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4 March 2026
Paper Collection—Award Winning Papers in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
We are pleased to announce that 17 papers in the field of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities have been selected as the 2025 Best Paper Award winners.
Behavioral Sciences:
Psychological Factors Explaining the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Mental Health: The Role of Meaning, Beliefs, and Perceptions of Vulnerability and Mortality
Negri, A.; Conte, F.; Caldiroli, C.L.; Neimeyer, R.A.; Castiglioni, M.
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13020162
An Attempt to Conceptualize the Phenomenon of Stigma toward Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Systematic Review
Taccini, F.; Mannarini, S.
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13030194
Genealogy:
Children of Holocaust Survivors: The Experience of Engaging with a Traumatic Family History
Krauskopf, I.E.; Bates, G.W.; Cook, R.
Genealogy 2023, 7, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy7010020
International Migration: Definition, Causes and Effects
Tsegay, S.M.
Genealogy 2023, 7, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy7030061
Humanities:
Post-Postmodernism, the “Affective Turn”, and Inauthenticity
Kowalik, G.
Humanities 2023, 12, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/h12010007
Horror Manga: Themes and Stylistics of Japanese Horror Comics
La Marca, P.
Humanities 2024, 13, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/h13010008
Journal of Intelligence:
A Psychometric Network Analysis of CHC Intelligence Measures: Implications for Research, Theory, and Interpretation of Broad CHC Scores “Beyond g”
McGrew, K.S.; Schneider, W.J.; Decker, S.L.; Bulut, O.
J. Intell. 2023, 11, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11010019
Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration: Assessment, Certification, and Promotion of 21st Century Skills for the Future of Work and Education
Thornhill-Miller, B.; Camarda, A.; Mercier, M.; Burkhardt, J.-M.; Morisseau, T.; Bourgeois-Bougrine, S.; Vinchon, F.; El Hayek, S.; Augereau-Landais, M.; Mourey, F.; et al.
J. Intell. 2023, 11, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11030054
Languages:
Defining Filler Particles: A Phonetic Account of the Terminology, Form, and Grammatical Classification of “Filled Pauses”
Belz, M.
Languages 2023, 8, 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8010057
Cognitive Load Increases Spoken and Gestural Hesitation Frequency
Betz, S.; Bryhadyr, N.; Türk, O.; Wagner, P.
Languages 2023, 8, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8010071
An Exploratory Study of EFL Learners’ Use of ChatGPT for Language Learning Tasks: Experience and Perceptions
Xiao, Y.; Zhi, Y.
Languages 2023, 8, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8030212
Philosophies:
Facts, Concepts and Patterns of Life—Or How to Change Things with Words
Trächtler, J.
Philosophies 2023, 8, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies8040058
Rethinking the Environmental Virtue of Ecological Justice from the Interdependencies of Non-Human Capabilities and Synergetic Flourishing
Moyano-Fernández, C.
Philosophies 2023, 8, 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies8060103
Societies:
The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature
Wilson Heenan, I.; De Paor, D.; Lafferty, N.; Mannix McNamara, P.
Societies 2023, 13, 133. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13060133
Using ChatGPT in Education: Human Reflection on ChatGPT’s Self-Reflection
Loos, E.; Gröpler, J.; Goudeau, M.-L.S.
Societies 2023, 13, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13080196
Systems:
Application of Group Decision Making in Shipping Industry 4.0: Bibliometric Analysis, Trends, and Future Directions
Yang, Y.; Gai, T.; Cao, M.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Wu, J.
Systems 2023, 11, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11020069
Artificial Intelligence and Ten Societal Megatrends: An Exploratory Study Using GPT-3
Haluza, D.; Jungwirth, D.
Systems 2023, 11, 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11030120
