About the Journal
Voluntaris is a scientifically oriented publication dedicated to providing information, fostering discussion and documenting developments in the field of voluntary services and civic engagement. It serves as a platform for stakeholders from academia, practice and politics, facilitating the exchange between academic and applied perspectives on voluntary services and civil society involvement.
Target Audience:
- Academics: Scientists, educators, and students at universities and academic institutions engaged in topics related to voluntary services and civic engagement.
- Practitioners: Employees and volunteers involved in organizations working in the contexts of voluntary services and civic engagement.
- Leaders and Decision Makers: Managers and individuals addressing voluntary services and civic engagement topics in organizations, associations, ministries, political parties, churches and foundations, for example.
- Volunteers and Enthusiasts: Former, current and prospective volunteers, as well as other interested individuals seeking deeper insights into these areas.
Articles
The journal features articles in four distinct sections:
- Essays: Contributions with empirical, theoretical, application-oriented, or programmatic focus.
- Debate and dialogue: Commentaries, opinions, normative discussions, responses or reactions to ongoing developments.
- Documentations: Reports on conferences, meetings and evaluations.
- Reviews: Reviews of books and studies relevant to the journal’s thematic scope.
The ‘Debate and dialogue’ section also includes the feature ‘Voluntaris asks…’, where a selected expert answers three to five questions on current developments in the field in each issue.
Main Topics
Each issue will have a thematic focus, featuring several articleson the chosen subject. Additional general contributions complement the main theme. These main topics are announced via Call for Papers or on the website.
ISSN Print 2196-3886
ISSN Online 2700-1350
Frequency: Biannual
Editors
The editorial team encompasses expertise from diverse disciplines, including educational science, cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, political science, social work, social pedagogy, sociology and business education.
- Hartmut Brombach, M.A.
Formerly Internationaler Bund – IB, Head of Department Voluntary Services | Civic Engagement - Dr. Jörn Fischer
University of Cologne, Germany, Cologne Centre for Comparative Politics - Prof. Dr Christoph Gille
Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences - Benjamin Haas, M.A.
University of Siegen, Germany, Office of the Fourth Civic Engagement Report of the Federal Government at the Department of Educational Sciences - Wolfgang Hinz-Rommel, Dipl. Päd.
Formerly Diakonisches Werk Württemberg, Germany, Head of Volunteering Department | Quifd Expert - Prof. Dr. Emra Ilgün-Birhimeoglu
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany, Department of Applied Social Sciences - Dr. Katharina Mangold
University of Hildesheim, Germany, Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy - Dr. Nicole Vetter
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Institute for Labour and Qualification - Prof. Dr. Andrea Walter
University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration NRW, Germany, Department of General Administration
Editorial Office
Voluntaris –
Zeitschrift für Freiwilligendienste und zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement
c/o Prof. Dr. Christoph Gille
Hochschule Düsseldorf
Fachbereich Sozial- & Kulturwissenschaften
Münsterstraße 156
40476 Düsseldorf
Germany
Editorial Assistance
- Florian Khalil
We welcome manuscript submissions at any time.
E-Mail: redaktion@voluntaris.de
Special Issues
- 2024 – Wandel im Engagement
- 2022 – Teilhabe und Ausschlüsse im Engagement
- 2021 – Innovations in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
- 2020 – Entwicklungspolitische Freiwilligendienste im Fokus der Forschung
- 2018 – Insights on International Volunteering
Call for Papers
Author Guidelines
Publishing Open Access
Voluntaris is not an open access journal. However, it is possible to publish individual articles in the journal open access by making the digital version freely available under a Creative Commons license chosen by the respective author(s). The publisher requires a fee to cover the publication costs (Article Processing Charge – APC) in the amount of 1,990.00 EUR (plus VAT). Many scientific institutions and science funding bodies provide corresponding funds for the publication of research results.
Are you interested in this option? Talk to your editorial office or contact open-access@nomos.de!
Review Process
All articles submitted to Voluntaris under the ‘Essays’ category are subject to a double-blind peer review process. Reviews are conducted either by external experts or members of the editorial team. After submission, authors will be notified of the outcome, which could be: 1) Acceptance for direct publication, 2) Conditional acceptance requiring revisions, or 3) Rejection.
The general publishing guidelines of Nomos Verlag are available here.
Abstracting & Indexing
The articles of Voluntaris are indexed by and referenced in
- Google Scholar
- Baidu Xue Shu
- ProQuest Ex Libris Primo Index
- Dimensions
- Jugendhilfeportal
- DZI SoLit
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers