About the Journal

Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift is a Swedish journal that publishes social science research with a particular focus on social work. The journal publishes and disseminates leading research and offers a forum for debate on social science and social work in a Swedish context.

The journal’s target readership includes those with an interest in social issues, with a particular emphasis on social work.

The editorial responsibility rotates among the country’s Schools of Social Work, and the editorial office is based at the Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, through 2030.

Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift is published in collaboration with the Association for Social Work Research (FORSA) and receives research funding from FORTE.

Editorial policy - review process

All submitted manuscripts are first assessed by an editor who decides whether the manuscript is suitable to be sent for peer review.

Manuscripts deemed suitable for further review are sent to two or more experts who are tasked with highlighting the manuscript's general and specific merits and shortcomings.

The journal uses a double-blind review procedure before acceptance/rejection of manuscripts, which means that authors and reviewers are anonymous throughout the review process.

The review process is expected to take 6 weeks but may vary.

Based on the review, the editor then compiles a recommendation to a) accept the manuscript for publication b) ask the author to revise the manuscript or c) reject the manuscript.

The overall publishing responsibility rests with the journal's Editor-in-Chief, who has a qualified editorial board for support in various issues regarding the publication of individual manuscripts, the journal's development, etc.

Original articles are externally peer-reviewed, while debate articles and book reviews are approved by the editorial team without external peer review.

In cases where a manuscript’s author is in some way associated with the editorial team, they will be removed from all editorial tasks for that article. An independent editor will be tasked with organizing the peer-review process. The author's affiliation with the journal will also be indicated in the final publication of the article.

The journal accepts manuscripts that have previously been uploaded for review as preliminary versions, on personal websites, presented at conferences, or made available through other informal communication channels. However, authors must hold copyright for the text in question. Authors are also encouraged, when available, to include links to previous versions of the article in the final version of the article published in the journal.

Duplicate publication, also called "redundant publication" or "dual publication", is not permitted. This refers to the publication of the same article in more than one journal or to the publication of a document that is substantially similar to one already published without reference to the original publication.