Adoption & Fostering is a quarterly peer reviewed journal which has been at the cutting edge of debate on childcare issues for over 50 years. It is the only UK journal dedicated to adoption and fostering issues, providing an international forum for a wide range of professionals: academics and practitioners in social work, psychology, law, medicine, education, training and caring for children and young people.  
 
As the official journal of the CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy, the UK’s leading adoption and fostering charity, the journal supports CoramBAAF’s aims of promoting the highest standards of practice in adoption, fostering and childcare services, to increase public understanding of the issues and to provide an independent voice for children and families, disseminating new research and practice developments, informing and influencing policy-makers, all those responsible for children and young people, and public opinion at large. 
 
In addition to informative and thought provoking articles from around the world, Adoption & Fostering offers regular legal notes and health notes prepared by dedicated practitioners and professionals concerned with the welfare of looked after children and young people in the UK. 
Legal notes 
Each issue of the journal features around 12 pages of legal notes prepared by experts in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. These include commentary on specific cases and for Scotland, recent developments and updates in the law. 
Health notes 
Regular health notes prepared by doctors around the UK cover a range of topics, from evaluating projects and services to reporting on conferences held by the CoramBAAF Health Group. 
 
“Adoption & Fostering Journal is essential reading for all those involved in adoption and fostering, and is read and valued right around the world.” 
 
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Die Fachzeitschrift "Archiv für Wissenschaft und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit" wird seit 1971 vom Deutschen Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge e.V. herausgegeben.  
 
Die Ausgaben der Fachzeitschrift erscheinen vierteljährlich als in sich geschlossene Themenhefte. Aktuelle Fragen des Sozialrechts, der Sozialpolitik und der sozialen Arbeit werden gleichermaßen von ausgewiesenen Fachleuten aus der Wissenschaft wie von Akteuren aus Politik und Praxis abgehandelt.  
 
Ziel der Fachzeitschrift ist es, die Entwicklung von Wissenschaft und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit zu begleiten und den Austausch zwischen beiden Bereichen zu fördern. Sie richtet sich an Praktiker/innen und Führungskräfte in allen Arbeitsfeldern der sozialen Arbeit, an Lehrende und Studierende in der Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung sowie an Interessierte in Wissenschaft und Politik. 
 
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Berliner Debatte Initial ist ein deutschsprachiges sozial- und geisteswissenschaftliches Journal. Es wird seit 2023 im Franz Steiner Verlag verlegt. Herausgeber der Zeitschrift ist der Verein Berliner Debatte Initial e.V.  
 
Jede Ausgabe widmet sich einem Schwerpunktthema und enthält außerdem einen allgemeinen Teil mit weiteren Artikeln sowie Besprechungen und Rezensionen.  
 
Das Themenspektrum von Berliner Debatte Initial reicht von der Transformations- und Osteuropaforschung, die in den 1990er Jahren den Schwerpunkt bildete, über ideengeschichtliche, philosophische, sozialtheoretische und kultursoziologische Fragestellungen bis zu aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen Debatten und Zeitgeist-Themen. Damit wendet sich das Journal an eine breite, interdisziplinär interessierte Leserschaft mit der Absicht, die sozioökonomischen, politischen und kulturellen Wandlungsprozesse in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt kritisch zu reflektieren und öffentliche Debatten über sie anzustoßen.  
 
Hinweis: Ab Heft 1/2023 stehen Heft-PDF zur Verfügung. 
 
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Big Data & Society (BD&S) is an open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes interdisciplinary work principally in the social sciences, humanities and computing and their intersections with the arts and natural sciences about the implications of Big Data for societies. 
 
The Journal's key purpose is to provide a space for connecting debates about the emerging field of Big Data practices and how they are reconfiguring academic, social, industry, business and government relations, expertise, methods, concepts and knowledge.

BD&S moves beyond usual notions of Big Data and treats it as an emerging field of practices that is not defined by but generative of (sometimes) novel data qualities such as high volume and granularity and complex analytics such as data linking and mining. It thus attends to digital content generated through online and offline practices in social, commercial, scientific, and government domains. This includes, for instance, content generated on the Internet through social media and search engines but also that which is generated in closed networks (commercial or government transactions) and open networks such as digital archives, open government and crowdsourced data. Critically, rather than settling on a definition the Journal makes this an object of interdisciplinary inquiries and debates explored through studies of a variety of topics and themes.

 
 
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 
 
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The Bulletin of Sociological Methodology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, publishing in either French or English. The journal specialises in social science research methods, for data production as well as analysis, which it addresses by sharing experiences and constructive debate on the relationship between research questions and the tools used (be they proven or innovative) to explore them, as well as the varied ways of implementing these tools. 
The BMS contributes to the renewal of methodological debates in the social sciences according to the following orientations: 
• Being intentionally empirical: we aim to be the embodiment of research methods in their practical implementations, rather than engaging in lengthy discourses about them, and emphasising the variety of possible approaches; 
• Building bridges between disciplines: the BMS aims to be a journal for the broader social sciences, and humanities, and is not restricted to sociological methods, contrary to what its title might suggest; 
• Promoting dialogue between generations: the social sciences have been profoundly shaken by the digital revolution, which has generated many new tools. This suggests that younger researchers may work very differently from their elders. This needs to be confirmed, however, and if demonstrated, must be understood and documented;  
• A “nuts and bolts” approach to methods: we believe that social scientists should not be satisfied with ready-made methodological techniques, so-called “best practices”. Beyond the innovative aspect of a given tool or method, we will favour originality and the heuristic way a method is applied and adapted to a certain kind of field or data. 
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) 
 
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The Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society provides communication within as wide of a spectrum of the STS community as possible, including faculty and students from sciences, engineering, the humanities, education, and behavioral and social sciences in the newly emerging groups on university and college campuses, and in high school systems, all of which teach integrative STS subject matters. It includes professionals in government, industry and universities, ranging from philosophers and historians of science to social scientists concerned with how science and technology affect the study and policy-making of their own craft. Yet a third category of readers represents ""society"": journalists addressing the impacts of science and technology, public interest groups and the attentive public. 
 
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 
 
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The Chinese Journal of Sociology (CJS) is a peer-reviewed, international journal issued by Shanghai University and administrated by SAGE Publications, with an aim to building an academic platform for in-depth discussion of the issues facing contemporary Chinese society from the sociological perspectives. The newly published journal strives to promote internationally academic communication, international research collaboration, and resources sharing inside and outside China. Rigorous research articles and innovative theoretical essays are highly welcomed. The topics suitable for publication include, but are not limited to the following: social stratification/social inequality; social movements; social organizations and social governance; cultural and ideological change; migration; migrant workers and urbanization; family and demographic studies; the sociological understanding of the environment; and social security and social policy. 
 
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Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers. It's the public face of sociology. In Contexts, you'll find the best sociological ideas and research; fresh perspectives, clear, concise thinking, and jargon-free reporting; and a thought-provoking look at modern life. It includes feature articles, culture and book reviews, and photo essays, as well as analysis of the latest social science research.  
Who Should Read Contexts?  
Anyone interested in sociological trends, social change, and the implications of sociological knowledge for policy and public debate  
Teachers, students, journalists, civil servants and policy makers seeking out important developments in social research  
Social and behavioral scientists interested in the cross-fertilization of ideas and creative new thinking  
All sociologists who wish to remain current and engaged with findings across the field  
 
In each issue of Contexts you’ll find:  
The best sociological ideas and research  
Fresh perspectives, clear, concise thinking and jargon-free reporting  
A though-provoking look at modern life 
 
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Cross-Cultural Research, formerly Behavior Science Research, is sponsored by the Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF). For over three decades, Cross-Cultural Research has made unique contributions to cross-cultural scholarship. In the 1990s CCR expanded its editorial focus to include peer-reviewed articles that describe cross-cultural and comparative studies in all human sciences. 
Each issue of Cross-Cultural Research, published quarterly, focuses on research that systematically tests theories about human society and behavior, spanning societies, cultures, and nations. Research reports, review articles, methodological studies, bibliographies and discussion pieces offer you a wealth of information on cross-cultural issues, providing the global perspective you need to form clear and accurate conclusions from your own studies. 
Interdisciplinary 
With Cross-Cultural Research you have access to cross-cultural and comparative research by scholars from a variety of disciplines, including: Anthropology • Archaeology • Economics • Education • Evolutionary Biology • Family Studies • Gerontology • History • Human Ecology • Political Ecology • Psychology • Sociology  
The Society for Cross-Cultural Research 
Cross-Cultural Research is the official journal of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. Founded in 1972, the purpose of the Society is to ""support and encourage interdisciplinary, comparative research that has as its object the establishment of scientifically derived generalizations about human behaviour"". 
 
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Cultural Sociology is an official journal of the British Sociological Association. It is a fully peer reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles concerning the sociological analysis of culture. 
 
Cultural Sociology is the first journal explicitly to be dedicated to the sociological comprehension of cultural matters. Now firmly established, it acts as a key meeting point for sociological analysts of culture coming from a wide range of theoretical and methodological positions, and from a great variety of national contexts. It is a locale where different analytical traditions in cultural sociology and the sociology of culture can engage with and learn from each other.  
 
Topic coverage includes:

• Cultural sociology and sociology of culture
• Paradigms of sociological analysis of culture
• Relations between cultural sociology, cultural studies and other disciplines
• Methodologies of cultural analysis
• Sociology of cultural production, distribution and consumption
• Contemporary cultural forces and trends
• Cultural creativity and innovation
• Cultural reproduction
• Sociology of historical cultures
• Sociology of art and aesthetics
• Visual, oral and aural cultures
• Sociology of cultural forms and cultural media
• Sociology of performance
• 'Race', ethnicity and culture
• Class and culture
• Gendered cultures
• 'High cultures' and 'low cultures'
• Everyday cultures
• Culture, globalization and globality
• Local, regional, national, international and transnational cultures
• Culture and the life-course
• Tastes and lifestyles
• Cultural power and resistance
• Teaching cultural sociology
• Cultural sociology of 'nature' and the 'environment'
• Cultural sociology of sustainability
• Cultural sociology of health and medicine

 
 
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Volltext der Fachzeitschrift "Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung".  
 
 
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung versteht sich als Forum für wichtige Ergebnisse der Kindheits- und Jugendforschung, für Theoriebildung und für Fragen der (gesellschafts- und bildungspolitischen sowie pädagogischen) Praxis.  
 
 
 
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung beleuchtet die Situation und die künftige Entwicklung der nachwachsenden Generationen in den modernen Gesellschaften sowie die besonderen sozialen und politischen Problemlagen, in denen sich Kinder und Jugendliche heute mitunter befinden.  
 
 
 
Die Anfang 2006 gegründete Zeitschrift widmet sich dem Gegenstandsfeld unter der integrativen Fragestellung von Entwicklung und Lebenslauf; sie arbeitet fächerübergreifend und international. Zu Wort kommen deutsche und internationale Autorinnen und Autoren aus den einschlägigen Disziplinen wie Psychologie, Soziologie und Erziehungswissenschaft, jedoch auch aus Ethnologie, Verhaltensforschung, Psychiatrie und der Neurobiologie.  
 
 
 
Zielgruppen: Universitätseinrichtungen und -bibliotheken, kommunale und kirchliche Einrichtungen der Jugendarbeit 
 
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Essential reading for all social scientists concerned with organization of the workplace and economic life, Economic and Industrial Democracy explores the new labour market, new work processes, as well as organizational aspects regarding working life and its policy implications. Central themes are the interaction between political, technological and economic factors and various aspects of labour markets, industrial relations and working life. 
 
An emphasis is also placed on international coverage of empirical findings including discussion of the changing social and economic conditions in labour markets, as well as human capital and participation issues, and the enhancement of working life, ranging from micro to macro levels in various countries. 
 
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 
 
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Die Zeitschrift Erziehungswissenschaft ist das Mitteilungsblatt der DGfE.  
 
 
 
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE) ist eine akademische Fachgesellschaft. Sie vereinigt Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die mit Forschung und Lehre in den Bereichen Bildung und Erziehung befasst sind. Das Ziel ihrer Aktivitäten ist, erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisgewinn zu unterstützen.  
 
 
 
Als wissenschaftliche Vereinigung bietet sie ein Forum der Diskussion und des Austauschs über erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftliche Analysen und Forschungen und ihre theoretischen und methodischen Grundlagen. Die historische Entwicklung der Erziehungswissenschaft und die Komplexität ihres Gegenstandsbereichs haben zur Ausdifferenzierung in Teildisziplinen geführt. Die DGfE trägt solchen Ausdifferenzierungen Rechnung und unterstützt zugleich übergreifende und vernetzende Initiativen national wie international.  
 
 
 
Die Vielfalt teildisziplinärer Perspektiven findet ihre Gemeinsamkeit im Interesse an der wissenschaftlichen Analyse pädagogischer Prozesse und Praxen, ihrer Grundlagen und Ergebnisse sowie der komplexen Bedingungsgefüge und Spannungsfelder, in denen Erziehung und Bildung erfolgen. Das disziplinäre Interesse umspannt damit die wissenschaftliche Analyse individueller Biographien und pädagogischer Interaktionen in unterschiedlichen Sozialisationsfeldern über institutionelle und organisatorische Strukturen bis hin zu gesellschaftlichen Kontexten in Geschichte und Gegenwart.  
 
 
 
Der thematischen Breite und Differenziertheit entspricht die Vielfalt empirischer und analytischer, historischer und vergleichender, quantitativer und qualitativer Zugangsweisen. Diese orientieren sich an den methodischen Standards der Geistes- und Kultur-, der Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften, in denen die Erziehungswissenschaft verankert ist. Neben den theoretischen und methodischen Anspruch tritt die Verantwortung für die Einhaltung ethischer Grundsätze erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftlicher Forschung und Lehre. Die DGfE versteht sich damit als fachspezifischer Ort wissenschaftlich-akademischer Kultur.  
 
 
 
Die DGfE steht der Wissenschafts- und Bildungspolitik sowie der pädagogischen Praxis mit ihrer Expertise zur Verfügung. Sie ergreift darüber hinaus Initiativen, um die disziplinären und strukturellen Voraussetzungen erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftlicher Forschung und Lehre sicherzustellen sowie die Expertise und Interessen ihrer Mitglieder zur Geltung zu bringen.  
 
 
 
Ein besonderes Augenmerk richten die DGfE und ihre Sektionen und Kommissionen auf die Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses. Als fachwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft ist die DGfE zugleich über Kooperationen und Mitgliedschaften interdisziplinär, international sowie mit Organisationen der pädagogischen Praxis vernetzt. 
 
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The European Journal of Women's Studies is a major international forum for publishing original research, theoretically sophisticated, and empirically grounded in the field of gender studies, with a focus on the complex theoretical and empirical relationship between women and the particular, and diverse, national and transnational contexts of Europe.  
 
As well as publishing top-quality scholarly articles, the journal includes overviews on the state of Women's Studies in different European countries, short topical and polemical pieces, book and film reviews, interviews, and conference reports.  
Regular Special Issues and Features 
The journal devotes Special Issues and Features to important topics of interest. Special Issues and Features published so far include:

• Transformative Methodologies in Feminist Studies (2005)
• Spectacular Women (2004)
• Who are I? Women, Identity and Identification (2003)
• The Traffic in Feminism (2002)
• Lesbian Studies, Lesbian Lives, Lesbian Voices (2001)
• Women in Transit: Between Tradition and Transformation (2000)
• Simone de Beauvoir (1999)
• The Idea of Europe (1998)
• Women, War and Conflict (1997)
• The Body (1996)
• Gender and Technology (1995)
• The Family (1994)

 
 
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 
 
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