Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

The nonprofit sector is a rapidly growing area of research, social policy and social action. This dynamic field is at the center of such contemporary public policy debates as the future of federal social policy, the changing role of religion in public life, national service, and the privatization of public services. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, the official journal of ARNOVA, provides cutting-edge research, discussion, and analysis of the field and leads its readers to understanding the impact the nonprofit sector has on society. 

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An international, interdisciplinary journal for nonprofit sector research, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ) provides a forum for researchers from around the world to publish timely articles from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. NVSQ is dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and voluntarism. This goal can be achieved only through the cumulative efforts of many different disciplines.

Among the disciplines represented in NVSQ are:

• Anthropology
• Arts and Humanities
• Economics
• Education
• Health 
• History 
• Law 
• Management 
• Political Science 
• Psychology 
• Public Administration 
• Religious Studies 
• Social Work 
• Sociology 
• Urban Affairs

Current Coverage in Vital Areas of Nonprofit Scholarship

In order to provide profound coverage of the most current issues, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly focuses on five general areas:

• Organization and Leadership
• Philanthropy 
• Voluntarism 
• Public Policy 
• Civil Society

Respected Resource 

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly is one of the leading journals in nonprofit studies, philanthropy and volunteerism. The journal is abstracted or indexed in Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), Biological Sciences Abstracts, caredata Abstracts (caredata CD, caredata Web), Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Family Studies Database, Health & Safety Sciences Abstracts, Human Resources Abstracts, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences, International Political Science Abstracts, Risk Abstracts, Safety Science & Risk Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and Standard Periodical Directory (SPD).

In-Depth Coverage 

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly occasionally supplements its broad coverage with special issues featuring in-depth studies of particular topics of interest. 

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