{"id":25830,"date":"2023-03-10T16:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/zeitschriften\/westend\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:15:44","slug":"westend","status":"publish","type":"mediadata","link":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/journals\/westend\/","title":{"rendered":"WestEnd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"about\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>About <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>WestEnd. Neue Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Sozialforschung<\/strong><\/em> was founded in 2004 by the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research and is aimed at a broader intellectual readership. As the next-generation of the renowned Social Research journal, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Sozialforschung (1932-1941), the periodical continues to put forth the notion of interdisciplinarity and critical social theory. <em><strong>WestEnd<\/strong> <\/em>is multi-disciplinary, with a special emphasis on Sociology, Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics, History, Social Psychology, Jurisprudence and Political Economy. The distinct voices of its authors take on contentious social issues, present comprehensive analyses of the social status quo and introduce bold perspectives on the future of emancipation. <em><strong>WestEnd<\/strong><\/em> is aimed at academic researchers, students, intellectuals and media representatives. Readers can look forward to a new theme in each issue as well as the mainstay columns &#8216;Studies&#8217; and &#8216;Interventions&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>WestEnd<\/strong><\/em> is published bi-annually by Nomos Verlag and edited by Sidonia Bl\u00e4ttler, Axel Honneth, Stephan Lessenich, Johannes V\u00f6lz and Greta Wagner. It was founded at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Social Research (IfS)<\/a> in Frankfurt am Main  and has its origins in the Frankfurt School of Thought. The previous issue was published in May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>WestEnd<\/strong> <\/em>Editor-in-Chief, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de\/personendetails\/saskia-graenitz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saskia Gr\u00e4nitz<\/a>, is a researcher at the IfS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISSN Print 1860-2177 <br>ISSN Online 2942-3546 <br>Published semi-annually<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editorial-board\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editorial Board <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stephan Lessenich <br>Institut f\u00fcr Sozialforschung und Goethe-Universit\u00e4t, Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Francesca Raimondi <br>Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frieder Vogelmann <br>University College Freiburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Johannes V\u00f6lz <br>Goethe-Universit\u00e4t, Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greta Wagner <br>Goethe-Universit\u00e4t, Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editor-in-chief\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editor-in-Chief <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de\/personendetails\/saskia-graenitz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Saskia Gr\u00e4nitz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Redaktion WestEnd <br>Institut f\u00fcr Sozialforschung <br>Senckenberganlage 26 <br>60325 Frankfurt am Main <br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:westend@nomos-journals.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">westend@nomos-journals.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuscript submissions: <a href=\"mailto:westend@nomos-journals.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">westend@nomos-journals.de <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"author-guidelines\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Author Guidelines <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WestEnd_Richtlinien-fuer-AutorInnen_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Authors<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WestEnd_Veroeffentlichungshinweise_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publication notes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"open-access\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Open Access <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>WestEnd <\/strong><\/em>is not an open-access journal. However, it is possible to publish individual articles on the Open Access network by making the digital version freely available under a Creative Commons license chosen by you. In order to cover the publication costs (Article Processing Charge \u2013 APC), the publisher requires a fee to the amount of 1,990.00 EUR (excluding VAT). Many academic and research institutions are act as funders for research publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in publishing with Open Access, simply approach the editorial office or contact <a href=\"mailto:open-access@nomos.de\">open-access@nomos.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"abstracting-amp-indexing\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Abstracting &amp; Indexing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This journal is indexed by: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google Scholar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dzi.de\/soziale-literatur\/dzi-solit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DZI SoLit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ixtheo.de\/Record\/470750472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IxTheo <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"copyright\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Copyright <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/copyright-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copyright<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"media-kit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Media Kit <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SoWI_MDAT_WestEnd_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media Kit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-25830","mediadata","type-mediadata","status-publish","hentry","mediadata_category-social-sciences"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WestEnd | Nomos Verlag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Founded in 2004, the bi-annual Social Research journal, WestEnd. 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