WELFARE E ERGONOMIA

Welfare e Ergonomia is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for debate and dissemination of research on welfare systems, wellbeing and social protection.
The journal stems from a collaboration between the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and Italian universities, with the aim of integrating empirical research and theoretical reflection. Founded in 2015 by Antonella Ciocia (CNR-IRPPS), it has progressively consolidated a co-editorship structure. Since 2019, the editorship has been shared with Mara Tognetti Bordogna (University of Milan – La Statale). In 2024, the scientific direction for the CNR component was assumed by Pietro Demurtas and Anna Milione (CNR-IRPPS).
The journal is published twice a year and adopts a double-blind peer review process. It is available in both print and digital formats. Its editorial structure is primarily organised around themed issues, complemented—since 2020—by an open section dedicated to original contributions engaging with ongoing scholarly debates or specific historical and social contexts.
The journal’s title reflects two closely interconnected fields of inquiry.
Welfare, in its various configurations, refers to the range of social policies aimed at safeguarding social citizenship rights and promoting social equity, within a context marked by profound transformations of social protection systems and the emergence of new forms of inequality.
Ergonomics, understood not merely as a technical-operational discipline but as a broader methodological approach, has progressively extended beyond the domain of occupational health and safety to encompass the analysis of organisational processes, participatory design, production systems and living environments, with particular attention to human wellbeing in interaction with social and material contexts.
By integrating welfare policy analysis with ergonomic approaches, the journal seeks to develop innovative interpretative frameworks for addressing contemporary social issues. It promotes multidisciplinary analyses oriented towards understanding and fostering psycho-physical and relational wellbeing, as well as identifying effective strategies aimed at enhancing social wellbeing and cohesion.
Since 2017, the journal has been recognised by the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) as a scientific journal for Area 14 (Political and Social Sciences). Since 2018, it has been classified in Class A for the following Scientific-Disciplinary Sectors: 14/A1, 14/A2, 14/B1, 14/B2, 14/C1, 14/C2, 14/C3 and 14/D1.

Editors
Pietro Demurtas (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Anna Milione (CNR-IRPPS, Salerno, Italy); Mara Tognetti Bordogna (University of Milan – La Statale, Italy)

Senior Advisory Board
Sveva Avveduto (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Franca Bimbi (University of Padua, Italy); Maurizio Bonolis (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Fabio Folgheraiter (Catholic University of Milan, Italy); Claudio Mustacchi (SUPSI – University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland); Paolo Zurla (University of Bologna, Italy)

Scientific Board
Maria Carmela Agodi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Emily Quinn Ahonen (University of Utah School of Medicine, USA); Maurizio Ambrosini (University of Milan – La Statale, Italy); Eduardo Barberis (University of Urbino, Italy); Ignazia Bartholini (University of Palermo, Italy); Paola Borgna (University of Turin, Italy); Elena Cabiati (Catholic University of Milan, Italy); Antonella Ciocia (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Francesca Coin (Lancaster University, UK); Enzo Colombo (University of Milan – La Statale, Italy); Teresa Consoli (University of Catania, Italy); Fiorenza Deriu (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Paola Devivo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Annie Dussuet (University of Nantes, France); Maria Ángeles Escrivà Chordà (University of Huelva, Spain); Mercedes Gori (CNR-IFC, Rome, Italy); Daniela Luzi (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Franca Maino (University of Milan – La Statale, Italy); Silvia Mattoni (CNR, Rome, Italy); Antonio Maturo (University of Bologna, Italy); Carla Moretti (Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy); Stefano Neri (University of Milan – La Statale, Italy); Mariella Nocenzi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Giampaolo Nuvolati (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy); Marco Omizzolo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Fabrizio Pecoraro (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Annalisa Pitino (CNR-IFC, Rome, Italy); Makoto Sekimura (Hiroshima City University, Japan); Barbara Sonzogni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Andrés Spognardi (University of Coimbra, Portugal); Jean-Pierre Tabin (EESP – School of Social Work and Health, Lausanne, Switzerland); Marco Terraneo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy); Tiziana Tesauro (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Maria Angela Toffanin (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Stefano Tomelleri (University of Bergamo, Italy); Valentina Tudisca (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Adriana Valente (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Roberto Vignera (University of Catania, Italy); Tommaso Vitale (Sciences Po, Paris, France); Ionela Vlase (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania); Darja Zaviršek (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia); Irena Žemaitaitytė (Institute of Education and Social Work, Vilnius, Lithuania)

Editorial Board
Azzurra Malgieri (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Alfonso Lara Montero (European Social Network, Brussels, Belgium); Claudia Pennacchiotti (CNR-IRPPS, Rome, Italy); Valeria Quaglia (University of Macerata, Italy); Francesca Alice Vianello (University of Padua, Italy)

Editorial Committee
Cristiana Crescimbene (Managing Editor); Maria Bellocco (Editorial Secretary); Vincenzo Bisogno (Head of Technical Support and Search Engine Optimisation); Laura Sperandio (Open Journal Systems – OJS Manager); Sabrina Soldati (Author and Guest Editor Liaison); Monia Torre (Communications Officer); Evelina Carmen Sabatella and Valentina Tudisca (Translation Review Editors)

Contacts:
Maria Eugenia Bellocco, CNR-IRPPS, Via Palestro 32, 00185 Rome, Italy; Tel. +39 06 4927 24283;
E.mail: welfare.ergonomia@irpps.cnr.it

Welfare e Ergonomia adopts a multi-stage evaluation procedure in accordance with international standards for scholarly journals.
All submissions are subject to a preliminary assessment by the Editors and the Editorial Board, aimed at verifying their relevance to the journal’s editorial line and their compliance with its scientific standards.
With regard to the monographic section, the selection of contributions is structured in two stages.
In the first stage, the Guest Editors of the issue, in coordination with the Editors, evaluate the abstracts submitted in response to the call for papers. Abstracts are assessed on the basis of their coherence with the theme of the issue, their scholarly relevance and the overall quality of the proposal.
Authors of accepted abstracts are invited to submit the full manuscript and to upload it in anonymised form on the publisher’s OJS platform.
In the second stage, contributions that have passed the preliminary evaluation are subject to double-blind peer review. Each article is sent in anonymous form to at least two external reviewers. Reviewers provide their evaluations anonymously, substantiating their assessments and, where appropriate, formulating requests for revision. In the case of conflicting reviews, the Editors may request a third review.
With regard to the open section, contributions are subject to the same preliminary assessment and the same double-blind peer review process. Once accepted, articles are published according to the order of submission on the OJS platform.
Review reports are communicated to authors in all cases, including where the outcome is negative.

Annual List of Reviewers

In order to ensure transparency and acknowledge the work of reviewers, the journal publishes annually the list of referees who have collaborated in the peer review process.

• Referees 2019 (link)
• Referees 2020 (link)
• Referees 2021 (link)
• Referees 2022 (link)
• Referees 2023 (link)
• Referees 2024 (link)
• Referees 2025 (link)

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ANVUR Scientific Journal:
• Area 14 – Scienze politiche e sociali dal 2017.

ANVUR. Classe A dal 2018:
• Area 14/A1 – Filosofia politica;
• Area 14/A2 – Scienza politica;
• Area 14/B1 – Storia delle dottrine e delle istituzioni politiche;
• Area 14/B2 – Storia delle relazioni internazionali delle società e delle istituzioni extraeuropee;
• Area 14/C1 – Sociologia generale;
• Area 14/C2 – Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi;
• Area 14/C3 – Sociologia dei fenomeni politici e giuridici;
• Area 14/D1 – Sociologia dei processi economici, del lavoro, dell’ambiente e del territorio.

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