Social Policy and Society (SPS) is an international academic journal sponsored by the UK Social Policy Association and published by Cambridge University Press. The journal is part of the SPA/CUP 'Social Policy Package' along with the Journal of Social Policy.
The journal welcomes stimulating original articles that draw upon contemporary policy-related research and associated developments in the social sciences at the national, regional and international level. The journal welcomes scholarly papers - both theoretical and empirical - which analyse any aspect of social policy and its relationships with society from different angles. Contributions on teaching and learning issues within the discipline are also welcome. Each issue contains stand-alone peer reviewed articles and, uniquely, a themed section, edited by a Guest Editor(s). Every themed section includes an introductory piece, a set of peer reviewed articles, a selected review of the key literature, plus a guide to key sources in the area.
Article Types
In the general section of each issue, Social Policy and Society publishes:
- Article*
The journal also publishes a themed section in each issue. In the themed section, Social Policy and Society publishes:
- Introduction
- State of the Art*
- Article*
- Some Useful Sources
* For the purposes of Gold Open Access funding, this journal considers these article types to be research articles. If publishing Gold OA, all or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access.
Submission Process
See how to prepare your material here and how to submit your material here.
For details on how to submit a themed section proposal, see here.
Submitted articles are peer reviewed (see Review process for details). Should your article be accepted, the publication process after acceptance is here.