About the Journal

Safety.Science is an independent, open-access journal dedicated to Integrated, Evidence-Based Safety.

Most safety challenges do not fail within a single domain. They emerge across interactions between people, technology, organisations, regulation, operations, and environments.

Safety.Science exists to address this gap. The journal publishes concise, practice-relevant and research-informed contributions that connect these perspectives and make safety knowledge more usable across disciplines and real-world contexts.

Unlike journals focused on one narrow area, Safety.Science is designed as a meeting point where technical, human, organisational, digital, and environmental aspects of safety can be understood together.

No Article Processing Charges (APC) are required in the current pilot phase.

The journal is led by an independent editor and supported by an advisory network across disciplines and sectors. Meet the Editorial Team.

Journal at a Glance

Journal title: Safety.Science
Focus: Integrated Safety (Integraal Veiligheid)
Access model: Open access
Publication model: Continuous publication
Publisher: NEDION Press
Journal DOI: 10.65620/safetyscience
e-ISSN: 3117-7808
Country of publication: The Netherlands

All peer-reviewed articles, editorials, and formal publications receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) upon publication.

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Purpose and Scope

Safety challenges rarely belong to one discipline alone. They emerge across interactions between technology, people, organisations, regulation, operations, data, and the surrounding environment.

Safety.Science supports this wider view. The journal aims to:

support integrated thinking across disciplines and sectors;
connect academic research with practical safety experience;
provide an accessible platform for concise and relevant contributions;
strengthen dialogue between design, governance, operation, and learning;
contribute to a broader safety ecosystem grounded in evidence and reflection.

The journal welcomes contributions related to:

integrated safety and systems thinking;
safety by design and safe integration;
organisational and operational safety;
human factors and socio-technical systems;
digital safety, AI, and cybersecurity;
risk, resilience, governance, and learning from failure;
safety in infrastructure, industry, mobility, and public services.

What Makes Safety.Science Distinct

Safety.Science is positioned as a journal for integrated safety, rather than a single disciplinary field.

Its aim is not to duplicate existing journals, but to create a space where different forms of safety knowledge can meet and interact.

The journal is especially interested in contributions that:

bridge theory and practice;
connect technical and non-technical dimensions;
translate evidence into actionable insight;
bring together academic and applied perspectives;
remain concise, clear, and broadly accessible.

Editorial Independence

Safety.Science is editorially independent.

Its editorial direction is not controlled by any university, company, government body, or external institution. This independence allows the journal to remain open, neutral, and inclusive while preserving editorial integrity.

The journal is guided by the following principles:

independence of editorial judgment;
openness to multiple disciplines and perspectives;
commitment to evidence-based and constructive dialogue;
accessibility of knowledge through open publication;
respect for scholarly quality and practical relevance.

This independence supports collaboration across universities, industry, safety regions, infrastructure operators, consultants, and public-sector actors.

Publishing Model

Safety.Science follows a continuous publication model. Manuscripts are reviewed, revised, and published individually once ready, rather than grouped into fixed issues.

The journal is currently in an initial publication phase, allowing formats, workflows, and scope details to develop while maintaining a clear commitment to quality, openness, and independence.

Peer Review and Publication Ethics

The journal is committed to fair, proportionate, and constructive editorial assessment.

Submissions are screened by the editor for relevance and suitability. Selected manuscripts may be sent for external peer review. The process is designed to support clarity, quality, and usefulness, particularly for interdisciplinary and practice-connected work.

Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to uphold standards of:

originality and attribution;
transparency and accuracy;
professional and ethical conduct.

Types of Contributions

Safety.Science welcomes a range of formats, including:

research articles;
reviewed working papers;
technical notes;
case reflections and practice insights;
editorials;
conceptual contributions;
educational and methodological pieces.

Submissions should be proportionate, clear, and accessible across disciplines.

Who Should Consider Submitting

The journal welcomes contributions from:

researchers and lecturers;
industry and infrastructure professionals;
safety regions and emergency services;
policy professionals and regulators;
consultants and trainers;
interdisciplinary practitioners;
early-career contributors with strong insights.

You can contribute if you have:

a practical safety insight;
a real case or project to reflect on;
a concept, method, or framework to share;
a perspective that connects research and practice.

Integrated safety requires multiple perspectives. Safety.Science aims to provide a serious but accessible space where these perspectives can meet.

Publisher and Ownership

Safety.Science is published by NEDION Press, an independent scholarly publisher based in the Netherlands.

NEDION Press provides publishing and administrative support only and does not influence editorial decisions, peer review outcomes, or acceptance decisions.

Editorial responsibility remains with the journal.

Contact

For editorial questions or submissions:

editor@safety.science