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Diet, Lifestyle and Neurobehaviors

edited by

Lina Begdache

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2177 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain health; nutrition; cognitive function; exercise; resilience; sleep; mental health; psychological stress; motivation; brain– body connection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Diversity Ideologies and Their Impact on Intergroup Relations in Pluralistic Societies

edited by Jasper Van Assche

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity ideologies; colorblindness; multiculturalism; interculturalism; intergroup contact; intergroup threat/conflict; social identity; prejudice; discrimination/inequality; collective psychological ownership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Promoting Women’s Mental Health

edited by

Omolade Allen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: women’ s health; health promotion; mental health; public health; gender

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Sleep Disorders: New Developments

edited by Dimitris Dikeos and Vagioula Tsoutsi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2684 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep disorders; insomnia; sleep apnea; circadian rhythm; sleep health; diagnosis; treatment; aging; comorbidities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Coaching for Learning and Well-Being

edited by

Qing Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: coaching; coaching psychology; learning and development; well-being; personal growth; educational coaching; workplace coaching; executive coaching; career coaching; coaching effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Assessment and Treatment of Challenging Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder—2nd Edition

edited by

Kwang-Sun Cho Blair

, Sarah E. Bloom and Cynthia Livingston

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional behavior assessment; functional analysis; function-based intervention; challenging behavior; problem behavior; ASD; positive behavioral interventions and supports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Acting in the Moment: Decision-Making Under Risk, Delay and Forward-Looking Environments

edited by

Evgeniya Lukinova

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision making; delay discounting; risk; description-experience gap; cognition; neural markers; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Developing and Evaluating Psychological Interventions for Higher Education Student Mental Health

edited by

Cassie Marie Hazell

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: student; mental health; interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

First-Person Narratives of Mental Illness and Wellbeing

edited by Olivia Sagan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: first-person narrative; mental illness; mental wellbeing; critical

Male Intimate Partner and Sexual Victimisation

edited by

Nikki Carthy

and Elizabeth Bates

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimate partner violence; sexual victimisation; male victims; help-seeking; masculinity; gender stereotypes; disclosure barriers; stigma; support services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Family Interaction and Children’s Social Development: Behavioral and Neural Correlates

edited by

Wan Ding

and

Xuechen Ding

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: family interaction; parent– child synchrony; family relationship; social development; mental health; emotion regulation; interpersonal relationship; neuroscience; interpersonal brain; synchronization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Dealing with the Dark Side of Personality

edited by Shelby Curtis and Nicholas Evans

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: dark triad; psychopathy; narcissism; Machiavellianism; psychopathy; sadism; interpersonal relationships; dyadic interactions; personality perceptions; interpersonal behavior

The Prevention of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV)

edited by

Michaela Rogers

and

Loren Parton

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital harm; domestic violence and abuse; image-based sexual abuse; intimate partner violence; non-consensual image sharing; prevention; technology; technology-facilitated coercive control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Understanding Dehumanization and Social Perception Across Development

edited by

Adam Eggleston

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: dehumanization; infrahumanization; social perception; child development; intergroup bias; human perception; social cognition; social categorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Culturomics: New Interdisciplinary Advances for Research on Culture and Human Sustainable Development

edited by Siyang Luo, Yiyi Zhu,

Peng Lin

and Liqin Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: culturomics; social change; cultural change; social adaptation; interdisciplinary science; social attitude; social decision making

School Climate Experiences and Their Impact on Students’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

edited by Tamika La Salle-Finley

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: school climate; mental well-being; student outcomes; interventions; multi-tiered systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Lived Worlds of Autistic Women and Girls: A Neurodiversity Affirming Lifespan Perspective

edited by

Alexandra Sturrock

and Ceri Ellis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: autistic; social interaction; gender identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Innovations and Integrations in Quantitative Methods for Behavioral Science Research

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative research methods in social sciences; statistical and computational techniques; methodological innovation and integration; measurement development; software tools and statistical packages; quantitative research in psychology and education

Humor as a Window into Personality and Emotional Functioning

edited by Wilson McDermut

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: humor (humour); personality; emotion

Academic Engagement, Motivation, and Parental Support in Student Achievement

edited by Natalia Suárez Fernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: academic engagement; motivation; parental support; academic achievement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychological Mechanisms of Health Behavior in Contemporary Contexts

edited by Yueqin Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: health behavior; motivation; emotion; health beliefs; behavior change; digital monitoring; ecological momentary assessment; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Executive Functions and Prospective Memory Enhancement: Interventions, Neurocognitive Mechanisms and Individual Differences

edited by

Tianxiao Yang

and Ya Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: prospective memory; executive functions; working memory; inhibition; switching; cognitive flexibility; training; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

The Mechanisms and Interventions of Eating Behaviors

edited by

Yong Liu

submission deadline 13 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: eating behaviors/ disorders; restrained eating; overweight and obesity; cognitive function or reward; mindfulness; music; and eating behaviors; cognitive training; tDCS; and healthy eating; EEG; fMRI; and other neuroimaging techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Violence and Trauma Prevention Among Urban Adolescents

edited by

Kelly E. O’Connor

and Colleen Walsh

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban youth; youth violence; community violence; traumatic stress; trauma exposure; adverse childhood experiences; resilience; youth empowerment; prevention science; intervention; implementation science; health equity; social ecology

The Neural Mechanisms of Visual Cognition

edited by Yijun Ge and Feng Liu

submission deadline 27 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual cognition; neural mechanisms; multimodal neuroimaging; visual attention; feedforward– feedback processing; perceptual awareness; cross-modal integration; naturalistic paradigms; affective modulation; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Learning to Thrive: Integrating Social Emotional Learning Across the Diverse Educational Context

edited by

Gino Casale

and

Sohni Siddiqui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: social and emotional learning in diverse contexts; evidence-based SEL programs; mental well-being and growth of students; families and professionals; SEL in sustainable school and workplace environments; long-terms effects of SEL; SEL implementation challenges and barriers; new models and measurements for SEL components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Resilience and Youth Development

edited by

Gabriel Kuperminc

and Christopher C. Henrich

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; youth development; social and emotional learning; mental health; academic performance; social skills; prevention; longitudinal designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Place-Based Approaches for Sustainable Consumer Behavior

edited by

Sara Parry

and

Sonya Hanna

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; place; place-based research; marketing; sustainable consumption; unsustainable behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Neuroscience of Cognition and Motor Control

edited by Eleni Konsolaki

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive– motor integration; perception– action coupling; executive function; sensorimotor processing; motor learning and adaptation; cortico-basal ganglia-cerebellar networks; cognitive– motor rehabilitation; neural plasticity; brain connectivity; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)

Advancing Research and Practice in Teen Dating Violence Prevention

edited by Michelle Toews

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-sector collaborations and partnerships; digital abuse and the role of technology/social media; evidence-based and promising prevention programs; intersectionality and culturally responsive strategies; policy development and systems-level change; prevention and implementation strategies; school and community-based interventions; teen dating violence; trauma-informed and resilience-building approaches; youth-led initiatives and peer education models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Nonverbal Communication in Leadership

edited by

Ronald E. Riggio

and

Alan Crawley

submission deadline 11 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonverbal; non-verbal; leadership; dominance; first impression; evolution; faces; facial expression; power; authority; status; charisma; assertiveness; embodied leadership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Substance and Alcohol Use in the Perinatal Period

edited by Sam Burton

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: perinatal period; alcohol use; substance use; pregnancy; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD); stigma; health inequalities; maternal mental health; prevention; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Daily Health and Well-Being in Young Adults

edited by

Elizabeth Dalton

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: young adult; health; health behaviors; affect; mood; well-being; ecological momentary assessment; experience sampling methodology; daily hassles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Process-Based Approaches in Chronic Diseases and Family Caregivers

edited by Rosa Romero-Moreno and

Carlos Vara-García

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: acceptance and commitment therapy; contextual behavioral approaches; chronic stress process; chronic illnesses; family caregiving; psychosocial predictors; interventions; Process-Based Therapy (PBT); transdiagnostic mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

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