1. YORK POLICY REVIEW Darren Baxter & Siobhan Callaghan The UK’s first graduate Social Policy journal

2. Who we are… York Policy Review! (#YPR) Open access journal Ran by PhD Students at the University of York Founded Autumn 2014 First edition published March 2015 Interested in interdisciplinary research In print and online

4. Focus of the journal… Broad substantive focus is ‘Social Policy’ Subject rather than a discipline – inherently inter- disciplinary Encompasses a broad range of topics concerned with socio-legal studies, welfare or social services Education, health, housing, employment, environment, crime Structural causes of problems or changes in these areas (such as inequality, gender, poverty, sexuality etc. ‘Methods in Practice’ articles have a broader scope - focus on methodologies in the social sciences

6. First Edition

7. Types of submissions… Research papers Methods in practice articles Policy analysis pieces

8. Research Papers 4,000-5,000 words Published in print and online ‘Stand alone’ original research articles detailing research findings

9. Methods in Practice Articles 1,500 – 2,000 Online-only publication Reflections on methodological problems or conclusions drawn about research methods

10. Policy Analysis Articles 1,500 words Open only to undergraduates Short comments on social policy issues

11. How to get involved with YPR… Become a reviewer! We are developing a bank of reviewers from a range of social science disciplines and interests Receive 1-2 papers per year on your specialism Plus guidance & support on our reviewing process from the Editorial Board To apply send a CV and an outline of your research interest’s to review@yorkpolicyreview.co.uk Publish something! Special editions!

12. Impact … Networking opportunities Exploring our field further Practice submitting to a journal Learning the peer-review process Allowing people to publish work that may otherwise not have been used Giving others a chance to peer review Involving undergraduates Promoting graduate level social policy research Platform for other activities in the future Events, conferences, podcasts

13. Impact… (continued) Inspire similar journals in other fields to be developed!

14. Advice… Interested in founding your own student journal? Workshops on setting up your own journal. Support for events (providing a route for publications in particular) Joint advertising Edit your own special edition! Funding opportunities… Rapid Response Fund Events funding Widening participation funds

15. Follow us! Twitter  @YorkPolReview Facebook  The York Policy Review Website  www.yorkpolicyreview.co.uk Email  hello@yorkpolicyreview.co.uk

16. Questions…? …Find us at our stall for more info on YPR! (we have sweets!)