The International Journal of Community and Social Development
eISSN:
25166034 | ISSN:
25166026 | Current volume: 6 | Current issue: 4
Frequency: Quarterly
The quarterly International Journal of Community and Social Development was conceptualised and established in 2019 by its founding Editor-in-Chief, Dr Manohar Pawar, Professor of Social Work, Charles Sturt University, Australia, and President, International Consortium for Social Development. Drawing on the expertise of leading interdisciplinary social researchers and practitioners, the journal primarily focuses on creating and disseminating knowledge relating to community and social development theory and practice at the grassroots/local level. The International Editorial Advisory Board, consultants and co-editors help to maintain rigour, the blind peer review process, scholarly high standards and timely publication of the issues. The journal publishes research articles, perspectives, colloquium, case studies and book reviews. For details, please see the submission guidelines.
As academic and professional interest in community and social development has grown over the years, the need for innovative literature that can inform policy and practice in the field has been widely recognised. The new International Journal of Community and Social Development, founded by Manohar Pawar, will meet this need.
Professor James Midgley
University of California
Berkeley, USA
The International Journal of Community and Social Development with its multidisciplinary focus on knowledge building, from the grassroots, documenting case studies, innovation and lessons learnt across countries, will deepen and grow social development theory and practice around the world.
Professor Leila Patel
South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development,
Centre for Social Development in Africa,
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
The International Journal of Community and Social Development, under Dr Pawar’s erudite leadership, will integrate both ‘community’ and ‘social development’ as a unifying fulcrum of social transformation.
Professor Brij Mohan
Dean Emeritus, School of Social Work,
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, USA
Submit your manuscript today at https://peerreview.sagepub.com/cod
As academic and professional interest in community and social development has grown over the years, the need for innovative literature that can inform policy and practice in the field has been widely recognised. The new International Journal of Community and Social Development, founded by Manohar Pawar, will meet this need.
Professor James Midgley
University of California
Berkeley, USA
The International Journal of Community and Social Development with its multidisciplinary focus on knowledge building, from the grassroots, documenting case studies, innovation and lessons learnt across countries, will deepen and grow social development theory and practice around the world.
Professor Leila Patel
South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development,
Centre for Social Development in Africa,
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
The International Journal of Community and Social Development, under Dr Pawar’s erudite leadership, will integrate both ‘community’ and ‘social development’ as a unifying fulcrum of social transformation.
Professor Brij Mohan
Dean Emeritus, School of Social Work,
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, USA
Submit your manuscript today at https://peerreview.sagepub.com/cod
The peer reviewed journal aims to focus on community and social development theory and practice at the grassroots/local level with a view to:
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Research and document local level community and social development theories and practices mainly from, but not limited to the Asia-Pacific region, and disseminate the same throughout the world;
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Create knowledge and skills-base for social development of local level communities;
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Provide voice for grassroots level communities and social development agencies, practitioners and thinkers, who have been actively engaged with people and those who have developed innovative and unique approaches for local level development; and
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Engage researchers and scholars, from all over the world, in practice focused research and scholarship on local level communities and social development.
The scope of the journal is broad to cover multi-disciplines and multi-professions, which contribute to community and social development in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
The features of the journal may include any combination of the following:
- Perspectives include reflective contributions on emerging issues and ideas that call for action or rethinking by community and social development practitioners, scholars and agencies.
- Research articles, which are based on rigorous research, both qualitative and quantitative, contribute to the knowledge creation while illustrating the practical applicability and/or policy implications of the research undertaken.
- Colloquium includes a debate on a contemporary topic by a small group of practitioners and scholars. Persons interested in organizing Colloquia may also write to the Editor.
- Community or social development case critically discusses a community practice case bringing out participatory process, successes, difficulties, learnings or achievements.
- Interviews with leading social development thinkers and practitioners.
- Book Reviews relevant to the community and social development theme.
Editor
| Manohar Pawar | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
Co-Editors
| Hurriyet Babacan | James Cook University, Australia |
| Johnson Chun-Sing Cheung | The University of Hong Kong, China and East Asia |
| Manish K Jha | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India |
| Karen Lyons | London Metropolitan University, UK |
| Gidraph G Wairire | University of Nairobi, Kenya |
Book Review Editors
| Sharvari Karandikar | College of Social Work, The Ohio State University. Ohio, USA |
| Sohini Sengupta | School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India |
International Editorial Advisory Board
| Sue Kenny | Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia |
| Shanti Khinduka | Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
| James Midgley | University of California, USA |
| Leila Patel | University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
International Editorial Consultants
| Neera Agnimitra | University of Delhi, India |
| Tatsuru Akimoto | Shukutoku University, Japan |
| Janki Andheria | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India |
| Rajendra Baikady | Central University of Kerala, India |
| Julian Chun-Chung Chow | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Marsela Dauti | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Murli Desai | Independent Social Work and Social Development Consultant, India |
| Rohena Duncombe | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| John Gal | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Sarathchandra Gamlath | University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
| Usha George | Ryerson University, Canada |
| Narayan Gopalkrishnan | James Cook University, Australia |
| Lauren Graham | CSDA, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Mel Gray | The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| Miyuki Inaba | Kyushu University, Japan |
| Dipendra K C | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan |
| Praveen Kumar | Boston College School of Social Work, USA |
| Bong Joo Lee | Seoul National University, South Korea |
| Gokul Mandayam | Rhode Island College, USA |
| Philip Mendes | Monash University, Austalia |
| Brij Mohan | Louisiana State University, USA |
| Ndungi Mungai | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| Lynelle Osburn | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| Tejaswini Patil | Monash University, Australia |
| John Pinkerton | Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland |
| Biman C Prasad | Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, Fiji |
| Azizur Rahman | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| S Siva Raju | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India |
| Chathapuram Ramanathan | State Illinois University, Normal, USA |
| Monica Short | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| Shweta Singh | Loyola University Chicago, USA |
| Nathan A Stephens | School of Social Work, Illinois State University, USA |
| Ngoh Tiong TAN | Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore |
| Thomas M E | California State University, Bakersfield, USA |
| Idit Weiss-Gal | Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Amy Conley Wright | The University of Sydney |
| Yuegen Xiong | Peking University, China |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.