European Journal of Social Security
EJSS is a highly respected, peer-reviewed journal, which is aimed at academics, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners who are interested in social security in Europe.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssec.
The European Journal of Social Security welcomes contributions which deal with social security from a comparative, international and/or theoretical point of view. It is published in English, four times a year. In recent years, one of the four issues has been a Special Issue comprising a collection of articles on a single topic.
| Anja Eleveld | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Catherine Jacqueson | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Michael Adler | Edinburgh University, UK |
| Frans Pennings | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Rachel Beasley | |
| Alberto Barrio Fernandez | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Fiona McGrath | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Primož Rataj | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Ane Aranguiz | University of Antwerp, Belgium |
| Eleni de Becker | KU Leuven and Free University of Brussels |
| Pauline Melin | Maastricht University, the Netherlands |
| Sonja Bekker | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Isabelle Daugareilh | Université de Bordeaux, France |
| Eleni de Becker | KU Leuven and Free University of Brussels |
| Ivana Dobrotic | Zagreb University, Croatia |
| Martin Fritz | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
| Sacha Garben | College of Europe, Belgium |
| Tim Goedemé | University of Antwerp, Belgium |
| Herwig Immervoll | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, France |
| Matteo Jessoula | Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy |
| Katharina Ó Cathaoir | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Daniel Perez del Prado | University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain |
| Nicolas Rennuy | University of York, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands |
| Paul Schoukens | KU Leuven, Belgium |
| Henriette Sinding Aasen | University of Bergen, Norway |
| Slavina Spasova | European Social Observatory, Belgium |
| Sara Stendhal | University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Grega Strban | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Dorrottya Szikra | Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary |
| Anne Pieter van der Mei | Maastricht University, Netherlands |
| Herwig Verschueren | University of Antwerp, Belgium |
This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics
Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssec to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of European Journal of Social Security will be reviewed.
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.
As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.
- What do we publish?
1.1 Aims & Scope
1.2 Article types
1.3 Writing your paper - Editorial policies
2.1 Peer review policy
2.2 Authorship
2.3 Acknowledgements
2.4 Funding
2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
2.6 Non-sexist use of language - Publishing policies
3.1 Publication ethics
3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
3.3 Open access and author archiving - Preparing your manuscript
4.1 Formatting
4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
4.3 Supplementary material
4.4 Reference style
4.5 English language editing services - Submitting your manuscript
5.1 ORCID
5.2 Information required for completing your submission
5.3 Permissions - On acceptance and publication
6.1 SAGE Production
6.2 Online First publication
6.3 Access to your published article
6.4 Promoting your article - Further information
Before submitting your manuscript to European Journal of Social Security, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.
All articles must be submitted to the editors in British English. Manuscripts will be reviewed by the editors and may be returned to authors for revision. All manuscripts will be language edited and editors reserve the right to make alterations as to style, punctuation, grammar etc. Manuscripts should not normally exceed 9,000 words. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout at the foot of the page.
Book reviews
Book reviews should provide the following information about the book under review:
· the name(s) of the author(s) or editor(s);
· the title of the book;
· the place of publication;
· the publisher’s name;
· number of pages;
· ISBN.
Reviews should not normally exceed 900 words but may be longer or shorter depending on the importance of the book in question. Reviews should include a summary of the main argument as well as an assessment of its originality and contribution to knowledge.
The SAGE Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources.
1.3.1 Make your article discoverable
When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.
European Journal of Social Security operates a strictly blinded peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and, the author’s name from the reviewer. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed.
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.
2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
European Journal of Social Security encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
2.6 Non-sexist use of language
The Journal is committed to a non-sexist use of language. Thus, the use of masculine pronouns (he, him, his) should be avoided unless they are used specifically to refer to a male. Further guidance can be obtained from the Editors.
SAGE is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the SAGE Author Gateway.
3.1.1 Plagiarism
European Journal of Social Security and SAGE take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.
3.1.2 Prior publication
If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a SAGE journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the SAGE Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.
3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
Before publication, SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. SAGE’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the SAGE Author Gateway.
3.3 Open access and author archiving
European Journal of Social Security offers optional open access publishing via the SAGE Choice programme. For more information please visit the SAGE Choice website. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
4. Preparing your manuscript for submission
The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.
4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit SAGE’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines. Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from SAGE after receipt of your accepted article.
This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files.
European Journal of Social Security adheres to the OSCOLA reference style. View the OSCOLA guidelines to ensure your manuscript conforms to this reference style.
4.5 English language editing services
Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the journal’s specifications should consider using SAGE Language Services. Visit SAGE Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information.
European Journal of Social Security is hosted on SAGE Track, a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne™ Manuscripts. Visit https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssec to login and submit your article online.
IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created. For further guidance on submitting your manuscript online please visit ScholarOne Online Help.
All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please contact the Editors: Frans Pennings f.pennings@uu.nl and Michael Adler michael.adler@ed.ac.uk
6. On acceptance and publication
Your SAGE Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be sent by PDF to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate. Please note that if there are any changes to the author list at this stage all authors will be required to complete and sign a form authorising the change.
Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the SAGE Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.
6.3 Access to your published article
SAGE provides authors with online access to their final article.
Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The SAGE Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice. In addition, SAGE is partnered with Kudos, a free service that allows authors to explain, enrich, share, and measure the impact of their article. Find out how to maximise your article’s impact with Kudos.
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the European Journal of Social Security editorial office as follows:
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Frans Pennings f.pennings@uu.nl
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Michael Adler michael.adler@ed.ac.uk
Book Review Editor: Marta Carneiro marta.carneiro@jur.ku.dk
Book Review Editor: Constanze Janda Constanze.Janda@hochschule-heidelberg.de
Editorial/language assistant: Fiona McGrath fmcgrath@ccea.org.uk
Editorial/language assistant: Bryce Zedalis bryce.zedalis@gmail.com
Book Review Editor: Marta Caniero martalcarneiro@gmail.com
Book Review Editor: Constanze Janda janda@uni-speyer.de