Safety.Science – Journal of Integrated Safety is an independent, open-access pilot journal that recognises that valuable safety knowledge exists in different forms, at different levels of maturity, and across many domains of practice and research.
In addition to full journal articles, Safety.Science explicitly welcomes lighter, practice-oriented and intermediary contributions, provided that they are responsibly framed and subject to appropriate editorial review.
Why multiple publication formats?
Integrated safety challenges often emerge from real-world practice, design, policy implementation, education and lived experience. Not all valuable insights require — or benefit from — a full-length academic journal article.
Safety.Science therefore provides several curated publication formats, allowing contributors to share knowledge in a form that matches the scope, maturity and purpose of their contribution.
Overview of publication formats
| Publication format | Typical scope | Review approach | Archival status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Articles | Full scholarly research or methodological papers | Structured peer review | Permanent, citable archive (DOI) |
| Editorials | Framing texts and reflective contributions | Editorial review | Permanent, citable archive (DOI) |
| Technical Notes | Focused technical or design-oriented insights | Focused expert or editorial review | Permanent archive (DOI) |
| Case Reflections & Practice Insights | Reflective accounts from practice, policy or education | Editorial review | Permanent archive (DOI) |
| Reviewed Working Papers | Mature intermediary manuscripts | Peer or expert review | Permanent archive (DOI) |
Editorial review philosophy
All contributions published on Safety.Science are subject to editorial responsibility. The depth and formality of review are proportionate to the publication format.
- Journal Articles are reviewed through a structured peer-review process.
- Technical Notes and Reviewed Working Papers undergo focused expert or peer review appropriate to their scope.
- Editorials, Case Reflections and Educational or Perspective contributions undergo editorial review for clarity, responsibility and relevance.
This proportionate approach ensures quality and integrity while remaining accessible to practitioners, educators and interdisciplinary contributors. For further details, see Peer Review Policy page.
Publication timing & volumes
Volumes and issues are organised at the editorial level to reflect coherent publication periods rather than fixed output targets.
Transparency and responsibility
Each published contribution clearly indicates its publication format and, where relevant, its review status and publication context.
Safety.Science follows established principles of publication ethics, transparency and responsibility. Detailed policies are available on the Publication Ethics and Peer Review Policy pages.
What Safety.Science is not
Safety.Science is not a weblog, opinion forum or open posting platform. All published contributions are curated, contextualised and archived as knowledge outputs.