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Journal of Social Policy Template

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About the Journal of Social Policy format

Journal of Social Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Social Policy and Reform Studies, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Healthcare innovation and challenges.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Social Policy 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Policy and Reform Studies Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Healthcare innovation and challenges Employment and Welfare Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
ISSN0047-2794
Citation impact (2-yr)1.87
h-index110
i10-index1,045
Total citations58,822
Top institutions publishing hereLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Journal of Social Policy per year

110
2014
90
2015
94
2016
95
2017
84
2018
98
2019
84
2020
95
2021
104
2022
85
2023
44
2024
50
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Social Policy by publication year

2.5K
2014
1.5K
2015
1.9K
2016
1.4K
2017
1.7K
2018
1.2K
2019
835
2020
895
2021
1.1K
2022
500
2023
151
2024
57
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Social Policy

Deprivation

Peter Townsend · 1 Apr 1987

ABSTRACT Widening inequality in the distribution of resources, higher rates of unemployment and deteriorating conditions in the inner cities have concentrated attention in Britain, and elsewhere in Europe, upon the idea and exact meaning of ‘deprivation’. This scientific concept is used extensively not only in the analysis of social conditions but also, in an applied…

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Area, Class and Health: Should we be Focusing on Places or People?

Sally MacIntyre, S. MacIver, A. Sooman · 1 Apr 1993

Abstract In Britain there has been a long tradition of research into associations between area of residence and health. Rarely has this involved investigating socio-economic or cultural features of areas that might influence health; usually studies use area level data, for example about specific pathogens or about levels of deprivation, as surrogates for individual level…

1,060 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Classifying Welfare States: a Two-dimension Approach

Giuliano Bonoli · 1 Jul 1997

This article begins with a survey of some influential classifications of welfare states based on different dimensions of social policy. Advantages and shortcomings are pointed out in relation to each classification reviewed. It is argued that none of these single-dimension classifications is in fact adequate to understand past and current developments in European social policy.…

Culture and Welfare State Policies: Reflections on a Complex Interrelation

Birgit Pfau‐Effinger · 23 Dec 2004

In comparative welfare state analyses, cross-national differences have often been explained both by the specific profiles of welfare state institutions and the constellations of social actors. However, the way in which cultural differences also contribute to the explanation is often ignored, or at least treated as a more marginal issue. The aim of this article…

Public Participation and Collaborative Governance

Janet Newman, Marian Barnes, Helen Sullivan et al. · 29 Mar 2004

This paper draws on the findings of a study within the ESRC's Democracy and Participation Programme. It explores the processes of participation within deliberative forums – such as user panels, youth forums, area based committees – developed as a means of encouraging a more active, participating mode of citizenship and of improving welfare services by…

Journal of Social Policy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Social Policy format?
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What reference style does Journal of Social Policy use?
Journal of Social Policy uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Social Policy 12 (2023) 45–58.
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