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Zeitschrift für Sozialreform

Journal of Social Policy Research
  • Editor-in-Chief: Martin Brussig
  • Edited by: Antonio Brettschneider , Martin Brussig , Clémence Ledoux , Sigrid Leitner , Janine Leschke and Katja Möhring
Languages: German, English
First published: January 1, 1955
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year

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Starting 2025, the Journal of Social Policy Research will be transferred to Gold Open Access on a year-by-year basis. All articles will thus immediately appear under the Creative Commons license CC BY. There will be no publication costs for the authors.

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About this journal

The Journal of Social Policy Research (Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, ZSR), founded in 1955, publishes academic articles on social policy and the welfare state including their social impact. Contributions from the social and economic sciences and related disciplines such as law, history, philosophy and ethics are welcome. The articles published in the ZSR combine empirical findings with theoretical analyses and are characterized by diverse methodological approaches (qualitative, quantitative, policy/institutional analyses).

The range of topics covered include social security, the link between social policy and inequality, the labor market and employment, social work, pension systems and health care. Additionally, we welcome contributions on questions of governance in the welfare state and on the theory and practice of social service organizations and social infrastructure in Germany and Europe. The journal’s audience includes both academics and professionals working in social policy and administration or in social institutions. The ZSR publishes articles in German and English. It is published four times a year.

The ZSR publishes articles in thematically open issues and special issues. All articles are subject to a double-blind peer review process.

  • Thematically open issues present current research on the topics of the journal. Contributions can be submitted on an ongoing basis. Submission guidelines can be found on the ZSR homepage: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/zsr/html
  • Special issues contain thematically related articles and are coordinated by guest editors. Interested guest editors are welcome to contact the editorial team (zsr@uni-due.de) with a proposal for a special issue. 

The ZSR welcomes the submission of contributions!

The ZSR offers special support for early career researchers and encourages them to submit manuscripts with innovative research results.

The editorial board includes the following persons:

Antonio Brettschneider (TH Köln), Martin Brussig (IAQ, University of Duisburg-Essen), Clémence Ledoux (Univerity of Nantes), Sigrid Leitner (TH Köln), Janine Leschke (Copenhagen Business School), Katja Möhring (University of Bamberg)

  • September 3, 2025
    Christopher Osiander, Katja Hartosch, Peter Kupka, Angela Rauch, Franziska Schreyer

Zeitschrift für Sozialreform publishes special and thematic issues focussed on important and emerging topics in the field of study. The journal has established a rigorous process to ensure that any special issue manuscripts follow the same high-quality standards and peer review processes as regular manuscripts. For further information on the journal’s peer review policy please see the "Instructions for Authors".

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Recent Special Issues

The journal has received a new online submission system.
You can now easily submit your manuscript online. Simply go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/zsr and you will be guided through the whole peer-reviewing and publishing process.

Instructions for authors

Editors 

Antonio Brettschneider (TH Köln),

Martin Brussig (IAQ, Universität Duisburg-Essen),

Clémence Ledoux (Universität Nantes),

Sigrid Leitner (TH Köln),

Janine Leschke (Copenha-gen Business School),

Katja Möhring (Universität Bamberg)

Editorial Board

Prof. Dr. Werner Eichhorst (Editor-in-Chief), IZA Bonn, Germany

Prof. Dr. Martin Brussig, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Gerlinger, Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Igl, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Leitner, Technische Hochschule Köln, Germany

Prof. Dr. Frank Nullmeier, Universität Bremen, Germany

Prof. Dr. Christine Trampusch, Universität zu Köln, Germany

Prof. Dr. Traute Meyer, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Katja Möhring, Universität Mannheim, Germany

Dr. Melike Wulfgramm, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Davy, Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Prof. Dr. Miriam Hartlapp, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Dr. Katja Hujo, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Suisse

Dr. Clémence Ledoux, Université de Nantes, France

Prof. Dr. Janine Leschke, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Georg Picot, University of Bergen, Norway

PD Dr. Winfried Süß, Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam, Germany

Prof. Dr. Cornelius Torp, Universität Bremen, Germany

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Journal information
Additional information
eISSN:
2366-0295
ISSN:
0514-2776
Languages:
German, English
Publisher:
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Additional information
First published:
January 1, 1955
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
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