Social Policy Forum journal
The Social Policy Forum is a scientific, open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (RILSA). It is indexed in the ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences) database. The journal is available in the CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library) electronic library – a platform that serves to make social science and humanities publications from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe globally available.
Social Policy Forum journal
Editor: prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Editor-in-chief: PhDr. Petr Šafařík
T: +420 211 152 722
M: +420 777 529 070
Publisher: RILSA, Jeruzalémská 1283/9, 110 00 Praha 1
Frequency: 4 issues per year, the first issue was published in August 2007
Format: A4
Registration info: MK ČR E 17566
ISSN 1802-5854 print (the print version of the journal has been last published in June 2023)
ISSN 1803-7488 online
The journal is divided into two parts. The first part consists of a section for double-blind peer-reviewed articles. The editorial board decides on the inclusion of contributions in this section of the journal.
The second part contains contributions that are not subject to peer review and are usually divided into sections Discussion and Book-reviews.
The journal is published in the Open Access mode.
Content focus
The Social Policy Forum journal focuses primarily on social issues in the broadest sense, i.e. social problems, social issues and social policies, social insurance systems and their reforms, non-contributory benefits like family related benefits and minimum income schemes, social and legal protection of children, equal opportunities and social inclusion, employment issues, public employment services and employment policies, social services and social work, income policy, international cooperation in various areas of social security, social dialogue and collective bargaining, working conditions, work organisation, legislation that applies to all these areas, and other related topics.
As for the region, the journal focuses primarily on Central and Eastern Europe: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and other countries in the area.
The editorial office accepts texts in Czech and English: both one country studies and comparative studies.
