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Substance Use and Child Welfare: Intersecting Crises

edited by

Rebecca Gomez

and Kasey Claborn

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: substance use disorder; child welfare; prevention; treatment and recovery; family-centered intervention; child and family outcomes

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

Power, Partnership, and Parenthood: A Gender Lens on Male Involvement in Maternal and Child Health

edited by

Robsan Tura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender and health; male involvement; maternal and child health; masculinities; gender equity

Achieving Sustainability through Educational Advances: Deep Dives into Social, Economic, and Environmental Perspectives

edited by

Salvador Baena-Morales

Nuria Molina García

and

Alberto Ferriz-Valero

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10521 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; sustainable development; social dimension; economic dimension; environmental dimension; educational specialties; specific curriculum; specialized practices; pedagogy; teaching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Economics)

Sexual Violence in the Media: Exploring the Role of Journalism in Reflecting, Mediating and (de)Constructing Perceptions and Imageries of Sexual Violence

edited by Sofia José Santos and

Júlia Garraio

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 2162 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual violence; media; rape; intersectionality; journalism; representations; audiences

Research on LGBTQIA2S+ Aging and Well-Being

edited by Lara Descartes

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ; LGBTQIA2S+; aging; adult development; critical theory; feminist; gender; health; healthy aging; intersectionality; life course; queer; well-being

Organizational Strategies to Combat Workplace Bullying and Foster Inclusion

edited by Annabelle Neall

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2462 | 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)

Contemporary Community Social Services: Issues and Challenges

edited by

Marta García-Domingo

Adrián-Jesús Ricoy-Cano

and

Lucía González López

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: community social services; social innovation; digital transformation; quality; strategic development; occupational hazards; professional wellbeing; intersectionality; governance

Break the Chains: Global Efforts in Eradication and Prevention of Human Trafficking

edited by Cathryn Lavery

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7503 | Submission Open

Keywords: human trafficking; sexploitation; slavery; labor trafficking; drug trafficking; mules; terrorism; asylum; task forces; global health; illegal servitude; wildlife trafficking

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

Impact of Rape and Sexual Violence on the Relationships of Survivors

edited by

Buuma Maisha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open

Keywords: rape; sexual violence; survivors; relationship challenges; victim blaming; social stigma; shame

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

Social Media Effects on Political Participation

edited by Charu Uppal,

Vamsee Juluri

and Ramesh Rao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

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

Using Psychodynamic Principles to Advance Professional Practice, Education and Research in Health, Social Care and Social Work

edited by Patricia Cartney and Shelly Allen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychodynamic approaches; professional practice; social work education; social care

The Role of Caregiving for Older Family Members in Communities

edited by Vincent W.P. Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: informal caregivers; family caregiving; ageing society; mental health; physical health; social care; caregiver-friendly environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

The Public Child Welfare System: Discourses on Research, Practice and Policy

edited by Marian Harris and

Keva Miller

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; youth and families; child welfare; foster care; racial disproportionality; permanency planning; family reunification; kinship care; child abuse and neglect; trauma informed practice; child safety; incarceration; ACEs; poverty and child neglect

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

Hidden Workers in the Ageing World

edited by

Sora Lee

, Woojin Kang and Lu Yang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open

Keywords: hidden workers; unemployed; underemployed; discouraged workers; long-term unemployed; labor underutilization; intersectionality; health inequity; health poverty

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

Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution

edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18830 | Submission Open

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

Mindfulness in Social Work: Special Issue Exploring Current Application and Potential in Social Work Practice and Education

edited by

Pearse McCusker

and

Alan Maddock

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12098 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness and critical mindfulness; social work practice; social work education; social work research; self-care in social work; anti-oppressive practice; mindfulness for social change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

The Social and Emotional Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Young People

edited by

Melinda McCormick

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7393 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Equity Interventions to Promote the Sexual Health of Young Adults

edited by

Cecilia M. Benoit

and

Andrea Mellor

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4438 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Environmental Policy/Politics and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Toby Miller

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental governance; environmental communication; climate resilience; policy innovation; circular economy; activism; transnational cooperation; equity; multilevel governance; justice

Community Engagement in Education: Diverse Stakeholders Share Their Roles in Educational Policy and Practice

edited by Catherine Hands

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: community involvement; community engagement in education; school-community relations; social context; educational reform; K-12 education; higher education; educational partnerships; collaboration

Planning Inclusive Communities: Applying Transformative Research Methods

edited by Lisa Stafford

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive communities and cities; transformative research; social justices; spatial justice; disability; planning; creative methods; place; inclusive methods; practice-based

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Credibility and Public Belief in the Contemporary Digital Information Environment

edited by

Xiaowen Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: information credibility; digital communication; belief formation; misinformation and disinformation; media trust; public opinion; institutional legitimacy; media literacy; digital publics; behavioral response

Criminal Justice Responses to Juvenile Delinquency

edited by

Jamie L. Flexon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: juvenile justice; delinquency; youth crime; diversion; rehabilitation; juvenile courts; prevention; adolescent development; reentry; justice policy; risk-assessment; dual-process youth

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

Restorative/Transformative Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

edited by Mavis Morton and

Laura MacDiarmid

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender based violence; restorative justice; transformative justice; intimate partner violence; alternative justice; intersectionality; critical feminist

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

Sustainability Policy: Key Actors in Its Design—the Role of Public Administration, Policy Entrepreneurs and the Judicial System

edited by Assaf Meydani and Fany Yuval

submission deadline 22 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability policy; policy entrepreneurs; public administration; judicial review; governmentality

Decision-Making in Child Abuse and Neglect: Insights from Professionals’ Perspectives

edited by Merav Jedwab and

Hanin Mordi

submission deadline 29 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision-making ; child protection ; professionals ; child abuse and neglect ; risk and protective factors ; child well-being

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

Health and Migration Challenges for Forced Migrants

edited by

Hadijah Mwenyango

, Sonja Novak-Zezula and

Ursula Trummer

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11891 | 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)

Reimagining Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development: Interdisciplinary Pathways and Sociocultural Commitments

edited by

Alejandro Gallard

Silvia Lizette Ramos de Robles

and Juan Alberto Gran Castro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change education; social vulnerability; collective action; sociocultural commitments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Labor, Health, and the Digital Divide: Leveraging Machine Learning for Social Equity

edited by

Nii Tawiah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning ethics; digital divide; algorithmic bias; health equity; future of work; digital inclusion; social stratification; artificial intelligence; occupational inequality; technological justice

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

Maternal Health and Family Relationships: Pathways to Resilience and Well-Being

edited by

Adrienne Edwards-Bianchi

and David Knox

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal health; maternal health disparities; resilience; family relationships; family support; family systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Tourism and Migration for Sustainable Living and Regions: Possibilities and Limitations

edited by Shiro Horiuchi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; lifestyle migration; population decline; environmental conservation; degrowth; social inclusion; ethical consumption; migration support; environmental education; related populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

AI and the Reimagining of Gendered Organizations: Design Perspectives on Power and Futures

edited by Anna Isaksson and Vaike Fors

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); organizational futures; gender and power relations; design inquiry; speculative design; critical and norm-critical design; feminist and intersectional technologies; algorithmic bias and fairness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Public Policy and Family Economic Stability: Fostering Security in Macroeconomic Instability

edited by Dylan Bellisle and Renada Goldberg

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: family economic security; social welfare policy; anti-poverty policy; employment policy; economic inequality; policy reform

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

Inclusion and Integration Issues Among Forced and Voluntary Migrants in Social Work

edited by

Kati Turtiainen

and Eveliina Heino

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: forced migration; voluntary migration; refugee; social work; integration; inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

The Civic Potential of Love: Solidarity in Action and the Making of the Social

edited by

Silvia Cataldi

William A. Calvo-Quiros

and

Angélica De Sena

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: social love; civic engagement; solidarity; prosocial behavior; collective care; public sociology

Civic Education in the Digital Age

edited by

Jordi Castellví

and Antoni Santisteban-Fernández

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial Intelligence in Schools; civic and citizenship education; competences for democratic culture; critical thinking against misinformation; digital citizenship among young people; online hate speech; social justice education; students’ counter-narratives; youth polarization

Zones of Violence: Mediating Gender, Power, and Place

edited by

Krista Mcqueeney

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender-based violence; intersectionality; spatial logics of violence; private/public spheres; victimhood narratives; power and place; media representation; criminalization of gendered bodies; abolitionist feminism; state violence; carceral feminism; survivor resistance; queer and trans experiences of violence; anti-trafficking discourse; moral panic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender 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 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3525 | 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)

Ethical Challenges in the Intersection of AI, Digital Technology, and Society

edited by

José-Luis Fernández-Fernández

and

Esperanza Hernández-Cuadra

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital ethics; ethics of artificial intelligence; algorithmic governance; technology and society

Journalism, Disinformation, and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Political, and Social Challenges

edited by

Jorge Tuñón-Navarro

, Giulia Sandri and

Rocío Sánchez del Vas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven disinformation; media literacy and civic education; platform governance; journalism autonomy; and public accountability; political communication; political polarization

Foundational Social Science Research on LGBTQ+ Communities and Populations

edited by Elbert P. Almazan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13660 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ+ community; foundational research; cultural and institutional barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Sexual Violence in University Settings

edited by

Gracia González-Gijón

Andrés Soriano-Díaz

Claudia Chiarolanza

and

Nazaret Martínez-Heredia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual violence; acquaintance rape; prevalence; consent; restorative justice; reparation for harm; university women; sexual assault; offender accountability

Language and Discourse in Death, Dying and Bereavement

edited by Michael Brennan, Gayle Letherby,

John MacArtney

and Kate Woodthorpe

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: language; discourse; death; dying; grief; end-of-life; narrative; auto/biography; creativity; media

Comparative Perspectives on Law Enforcement Decision-Making Processes and Their Complexities

edited by Ray Bull, Matt Long and Monika Baylis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative criminology and policing; law enforcement decision-making processes; discretion; ethical issues/methodological approaches in international criminal justice research; comparative criminological reflexivity; complexities of researching discretion; policing models; protecting the rights of the (alleged) victims; witnesses or offenders; confirmation bias; abuse of power; miscarriages of justice

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

The Vocational Education and Training of Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals: Weaknesses and Strengths of the Dual Model

edited by Magdalena Jimenez, Mónica Torres Sánchez and

Laura M. Guerrero Puerta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: vocational education; dual VET; early childhood education; care

Improving the Competence and Professional Identity of Social Work Students

edited by Einav Segev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: professional identity; competence development; social work education; identity formation interventions; formative experiences; reflective practice; role integration; curriculum innovation

Exploring the Intersection of Social Policy and Social Innovation

edited by

Alcides Almeida Monteiro

and

Tuur Ghys

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: social innovation; social policy; social problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

Educational Innovation and Child Participation in Early Childhood Education

edited by Ana Castro Zubizarreta and

Roberto Sanz Ponce

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational innovation; early childhood education; child participation; educational quality; educational improvement; teacher training; childhood; educational experiences

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

Contemporary Organised Crime: Challenges and Issues

edited by Robert Mclean and

R. V. Gundur

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: organized crime; drug supply; trafficking; online crimes; fraud; money laundering; international county lines; exploitation; victimization

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

Advancing the Social Dimensions of Sustainability Frameworks and Indicators for Resilient Organizations and Communities

edited by

Gabriele Giorgi

Stefano Ruggieri

and

Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: social sustainability; organizational resilience; psychological safety; employee well-being; technostress; hybrid work; gamification; artificial intelligence in organizations; ethical leadership

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