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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 9516 | 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)

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 114 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Environmental Policy/Politics and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Toby Miller

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

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

Credibility and Public Belief in the Contemporary Digital Information Environment

edited by

Xiaowen Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

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

Restorative/Transformative Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

edited by Mavis Morton and

Laura MacDiarmid

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)

Criminal Justice Responses to Juvenile Delinquency

edited by

Jamie L. Flexon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)

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 205 | 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 44 | 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)

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 90 | 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 18 | 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 16 | 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 12 | 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)

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 99 | Submission Open

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

Foundational Social Science Research on LGBTQ+ Communities and Populations

edited by Elbert P. Almazan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10123 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Exploring the Intersection of Social Policy and Social Innovation

edited by

Alcides Almeida Monteiro

and

Tuur Ghys

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: social innovation; social policy; social problems

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

Integration and Settlement Outcomes Among Immigrant and International Students

edited by

Eugena Kwon

, Sonja Senthanar and

Emmanuel Kyeremeh

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: international students; immigrant students; educational migration; integration experiences; settlement outcomes; social inclusion & Sense of Belonging; intersectionality; transnationalism

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Democracy, Politics and Innovation, Social Integration and Global Politics in the Contemporary World

edited by David F. J. Campbell

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: cohesion; global challenges; global disruptions; global politics; governance of knowledge and innovation; innovation democracy; interdisciplinarity; knowledge democracy; quality of democracy; radicality; sustainable development; transdisciplinarity; transformation; transition

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

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