Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences Conference

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to bring together innovative, interdisciplinary, and impactful research in behavioral science, reflecting the breadth of topics presented at the First International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences (IOCBS2026), held online on April 1–3, 2026. Furthermore, this Special Issue looks to advance the scientific understanding of human behavior across psychological, social, developmental, health, educational, organizational, psychiatric, and clinical contexts.

Behavioral science is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, education, public health, sociology, and related disciplines to understand the factors that shape human behavior and well-being. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks contributions that move beyond disciplinary boundaries and provide new empirical evidence, theoretical perspectives, methodological advances, and practical applications.

We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, theoretical contributions, and methodological papers addressing a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:

• Psychiatric, emotional, and behavioral disorders;
• Cognition, decision-making, and behavior;
• Developmental and child/adolescent behavioral science;
• Educational and learning-related behaviors;
• Social psychology and interpersonal behavior;
• Health psychology and health-related behaviors;
• Organizational behavior and workplace well-being;
• Behavioral neuroscience and neuropsychology;
• Experimental and clinical approaches to human behavior;
• Behavioral interventions and prevention;
• Technology, digital environments, and emerging behavioral phenomena;
• Cross-cultural and population-based perspectives on behavior;
• Innovative methods for behavioral science research.

The Special Issue provides an opportunity for researchers who participated as presenters, contributors, or attendees (at IOCBS2026) to develop and extend their conference work into a full, rigorous scholarly manuscript. Submissions should go substantially beyond the content of a conference abstract or presentation and should present sufficient theoretical development, methodological detail, analysis, and discussion.

However, participation in IOCBS2026 is not a prerequisite for submission. We also welcome high-quality contributions from researchers whose work aligns with the scope of the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. William Bart
Prof. Dr. Valentina Echeverría Moran
Prof. Dr. Johanna Nilsson
Prof. Dr. Michele Roccella
Guest Editors

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