Voluntary Sector Review: 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