Community Work & Family

期刊简介：Community, work and family are interconnected and central to everybody’s life. The links between community, work and family have generated widespread interdisciplinary interest, which this journal draws together with a focus on theory, research, policy and practice. The Journal provides a forum for social scientists and practitioners to share experiences and ideas and debate current issues and controversies. The Journal publishes manuscripts consistent with the aims and distinctive nature of the Journal, and that cover the intersections of two or more aspects of community, work and family. It includes qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research, as well as work conceived as action, participatory or evaluation research. In addition, theoretical papers, systematic review articles and research and policy notes reporting on innovative research or policy practice are featured. The aims of Community, Work & Family are: •to publish theoretical, research-based, policy and practical contributions in the growing area of community, work and family and their interface •to publish regular articles, as well as policy notes, research notes, and Voices articles: short pieces written from a researcher’s perspective. See the Instructions for Authors for more details. •to provide an international forum for debate in the field and reflect the range of approaches to community, work and family in different contexts, by encouraging contributions from academics and practitioners from around the world •to foster the development of theory, research, policy and practice •to highlight the experiences of those members of communities, organisations and families whose voices are seldom heard •to encourage critical examination of existing frameworks and practices to promote research which employs methods with the potential to lead to social action The Distinctive Nature of the Journal •Recognises the contested nature of community, work and family and their intersections across multiple contexts •Highlights the perspectives of multiple stakeholders in communities, work organisations and families •Explores dimensions of social and organisational change •Includes voices which are often not heard and are ‘hidden’ •Emphases research and practice •Targets academics and professionals and is interdisciplinary within the social sciences •Reports research using diverse methods and with implications for policy and practice •Encourages new ways of thinking about diversity and equality •Promotes international debate and collaboration •Legitimises reflexivity in research in practice Peer Review Policy : All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. Community, Work & Family is an essential resource for social scientists, including: psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, social, community and health workers, human resource professionals, managers and public policy makers, as well as those at the receiving end of professional services and public and organisational policies. Material published in the journal is relevant for research and teaching on a wide range of academic and professional courses, and the development of policy and practice. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors .

【译文】社区、工作和家庭相互关联，是每个人生活的中心。社区、工作和家庭之间的联系引起了广泛的跨学科兴趣，本杂志将其集中在理论、研究、政策和实践上。该杂志为社会科学家和实践者提供了一个分享经验和想法并辩论当前问题和争议的论坛。该杂志发表的手稿符合该杂志的目标和独特性质，涵盖社区、工作和家庭两个或多个方面的交叉点。它包括定性、定量和混合方法研究，以及行动、参与或评估研究的工作。此外，还包括有关创新研究或政策实践的理论论文、系统评论文章以及研究和政策说明。 《社区、工作和家庭》的目标是： • 在不断发展的社区、工作和家庭及其界面领域发表理论、研究、政策和实践贡献 • 发表常规文章以及政策说明、研究说明和声音文章：从研究人员的角度撰写的短文。有关更多详细信息，请参阅作者须知。 • 通过鼓励来自世界各地的学者和实践者做出贡献，为该领域的辩论提供一个国际论坛，反映不同背景下处理社区、工作和家庭问题的各种方法 • 促进理论、研究、政策和实践的发展 • 突出那些很少听到声音的社区、组织和家庭成员的经验 • 鼓励对现有框架和实践进行批判性审查，以促进采用可能导致社会行动的方法的研究 期刊的独特性 • 认识到社区、工作和家庭及其在多种背景下的交叉点的争议性质 • 强调社区、工作组织和家庭中多个利益相关者的观点 • 探索社会和组织变革的维度 • 包括经常被忽视和“隐藏”的声音 • 强调研究和实践 • 以学者和专业人士为对象，并且是社会科学领域的跨学科 • 使用不同方法报告研究，并对政策和实践产生影响 • 鼓励以新的方式思考多样性和平等• 促进国际辩论和合作 • 使研究实践中的反思性合法化 同行评审政策：本期刊中的所有研究文章都经过严格的同行评审，基于最初的编辑筛选和两名匿名审稿人的匿名审稿。 《社区、工作和家庭》是社会科学家的重要资源，包括：心理学家、社会学家、人类学家、经济学家、社会、社区和卫生工作者、人力资源专业人员、管理人员和公共政策制定者，以及专业服务和公共和组织政策的接受者。该杂志发表的材料与广泛的学术和专业课程的研究和教学以及政策和实践的发展相关。作者可以选择在该期刊上发表黄金开放获取。阅读作者须知。