Journal of Children's Services

Research informing policy and practice

The Journal of Children’s Services is a quarterly title designed to encourage the development of research-based, outcome-focused services to better safeguard and promote the well-being of vulnerable children and their families.

It seeks to improve understanding of the way that child development and applied social research can contribute to the evidence-base and increasing integration of children’s services (which includes activity organised by health, education, social care, police, youth justice and voluntary/independent agencies). It requires high standards of evidence and all articles are peer-reviewed.

Coverage

child development research and its implications for forward-looking services
methodological issues and developments, and their application to practice
evaluation of innovative services, using quantitative and qualitative methods
applied research relevant to common tasks in children’s services, such as assessment, information-sharing, multi agency working and prevention
analysis of the social, economic, cultural and political content for child well-being and children’s services
critical discussion of the conceptual frameworks that inform service provision
promotion of initiatives to forge stronger links between research, policy and practice
commentary on policy, including interviews with key international, national and local policy-makers in the field.

Key Journal Audiences

The Journal is aimed at a range of key stakeholders working in the sector both in the UK and internationally, including:

policy-makers in central government departments concerned with health, education, social care and justice for children and young people
local policy-makers, managers and practitioners in children’s services
children’s charities and campaigning and advocacy organisations
researchers and academics in a range of subject areas, including social policy, criminology,
health, education, psychology, psychiatry and social work
groups representing the views of children and other service users
trainers and disseminators of research on child well-being and children’s services.

Abstracted and Indexed in:

British Nursing Index
Educational Research Abstracts
Illustrata
Scopus
Social Care Online
SocINDEX
ZETOC.

Journal of Children's Services is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Health & Social Care eJournals Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com or visit the Emerald Health & Social Care eJournals Collection page.

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the
principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.

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