Focus and Scope
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Focus & Scope
Holistence Review is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal that provides a scholarly platform for interdisciplinary research on social development, public policy frameworks, human service delivery networks, and individual/community wellbeing.
The Journal publishes original articles, reviews, and policy analyses examining the complex relationships between societal progress, institutional governance, social service delivery, and collective quality of life. The journal aims to bridge disciplines by integrating perspectives from social work, public administration, sociology, public policy, community development, social sciences, health governance, and institutional management.
By promoting comparative and evidence-based approaches, Holistence Review seeks to advance scientific knowledge and inform policy decisions that enhance welfare coordination, social inclusion, and quality of life at both individual and societal levels.
Thematic Areas
Aligned with its interdisciplinary mission, Holistence Review welcomes contributions across themes that connect society, policy, welfare, and wellbeing:
1. Social Development & Collective Progress
- Macro-level social development models and social change dynamics
- Social inclusion, vulnerability tracking, and marginalized populations
- Social cohesion, institutional trust, and community resilience metrics
2. Public Policy Frameworks & Institutional Governance
- Public policy design, implementation mechanics, and structural evaluation
- Welfare regimes, social protection frameworks, and public administration transformation
- Governance models, distributive justice, and rights-based public approaches
3. Human Service Systems & Delivery Networks
- Human service delivery models, institutional care systems, and coordination management
- Digital transformation, platform economies, and technology integration in public services
- Child, family, disability, and structural ageing service infrastructures
4. Social Wellbeing & Quality of Life Metrics
- Community and individual wellbeing indicators and multidimensional metrics
- Social determinants of health, health governance policies, and quality of life tracking
- Urban wellbeing frameworks, inclusive growth indicators, and place-based dynamics
Short Info
Holistence Review is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on social development, public policy, human service systems, and social wellbeing. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative research, reviews, and policy analyses that support evidence-based decision-making to enhance welfare coordination, social inclusion, and quality of life.