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Health and Migration Challenges for Forced Migrants

edited by

Hadijah Mwenyango

, Sonja Novak-Zezula and

Ursula Trummer

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5632 | Submission Open

Keywords: forced migration; forced displacement; migrant health; refugees; asylum seekers; internally displaced people; health challenges; health services; human rights; practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Empowering Through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

edited by

José Baptista

and

Ana Maria da Palma Moreira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; equity; inclusion; belonging

Social Media Effects on Political Participation

edited by Charu Uppal,

Vamsee Juluri

and Ramesh Rao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: social media; social network sites; political participation; citizen journalism; legacy media and trust; libel and disinformation; citizen empowerment; anonymity on SM

Interconnection Between Environmental Issues and Social Justice

edited by Michele Morrone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental justice; environmental equity; disproportionate impacts; social determinants; meaningful community involvement; partnerships

Preventing Gang Violence

edited by

Ami Carpenter

and Jennifer Roark

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3595 | Submission Open

Keywords: gang; gang violence; prevention; at-risk youth; evidence-based; conflict

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

International Social Work Practices with Immigrants and Refugees

edited by Adriana Sandu, Sarah Burch,

Marciana Popescu

and

Dana Alonzo

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugees; asylum seekers; social services; vulnerability; trauma informed care; capacity building

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

The Class Divide in Higher Education: Compounding Privilege, Multiplying Barriers

edited by Rachel F. Moran and Jonathan D. Glater

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: wealth disparities and higher education; intergenerational mobility and higher education; wealth and higher education access; financial precarity and higher education; food insecurity and higher education; housing insecurity and higher education; wealth and disparities in higher education outcomes; wealth and global disparities in higher education access

Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution

edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13379 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

The Social and Emotional Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Young People

edited by

Melinda McCormick

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4807 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ+; wellbeing; young people; emerging adults; gender; identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Leisure, Labour, and Active Living: A Holistic Approach

edited by

Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai

and

Chung-Shing Johnson Chan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: leisure; labour; recreation; sport; well-being

Active Aging Across the Life Course

edited by Lili Xie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2676 | Submission Open

Keywords: active aging; lifespan; older adults; lived experiences; social engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Achieving Crime Prevention and Community Safety Through Evidence-Based and Theoretically-Driven Early Interventional, Diversionary, as Well as Community Building and Engagement Programs

edited by Mark David Chong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern approaches to crime prevention and community safety; early intervention; proactive; diversionary; evidence-based; theoretically driven; criminal opportunity-focused; non coercive; non-penally oriented; community building and engagement; primary; secondary; and tertiary interventions; community/NGO– governmental partnerships.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Gender Equity in K-12 Education, Academia and Higher Education: A Global Perspective

edited by

James Etim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender; equity; education; disparities; global perspectives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Understanding Societal Resilience

edited by Martin Endress and Alexandra Busch

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: societal resilience; communities; socio-historical processes; individuals; multi-level dynamics

Exploring Higher Education Access for Displaced Populations

edited by Lisa Unangst

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; tertiary education; post-secondary education; refugees; asylum; displacement; migration; college access; student success

Online Safety among Children and Adolescents: Aiming towards More Tailored Delivery and Support

edited by

Aiman El Asam

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8888 | Submission Open

Keywords: online risks and harms; online safety education; problematic internet use; cyberbullying and victimisation; mental health; digital resilience; online safety laws and policies; vulnerable children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Fostering Intercultural Citizenship through Education: Burning Topics and Ethical Challenges

edited by

Irina Golubeva

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4197 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercultural citizenship; education; burning topics; ethics; values; challenges; teachers’ roles

Organizational Strategies to Combat Workplace Bullying and Foster Inclusion

edited by Annabelle Neall

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace bullying; workplace harassment; evidence-based interventions; inclusion; employee-well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)

Race and Ethnicity Without Diversity

edited by

Saran Donahoo

and Denise O’Neil Green

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open

Keywords: race; ethnicity; higher education; diversity in higher education

Thinking about Opinions: Formation, Discourse, Re-examination, and Changing Opinions in the Streaming Era

edited by

Gal Harpaz

, Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Chaya Liebeskind and Milana Bolatbek

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: opinion formation; discourse; opinion expression; opinion re-examination; opinion change; sentiment analysis; opinion evaluation; online opinions; opinion-based group membership; opinion polarization; natural language processing; machine learning; opinion framing; computational social science; natural language processing; social media; social movements; computational linguistics; social network analysis; information manipulation; online trust

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

Restorative Justice Practices Within Higher Education and the Arts: Addressing Complex Legacies of Harm

edited by

Assata Zerai

Teresa Neely

, Mariann Skahan, Kathy L. Powers and Pamela Agoyo

submission deadline 17 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: feminist decoloniality in higher education; histories of higher education; restorative practices in higher education; social movements for educational equity; marginalized groups; secondary marginalization; Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs); Native American faculty and students; Black faculty and students; disability studies; DACA and undocumented students in higher education; restorative practices in the arts; minority-serving institutions (MSIs); healing and reclamation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Comparative Perspectives on Mental Health and Justice Systems

edited by Steven T. Keener

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; co-occurring disorders; comparative perspectives; diversion from incarceration; decarceration; abolition; criminal justice reform

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Intersections Between Work–Life Balance and Gender Policies: Equality and Sustainability for Caring and Family Transition

edited by

Isabella Crespi

and Elena Macchioni

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11337 | Submission Open

Keywords: work– family balance; gender policies; caring; equality; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)

The Open Society 2.0: Democracy in the Age of Social Media and Populism

edited by Friedel Weinert and John Ackroyd

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10543 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenges of modern societies; information technology; populism; social media; liberty; the rule of law; migration; civil disobedience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

Educational Technology for a Multimodal Society

edited by

Julio Cabero Almenara

Carmen Llorente Cejudo

and

Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6565 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; educational technology; digital competence

Social Innovation: Local Solutions to Global Challenges

edited by

Rocco Frondizi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5834 | Submission Open

Keywords: social innovation; social entrepreneurship; social finance; cross-sector collaboration; collaborative governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

Women’s Voices in the Media

edited by Kathryn Shine

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3303 | Submission Open

Keywords: news media; women in the news; gender; gender equality; news sources; news representation; diversity; journalism practice; interviewing; journalism education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policies

edited by Niambi Carter

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3209 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; immigration; asylum/asylee; refugee; border; transmigration; resettlement; human rights; transitional justice; internally displaced persons

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Revisiting School Violence: Safety for Children in Schools

edited by

Guadalupe Francia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3205 | Submission Open

Keywords: school violence; physical violence; psychological violence; gender-based violence; bullying; cyberbullying; children in armed conflicts; child protection; anti-bullying strategies; children’ s rights

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

From Vision to Action: Citizen Commitment to the European Green Deal

edited by Sheila Holz and Denise Esteves

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2942 | Submission Open

Keywords: European Green Deal (EGD); participatory and deliberative methodologies; sustainability; climate change; human– nature relationship

Equity Interventions to Promote the Sexual Health of Young Adults

edited by

Cecilia M. Benoit

and

Andrea Mellor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2408 | Submission Open

Keywords: youth; diversity; sexual health; equity; policies

Public Health and Social Change

edited by Thistle I. Elias and Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open

Keywords: health disparities; health equity; community engaged; social justice; qualitative; mixed methods; marginalized communities; vulnerable populations; social determinants of health; evaluation

Technology, Digital Media and Politics

edited by Azi Lev-On and Gal Yavetz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital engagement; social transformations; political movements; international crises; technological innovations; online platforms; global and local case studies

Exploring Access and Equity for LGBTQIA Students in Higher Education

edited by

Andrew Scott Herridge

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQIA students; higher education; campus climate; intersectionality; DEI; LGBTQIA policy; student experience; student identity development; access and belonging; social justice

Understanding the Influence of Alternative Political Media

edited by Hélder Prior

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative media; journalism; political communication; public sphere; social media; disinformation; polarization; populism; democracy

Migration and Housing

edited by

Regina C. Serpa

, Qiong He and Anna Pearce

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; housing; homelessness; social exclusion; race and ethnicity; citizenship; power; intersectionality

Labour Market Policies and Outcomes for People with Disabilities

edited by

Doxa Papakonstantinou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: disability; employment; labour market policies; discrimination; social policy; labour market outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)

Population Studies and Human Health Inequalities from a Socio-Demographic Perspective

edited by Peter Curson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: population and human health; infectious disease and human security; population and global disasters; deadly encounters and human behaviour; biosecurity and the biophysical environment; health inequalities; human mobility

Social Work on Community Practice and Child Protection

edited by Susan Young, Shayne Walker and Celine Harrison

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental community work; best interests of the child; policy practice; risk prevention; risk management; primary; secondary and tertiary prevention; cultural responsiveness

Belt and Road Together Special Education 2025

edited by Chi Hung Leung

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: special education; Central Asia; Southeast Asia; artificial intelligence; educational technology; mental health; innovation; collaboration; inclusive education; Belt and Road Initiative

Tech-Based Domestic and Family Violence

edited by

Satarupa Dasgupta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: technologically mediated violence; intimate partner violence; sexual assault; digital dating abuse; coercion; sexting; revenge porn; digital surveillance; online victimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

In Solidarity with Trans and Gender-Expansive Youth: Resisting Erasure, Demanding Affirmation

edited by Deanna N. Cor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: trans youth; gender-expansive youth; gender-affirming care; social justice; counseling and psychotherapy; advocacy; systemic violence; bias; suicide; distress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Group Processes Using Quantitative Research Methods

edited by Alison J. Bianchi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: group processes; quantitative research methods; theories of group interactions

Towards Equity: Services for Disabled Children and Youth

edited by

Chelsea Temple Jones

and Kathryn Underwood

submission deadline 3 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7017 | Submission Open

Keywords: disabled children and youth; transnational services; service experiences; community interventions; intersectional interpretations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Intimate Relationships in Diverse Social and Cultural Contexts

edited by Pan Wang and

William Jankowiak

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimacy; love; courtship; sex; marriage; emotion; romance; affection; partnership; relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Technology, Digital Transformation and Society

edited by

Ina Kayser

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15408 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; societal impact; artificial intelligence; social equity; privacy and ethics; cultural dynamics; inclusivity in digital age; sustainability and technology; policy implications; future directions

Conducive Contexts and Vulnerabilities to Domestic Abuse

edited by Emmaleena Käkelä

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2418 | Submission Open

Keywords: domestic abuse; gender-based violence; intersectionality; conducive context; COVID-19 pandemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

The Role of Early Childhood Experiences in Shaping Criminal Offending: Implications for Intervention and Prevention

edited by

Sei-Young Lee

and Lixia Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; criminal behavior; offending ; violent environment; dysfunctional environment; domestic violence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Cybercrime and Digital Victimization

edited by

Hai Thanh Luong

, Simon Mackenzie and Daniel Silverstone

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: identity theft; romance fraud; pig-butchering scams; online sexual threats; ransomware; cyberbullying; online harassment; phishing attacks; incident response; cybercrime legislation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Youth Violence and the Urban Response

edited by Lorece Edwards

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1102 | Submission Open

Keywords: youth violence; urban response; public health; mental health; social determinants; structural inequality; evidence-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

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