Groupwork
Welcome to Groupwork
Groupwork is the only British-based journal specialising in social applications of groupwork. It is peer reviewed and international in coverage, with articles on all the settings in which groupwork is practised, including health, nursing, occupational therapy, staff development, mental health, counselling, child care and education, youth and community work, social work, and criminal justice.
Our fast track publication philosophy ensures that material is topical and relevant, as well as meeting the highest academic and professional standard.
Information for authors Information about how to submit to Groupwork is available for download below. Authors should submit papers here.
Latest news Latest news will appear on this page, or visit us on Bluesky @whitingbirch.bsky.social
Spanish and Portugese groupwork Part 3
We have just published the third part of this series of articles which report on innovative approaches to groupwork from South America and Iberia. The first two part of this substantial series are here.
Special Issue: Groupwork in Lithuania. Guest Editors: Jorunè Vysniauskytė-Rimkienė & Mark Doel
Groupworkers in Lithuania have developed their own unique forms of groupwork, adapting existing knowledge and experience to local needs.
This issue will make their innovative work accessible to a wider audience. It is likely to inspire groupworkers even in areas where the approach is well-established.
Book reviews If you are interested in undertaking book reviews for Groupwork, or wish to suggest books or materials for review in the journal, please contact the Reviews Editor, Shirley Simon at editors@gpwk.co.uk. Some notes on reviewing books can be found on our resource pages.
Groupwork in Practice. Groupwork's In Practice section contains papers which are more descriptive of practice than those we have traditionally published. Groupwork in Practice provides an opportunity for practising groupworkers to share their experience with others in the field. Instructions for authors can be downloaded below.
Reviewing for Groupwork. We've added revised notes for reviewers below. These include notes on reviewing articles for the Groupwork in Practice Section of Groupwork.
Groupwork is the only British-based journal specialising in social applications of groupwork. It is peer reviewed and international in coverage, with articles on all the settings in which groupwork is practised, including health, nursing, occupational therapy, staff development, mental health, counselling, child care and education, youth and community work, social work, and criminal justice.
Our fast track publication philosophy ensures that material is topical and relevant, as well as meeting the highest academic and professional standard.
Information for authors Information about how to submit to Groupwork is available for download below. Authors should submit papers here.
Latest news Latest news will appear on this page, or visit us on Bluesky @whitingbirch.bsky.social
Spanish and Portugese groupwork Part 3
We have just published the third part of this series of articles which report on innovative approaches to groupwork from South America and Iberia. The first two part of this substantial series are here.
Special Issue: Groupwork in Lithuania. Guest Editors: Jorunè Vysniauskytė-Rimkienė & Mark Doel
Groupworkers in Lithuania have developed their own unique forms of groupwork, adapting existing knowledge and experience to local needs.
This issue will make their innovative work accessible to a wider audience. It is likely to inspire groupworkers even in areas where the approach is well-established.
Book reviews If you are interested in undertaking book reviews for Groupwork, or wish to suggest books or materials for review in the journal, please contact the Reviews Editor, Shirley Simon at editors@gpwk.co.uk. Some notes on reviewing books can be found on our resource pages.
Groupwork in Practice. Groupwork's In Practice section contains papers which are more descriptive of practice than those we have traditionally published. Groupwork in Practice provides an opportunity for practising groupworkers to share their experience with others in the field. Instructions for authors can be downloaded below.
Reviewing for Groupwork. We've added revised notes for reviewers below. These include notes on reviewing articles for the Groupwork in Practice Section of Groupwork.
EDITORS
Gloria Kirwan, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Nick Pollard, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Alison Skinner, Associate, Centre for Social Action, De Montfort University, UK
REVIEWS EDITOR (NORTH AMERICA)
Shirley R. Simon, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University, Chicago, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
Gloria Kirwan, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Nick Pollard, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Alison Skinner, Associate, Centre for Social Action, De Montfort University, UK
REVIEWS EDITOR (NORTH AMERICA)
Shirley R. Simon, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University, Chicago, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
- Andrés Arias Astray, Professor of Social Work and Social Services, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain
- Carol S. Cohen, Associate Professor, Adelphi University School of Social Work, New York, USA
- Claire Craig, Professor of Design and Creative Practice in Health, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- Mark Doel, Research Professor Emeritus of Social Work, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- Paul Johnson, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern Maine, USA
- Brian Kelly Professor, Chicago School of Social Work, Loyola University, USA
- Suryia Nayak, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford, UK
- Sue Taplin, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Gloucestershire, UK
- Amanda M.L. Taylor-Beswick, Professor of Digital and Social Sciences, Institute of Health, University of Cumbria, UK
- Jorūnė Vyšniauskytė-Rimkienė, Dept of Social Work, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
- David Ward, Professor of Social and Community Studies, De Montfort University, UK
Articles should preferably be submitted using PKP, the online submission system we use for Groupwork. Click on this link to start the submission process.
You will be asked to register as a user, after which the process is relatively straightforward. If you have 'technical' questions about the submission process, please email David Whiting: davidwhiting@whitingbirch.net
If you wish to discuss content issues before submitting a paper, please contact the Co-Editor: Gloria Kirwan gloria.kirwan@mu.ie.
Articles are welcome from all those who work with groups in any discipline: whether practitioners, trainers, researchers, users, or consultants. Accounts of innovations, research findings on existing practice, policy issues affecting groupwork, and discussions of conceptual developments are all relevant. Groupwork with clients, users, professional teams, or community groups fall within our range.
Length: Full length articles; normally of around 4500 words, should show the context of practice and relate this to existing knowledge. We also accept brief contributions which need focus only on the issue at hand.
Presentation: Documents should be in Word format and forwarded as an email attachment to the Editors. The name(s) of the author(s) should not appear in the text or in running heads. A title page should be included, with name of the author(s), a correspondence and an email address. A summary of no more than 200 words should also be provided, together with six key words.
We use a Harvard system of referencing. References within the text should be cited by giving the author’s name and year of publication, eg. (Smith, 1928). Specific page numbers should be cited after a direct quotation. Those works cited in the text (and no others) should be listed at the end of the text in alphabetical order by author's name using the journal’s standard conventions.
More detailed information on manuscript submission is available on the Author Resources page.
Assessment: All articles are submitted to peer review by two assessors, and the editor takes final responsibility for the decisions that follow.
BECOMING A REFEREE FOR GROUPWORK
If you are interested in becoming a referree for Groupwork, contact Gloria Kirwan gloria.kirwan@mu.ie.
Below you can download the notes for reviewers which show the approach taken by the Editors of this journal.
You will be asked to register as a user, after which the process is relatively straightforward. If you have 'technical' questions about the submission process, please email David Whiting: davidwhiting@whitingbirch.net
If you wish to discuss content issues before submitting a paper, please contact the Co-Editor: Gloria Kirwan gloria.kirwan@mu.ie.
Articles are welcome from all those who work with groups in any discipline: whether practitioners, trainers, researchers, users, or consultants. Accounts of innovations, research findings on existing practice, policy issues affecting groupwork, and discussions of conceptual developments are all relevant. Groupwork with clients, users, professional teams, or community groups fall within our range.
Length: Full length articles; normally of around 4500 words, should show the context of practice and relate this to existing knowledge. We also accept brief contributions which need focus only on the issue at hand.
Presentation: Documents should be in Word format and forwarded as an email attachment to the Editors. The name(s) of the author(s) should not appear in the text or in running heads. A title page should be included, with name of the author(s), a correspondence and an email address. A summary of no more than 200 words should also be provided, together with six key words.
We use a Harvard system of referencing. References within the text should be cited by giving the author’s name and year of publication, eg. (Smith, 1928). Specific page numbers should be cited after a direct quotation. Those works cited in the text (and no others) should be listed at the end of the text in alphabetical order by author's name using the journal’s standard conventions.
More detailed information on manuscript submission is available on the Author Resources page.
Assessment: All articles are submitted to peer review by two assessors, and the editor takes final responsibility for the decisions that follow.
BECOMING A REFEREE FOR GROUPWORK
If you are interested in becoming a referree for Groupwork, contact Gloria Kirwan gloria.kirwan@mu.ie.
Below you can download the notes for reviewers which show the approach taken by the Editors of this journal.
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Print with online access (ISSN 0951-824X)
N America US$325.00
Elsewhere £225.00
Online access only (ISSN 1746-609)
N America US$275.00
Elsewhere £180.00
Individuals Subscriptions (online only)
N America US$47.50
Elsewhere £35.00
Rates for institutions such as local authorities and voluntary bodies available on application.
How to subscribe
Libraries
1. Through your usual subscription agent
2. Direct from from the publisher. Email enquiries@whitingbirch.net in the first place
A library package is available across all Whiting & Birch journals. Email enquiries@whitingbirch.net for details.
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Enquiries to:
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