Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education journal aims to showcase material which is of relevance to social work, welfare and community development educators in trans-Tasman and international contexts and, where applicable, to link this with international social work concerns. The journal is committed to a decolonised scholarly space where both the articles published, and the processes of the Advances Editorial Board and Peer Reviewers, actively work towards a collegial atmosphere in the pursuit of high quality social work and welfare scholarship.  Articles that present innovative or challenging approaches to current educational philosophy and research methodology are particularly encouraged.  The material should be original and professionally presented.  However, a diversity of writing styles, voices and methodologies is welcome including, but not limited to, first person and a yarning space. Submissions from students and field educators are particularly encouraged, as are research or discussion articles that focus on field education and practice teaching.

There are four sections in which articles may be published: Full Articles, Reflective Narratives, Teaching Notes or New Voices. All submissions to Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education are peer reviewed with the final decision made by the Editor or members of the Editorial Board. All submissions must conform to the presentation and referencing style of the journal (see “Preparation of Copy”). Book reviews of up to 1,200 words may be commissioned by the editors. Please email the Editor with offers of books for review. All article submissions that report on empirical findings must include a statement regarding ethical approval, exemption from ethical approval, or demonstrated consideration of ethical requirements.

Full Articles

Full articles should be no longer than 7,000 words including references. Relevant content for full articles include:

• Empirical research findings, research methodology, research design and research process.
• Theoretical understandings or conceptualisations
• Workforce or civil society analyses

Reflective Narratives

Reflective Narratives should be no longer than 2,000 words including references. These should be scholarly pieces supported by academic literature and can be written in the writing style that is most appropriate for the content (eg. yarning, first person, collective voice). Relevant content for reflective narratives include:

• Opinion pieces on recent events or current topics relevant to a social work & welfare audience
• Practice reflections that contain a case study or analysis of practice interventions
• Reflections on an aspect of organisational practice, teaching or the social work or welfare workforce

Teaching Notes

Teaching Notes should be no longer than 2,000 words including references. These should be scholarly pieces supported by academic literature. Relevant content for teaching notes include:

• Examples of teaching process, design or philosophies.
• Case studies of the classroom or field work that demonstrate innovation in teaching and learning practice in social work or welfare

New Voices

New Voices should be no longer than 2,000 words including references. These should be scholarly pieces supported by academic literature. Content for new voices submissions should be a brief overview of beginning research, higher degree research or early career research projects. They can be written at any point in the research process including, early stage scoping of the topic, middle stage data collection or activity, or end stage summarised findings or learnings. 

Preparation of Copy

Please prepare a copy of the article following the guidelines below. Please note, contributors are asked to use language that clearly includes both sexes when reference to both male and female is intended. Thus both gender words “he or she”, “her or his” or neutral pronouns should be used, as well as neutral terms such as “spokesperson” or “representative”, “chairperson”, or “staffed”.

Structure of articles

Before submitting the manuscripts please note the following:

• Please supply a separate cover sheet with title, author names and affiliations and full address for “corresponding author”.
• The title page should not include name(s) and by-line(s) of authors. Please anonymise all author publications, e.g., use Author (2000) in both the text and the references when citing your own publications.
• The title of the articles should have the first letter of each word capitalised.
• The articles should include an abstract which is a full summary describing the aims, method, results, and conclusions (maximum 200 words) without subheadings.
• Please provide four to six keywords, first letter of each word or phrase capitalised, and separated by semi-colons.
  

Format

• Format the articles in Times New Roman, 12-point font, black text, double-spaced, with paragraphs indented 10 spaces.
• The body of the articles should be left-aligned (not justified), except for any centred headings
• Please number the pages bottom left.
• Headings (maximum of three):

Level 1 headings to be used for the following: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References: Centred: Bold; Initial capitals only 

Level 2 and 3 headings should be in the following styles:

• Level 2: Left-aligned: Bold; First word capitalised
• Level 3: Left-aligned: Italics; First word capitalised

• Please avoid excessive use of bullet points.
• Numbers are spelled out one to nine; 10 and over are written as numbers. APA has specific rules for ranges of numbers; units, etc. Please consult the APA 6^th edition Publication Manual.
• Do not place figures and tables in the body of the text—please place them at the end of the articles, each on a separate page, after the References. Within the body of the article, type in uppercase: <FIGURE 1 ABOUT HERE>.
• Abbreviations: spell out in full at first use and supply abbreviation in brackets; thereafter use abbreviation:
  • First use: International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
  • Thereafter: IFSW
• Consult the APA Manual to ensure style requirements are met for tables and figures, including captions and notes.

Quotations

• Double quotation marks (“…”) are used throughout the articles, not single quote marks. Single quotation marks are used only for “quotes ‘within’ double quotes”.
• Quotations of less than 40 words appear in quotation marks within the body of the text; quotes of 40 words or more are indented (15 spaces in, both left and right margins) and have no quotation marks.
• Note that, in APA, any indented quotes, including quotes from research participants, are written as follows:

….violence’s role in individual deaths, its importance as a broader social problem, its characteristics and patterns, and its victims’ experiences. (Bullock & Cubert, 2002, p. 479)

• Quotes should not be in italics.
• In-text citations. See APA 7th Manual for rules for multiple authors. Note the punctuation:
  • (Bay & Macfarlane, 2010); (Egan, 2012, pp. 173–174).

References

NB: Titles of books (including edited books), reports, book chapters, and titles of journal articles have only the first word of the title and any subtitle capitalised. Only journal titles and publishers’ names have all main words capitalised.  

Examples follow: 

Books & Reports

American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise rules of APA style (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Washington, DC: Author.

Fook, J. (2012). Social work: A critical approach to practice (2nd ed.). London, UK: Sage.

Maidment, J., & Egan, R. (Eds.). (2009). Practice skills for social work and welfare (2nd ed.). St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

Munro, E. (2010). The Munro review of child protection part one: A systems analysis. London, UK: Department of Education. Retrieved from http://www.education.gov.uk/
childrenandyoungpeople/safeguardingchildren/protection/ 

Book chapters

Macfarlane, S. (2009). Opening spaces for alternative understandings in mental health practice. In J. Allan, L. Briskman, & B. Pease (Eds.), Critical social work (pp. 201–213). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

Journal articles

Chinnery, S. A., & Beddoe, L. (2011). Taking active steps towards the competent use of self in social work. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 13(1), 127–152.

Gair, S. (2012). Documenting practice so that we’re all on the same page: Upholding the creativity, power and meaningfulness of writing. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 14(1), 7–27.

McIntosh, B., & Van der Hoek, R. (2006). Negotiating the pain of ethical decision making in health care social work. Critical Social Work, 7(2), 1–10. Retrieved from http://www.uwindsor.ca/criticalsocialwork/

Zufferey, C. (2013). Questioning representations of homelessness in the Australian print media. Australian Social Work, 1–12. doi:10.1080/0312407x.2013.842604

Articles in proceedings

Appleton, C., Rankine, M., & Hare, J. (2014, November). An appreciative inquiry into cultivating “fit and proper” social work students. In J. Duke, M. Henrickson, & L. Beddoe (Eds.), Protecting the public—Enhancing the profession. E tiaki ana i te hapori—E manaaki ana i nga mahi (pp. 130–141). Wellington, NZ: Social Workers Registration Board.

Theses

O’Donoghue, K. (2010). Towards the construction of social work supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand: A study of the perspectives of social work practitioners and supervisors. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis). Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.  Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1535

We look forward to receiving your articles for consideration. Each submission will be managed by the Editor or a member of the Editorial Board who will communicate with you to keep you informed of your article’s progress through the reviewing process. Please note that this can take several months.