Research Institute on Population and Social Policies

WELFARE AND ERGONOMICS

The Welfare & Ergonomics magazine was born in the context ofInstitute for Research on Population and Social Policies of National Research Council, is published by Franco Angeli publisher, and is funded by the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage of the CNR.

From 18 November 2022, theANVUR recognized the class “A” as a scientific journal for thearea 14 (Political and social sciences)

The magazine, published in paper and digital formats every six months, has a monographic character and since 2020 has also hosted a free section to give space to innovative and interesting works linked to the ongoing scientific debate or historical moment. Since its inception in 2015, Welfare & Ergonomics has adopted peer review, with the double-blind method. The mission ofIRPPS guides the choice of topics, shared with the organs of the magazine itself.

The magazine was founded in 2015 by Antonella Ciocia, who took over the direction until 2024. Starting from 2019, following the collaboration between CNR and the University, the direction was shared with Maria Tognetti Bordogna (Università degli Studi di Milano La Statale). In 2024, for the IRPPS, the direction passed to Pietro Demurtas e Anna Millione.

Co-directors: Pietro Demurtas (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Anna Milione (CNR-IRPPS, Salerno), Mara Tognetti Bordogna (University of Milan La Statale)

Scientific Committee: Maria Carmela Agodi (Federico II University of Naples), Emily Quinn Ahonen (University of Utah School of Medicine, USA), Maurizio Ambrosini (Statale University of Milan), Sveva Avveduto (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Ignazia Bartholini (University of Palermo), Maurizio Bonolis (Sapienza University of Rome), Paola Borgna (University of Turin), Antonella Ciocia (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Francesca Coin (Lancaster University, UK), Enzo Colombo (Statale University of Milan), Teresa Consoli (University of Catania), Fiorenza Deriu (Sapienza University of Rome), Paola Devivo (Federico II University of Naples), Annie Dussuet (University of Nantes, FR), Maria Angels Escrivà Chordà (Univeristy of Huelva, ES), Fabio Folgheraiter (Catholic University of Milan), Mercedes Gori (CNR-IFC, Rome), Daniela Luzi (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Silvia Mattoni (CNR, Rome), Antonio Maturo (University of Bologna), Carla Moretti (Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona), Claudio Mustacchi (SUPSI, Lugano, CH), Stefano Neri (University of Milan La Statale), Mariella Nocenzi (Sapienza University of Rome), Giampaolo Nuvolati (University of Milan-Bicocca), Marco Omizzolo (Sapienza University of Rome), Fausto Pagnotta (University of Parma), Fabrizio Pecoraro (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Annalisa Pitino (CNR-IFC, Rome), Makoto Sekimura (University of the City of Hiroshima, JP), Barbara Sonzogni (Sapienza University of Rome), Jean-Pierre Tabin (EESP Graduate School of Work and Health, Lausanne, CH), Marco Terraneo (University of Milan-Bicocca), Tiziana Tesauro (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Angela Maria Toffanin (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Stefano Tomelleri (University of Bergamo), Valentina Tudisca (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Adriana Valente (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Roberto Vignera (University of Catania), Tommaso Vitale (Sciences-Po, Paris, FR), Ionela Vlase (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, RO), Darja Zavirsek (Univerzav Ljubljani, SI), Irena Žemaitaitytė (Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, LT), Paolo Zurla (University of Bologna).

Editorial committee: Azzurra Malgieri (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Alfonso Lara Montero (European Social Network, Brussels, BE), Claudia Pennacchiotti (CNR-IRPPS, Rome), Valeria Quaglia (University of Macerata), Francesca Alice Vianello (University of Padua).

Editorial committee: Antonietta Bellisari (Manager), Maria Eugenia Bellocco (Secretariat), Vincenzo Bisogno (Manager of technical support for search engine positioning), Cristiana Crescimbene (Manager of open journal system-OJS), Sabrina Soldati (Manager of relations with curators and authors), Monia Torre (Manager of communication), Valentina Tudisca (Manager of translation revision).

Contact 

Maria Eugenia Bellocco, IRPPS-CNR, via Palestro, 32 – 00185 Rome; tel. 06 492724 283welfare.ergonomia@irpps.cnr.it.