Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The manuscript has not been published; nor is it under consideration elsewhere.
Preferred file format is Word/rtf.
The manuscript is double-spaced, and typewritten in 12-point Times New Roman font. Tables and figures are embedded in the text.
The text conforms to academic language use (style & grammar).
Contact details are included on the title page (author’s name and affiliations and contact details for the correspondent author).
To facilitate blind review, a fully anonymised second file with the title, the abstract (a maximum of 200 words) 3-5 keywords, and the main text should also be submitted.
All submissions must conform to the standards of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition).
Please also consider our mission and ethical guidelines (https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/szocialisszemle/Mission

Author Guidelines

Charges

Publication in this journal is free of charge.

Review policy

The journal operates a two-level review process. Members of the Editorial Board, after assessing the submissions, may refuse them or suggest some modifications. When accepted by the Board, a double-blind review process is implemented, that is, authors do not know the reviewers and vice versa.

for interviews, practice reflections, and literature reviews, first-level (editorial) review is often considered sufficient, but editors may choose to ask one independent reviewer for their opinion
for empirical studies and theoretical papers, a minimum of one, but preferably two reviewers are asked to assess scientific quality.

Average time between article submission & publication

On average, publication in this journal takes 12-14 weeks. Please also consider the following:

This journal follows a strict schedule and is published twice a year, on 30^th June and 31^st December. Therefore, the time between submission and publication depends on the date of submission and is strongly determined by the quality of the manuscript. If only one review round is necessary, and the article is accepted without major modifications then even 4 weeks is a possibility. However, if several review rounds are necessary, then publishing may take a year or even more. To eliminate unnecessary delays, please read the instructions for authors carefully, and use the Open Journal Systems available for submission (https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/szocialisszemle/about/submissions)

Disclosure Statement

Authors should include a Disclosure Statement on the potential conflicts of interest, e.g., “The author claims no conflicts of interest.” If the research or publication was funded by a third party, please indicate if 1. they agreed to publishing the results, 2. whether funding could be a potential source of bias and what was done to eliminate such bias.

Theoretical and review studies

These are conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to professional knowledge; or critical-systematic reviews of the recent professional literature. Expected length is between 20,000-50,000 characters, with spaces.

Empirical studies

These studies are the reports of new research findings in the area of social work. Expected length is between 20,000-50,000 characters, with spaces.

Case studies

These intensive, in-depth studies on individuals, groups, or communities are about practitioners’ experiences, dilemmas, and methodological developments. Expected length is between 20,000-50,000 characters, with spaces.

Professional reflections

Opinion pieces on professional processes, developments and events written by social practitioners, other professionals active in the area of social work, or policy makers. Expected length is between 20,000-30,000 characters, with spaces.

Interviews

Interviews with social professionals, service users, policy makers or with any other concerned parties active in social work. Expected length is between 20,000-30,000 characters, with spaces.

Reports

A balanced and comprehensive summary on a professional event in social work. Expected length is between 10,000 and 20,000 characters, with spaces.

Conference articles

A brief publication comprising the preliminary results of a presentation, workshop, or poster, not published elsewhere. Expected length is between 20,000-30,000 characters, with spaces.

Book reviews

Book reviews; or reviews on a thematic issue of a journal in social work. Expected length is between10,000 and 20,000 characters, with spaces.

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