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We publish books and journals in the social sciences and human services, and organise conferences in related fields.

There is something of interest here for anyone involved in sociology, anthropology, political science or social policy, health, or social work and care.

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Journal of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition. Calls for papers for volume 4 are available here

10th International Conference on Practice Learning and Field Education, Glasgow, 7-8th April 2014. The call for papers and the form for proposal is now available here.

Writing for an audience whose first language is not English. Over the next few weeks we will be adding some material to assist those writing for an international audience. We have now added a discussion paper on writing for an international audience. You will find it on the Resources for Authors page here. If you are interested in knowing more, or feel you have a contribution to share on this important issue, please email jm4whitingbirch@aol.co.uk.

Online subscriptions for individual subscribers Following our move to Metapress, we will be offering personal subscriptions to the online edition (so far only libraries have been able to subscribe online). For technical reasons, these subscriptions will be available only through the Metapress site. If you wish to subscribe, visit the journal pages at Metapress - using the links below.

Online journals now hosted by Metapress.Whiting & Birch online journals are now hosted by Metapress. All back issues have been uploaded to the Metapress site, and all subscribers should have access. The new web address for our journals are:

Groupwork: http://essential.metapress.com/content/122773
Journal of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition: http://essential.metapress.com/content/122776
Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning: http://essential.metapress.com/content/122774
Social Work and Social Sciences Review: http://essential.metapress.com/content/122775

So far, this transfer has gone smoothly. Contact us if you have any questions.

Critical Studies in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science. More details of this new series, and call for manuscripts for the 2014 publishing programme here, including details of the Series Editorial Board.

The first three titles in our new book series, Critical Studies in Socio-Cultural Diversity are now available See below for the first three titles. More details about the series, including manuscript submission on the series home page.

Free downloads!

All of volume one of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition is available to download free here. We hope you will like this innovative new journal. Libraries can order through their usual agents, and individuals can order direct from us.

Article of the month: Merging athletic training and nursing clinical education: An interdisciplinary, international service-learning model by Ben Towne, Lecturer & Clinical Coordinator, Athletic Training Education Program, Department of Exercise, Health & Sport Science, University of Southern Maine, and Anne B. Keith, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine (Groupwork, vol. 22, no. 2) Available here