This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

The European Journal of Social Work considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to the European Journal of Social Work, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which the European Journal of Social Work incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to the European Journal of Social Work must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

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• British spelling and punctuation is preferred. Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation'.
• Academic articles should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, including abstract, keywords and references. All material should be typed double-spaced throughout. Ample margins should be allowed. The pages should be numbered serially.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; notes; references; appendixes (as appropriate);.
• An abstract of not more than 200 words and up to 5 keywords will be requested. If the paper is accepted for publication, the contributor will also be expected to supply the abstract and keywords in either their own first language or the language of the country from which the contribution is made.
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• Up to two levels of sub-headings are permitted as a means of dividing up the text and indicating to the reader the structure of the article. Formatting details can be found in the style sheet attached below.
• Notes, when necessary, should be numbered continuously and will be printed as end notes. These should also be typed on a separate page. Tables and Figures should be comprehensible without reference to the text.
• All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the corresponding author. The affiliations of all named co-authors should be the affiliation where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after the article is accepted.
• Please supply a short biographical note for each author.
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.

• Details of the journal's article and reference style can be found here
• Word templates  are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk

  3. Figures

• It is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please be sure that all imported scanned material is scanned at the appropriate resolution: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour.
• Figures must be saved separate to text, with the desired position indicated in the text and numbered continuously (for example, Table 1, Table 2; Figure 1, Figure 2 etc.).  Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
• Where various shadings are used within one figure please ensure that it is easy to differentiate between them.
• All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.

SUBMITTING MATERIAL TO THE JOURNAL

The journal publishes a range of material, from full academic papers to short research notes and reflections on the work of the social professions across Europe and beyond. In submitting material for consideration, please work to the following guidelines:-

Submissions of academic papers should be made online at the European Journal of Social Work ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”. 

Assessment Criteria: Peer review of full academic papers will judge the quality of the submission using the following criteria:-

• Is the content of the article explicitly related to social work or the social professions?
• Does the article have a European dimension, or is its relevance in the European context explicitly addressed?
• If addressing local or national concerns, is the material appropriately contextualised, and the national context explained, in order to assist understanding by an international audience?
• Is the purpose of the article clear, and does it achieve its purpose?
• Is the article well structured and clearly written, including English language expression?
• Is the article grounded within relevant and current literature, including literature that supports the international relevance of the topic?
• If the article is research-based, is the methodology sound, including statistical analysis if used?
• Are the references complete and do they follow the Harvard system?
• Has the author included an accurate abstract and keywords?
• Is the article within the permitted word length (5,000 - 7,000 words including abstract, keywords and references)?

There are a number of ways in which authors can ensure that a paper has a European dimension or relevance for international agendas.

1.     Ensure that any issues that are nation-specific are clearly explained and contextualised for an international audience, who may not be familiar with the national context in question. This would apply, for example, to legal provision, specific policy programs, and developments in education, training or regulation.

2.     If the paper is located solely within one national context, link its content to broader concerns that may have relevance for an international audience. This might be done, for example, through reference to broader European literature or research on the topic in question.

3.     It will also be important to be explicit about the extent to which the topic or findings presented in the paper might have relevance to European agendas within an international context.

Country Perspectives: Contributions are invited in the form of short reflective pieces on social work within specific geographical contexts. These may be combined with a report of a national or international conference that has taken place in the country in question. If you would like to propose such a contribution (not exceeding 1,500 words), please contact one of the following Board members: Greta Bradley: greta.bradley@york.ac.uk ; or Staffan Hojer: staffan.hojer@socwork.gu.se

Research Notes: The journal welcomes submissions of summary findings from research studies, together with abstracts from doctoral dissertations and summaries of work that has not yet been published. Contributions (not exceeding 1,500 words) should be sent to Greta Bradley: greta.bradley@york.ac.uk ; or Staffan Hojer: staffan.hojer@socwork.gu.se

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