Social Work & Social Economy

About the Journal

The journal addresses all professionals in the social services – social workers, social education workers, educators, scholars, head officials, executives, and chairmen of organizations.

About the Journal

Journal for Public and Nonprofit Services is a multidisciplinary scientific journal. It provides information, discussions and documentations, and is furthermore the organ of the Federal Public Services - German Section of CEEP e. V. The journal offers comprehensive information on the important area of public companies and provides a forum for practitioners and researchers. It is dedicated to federal, state, and local companies, mixed-economy companies, companies of trade unions, chambers, churches, political parties, foundations and associations, publicly committed companies, cooperative companies and, in particular, enterprises of the independent welfare work. The Journal is a forum for economic, political, and social scientists and legal scholars. The publication of papers and short contributions are examined by a scientific anonymous review process that guarantees a consistently high quality of contributions.

About the Journal

Soziale Arbeit, founded in 1951, is an independent academic journal which addresses developments in the context of social work. It is one of the most important publication media in its field and is read by teachers, students and researchers in social work and social pedagogy as well as by professionals and managers from associations and institutions.

The journal’s aim is to promote professional development in social work fields by presenting methods and new concepts, in addition to subject-specific practical reports. In the ‘Rundschau’ (Review) section, information from all social fields is compiled. The ‘Tagungskalender’ (Conference Calendar) refers to important events, and the ‘Zeitschriftenbibliographie’ (Bibliography of Journals) lists current articles from professional journals.

Soziale Arbeit is published 11 times a year with an annual focus issue published as a double issue. All scholarly articles submitted for publication in the journal undergo a double-blind peer review process. The editorial board is supported in an advisory capacity by a professional advisory board consisting of individuals from associations, universities, politics and administrative bodies. The journal cooperates with the academic societies of social work from Germany (DGSA) and Austria (OGSA). All social work contributions are indexed in the literature database DZI SoLit.

About the Journal

The Sozialwirtschaft informs about trends in social economy and answers questions about organizing and financing social services. The journal presents personalities and corporations of the industry and provides solutions for managing social enterprises. Comments, interviews, and glosses offer significant reference points for managing practice. The journal addresses chairmen and executives of welfare organizations, associations, managers in social services and facilities, advisors in administration and organizations, consultants, scholars, and students.

The journal Sozialwirtschaft aktuell informs its readers quickly and concisely about new developments in the field of socio-economics. It focuses on essential information and comments on political, professional, legal and tax-related topics. In addition to short expert contributions, it provides announcements and corporate news. Its useful tips, personal details and notifications of events ensure the reader feels well informed at all times.

Sozialwirtschaft aktuell will appeal to the executive boards and managing directors of charity organisations, associations, action groups and facilities; managers of social services facilities; those working in the higher echelons of administrative bodies and organisations; consultants; academics; trainees and those on further training programmes.