues, including case-studies or examples of change and development within their own organisations, lessons learned, and wider practice implications.
• Policy reviews (1500-2000 words). Short commentaries on recent changes or new initiatives within the UK policy environment or within other comparable national or regional policy contexts, including new policy ideas emanating from think tanks and voluntary sector agencies as well as formal proposals from government. Articles may include critical reviews of existing policies, discussion of new policy initiatives, or the identification of areas where new research is needed to inform policy-making.
In all three sections, contributions are welcome from the UK, and also from Europe and beyond, especially if they include cross-national comparisons that bear on the UK experience.
All submissions will be subject to normal peer review processes. The Editorial Team aim to provide quick decisions and to ensure that submission to publication takes no more than twelve months.
For further information, or to submit a paper, please contact:
Peter Halfpenny,
School of Social Sciences,
Arthur Lewis Building,
University of Manchester,
Manchester, M13 9PL
Email: vsreditor@vssn.org.uk