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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 6 | 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 86 | 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 107 | 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 118 | 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 45 | 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 3049 | 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 229 | 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 69 | 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 12515 | 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 275 | Submission Open

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

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 83 | Submission Open

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

Exploring the Intersection of Social Policy and Social Innovation

edited by

Alcides Almeida Monteiro

and

Tuur Ghys

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: social innovation; social policy; social problems

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

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

edited by Ray Bull and Matt Long

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 51 | 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)

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 39 | 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)

Social Work Education in the Context of Globalization: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations

edited by Denise MacDermott

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable social work practices; social justice; social work in disasters; social work education; social work field education; student– faculty pedagogic partnerships; new technologies and professional development; supervision; inter professional learning; international social work

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

Emerging Trends in Family and Marriage Behaviors and Values

edited by

Xiaoling Shu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: family; marriage; intimacy; emerging trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Parenthood in the Contemporary Foster Care System

edited by

Lieselot De Wilde

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared parenthood; foster care systems; child welfare; parent– child relationship; kinship care; multi-parent families; parental responsibility; children’ s rights; family diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Gender Equity in K-12 Education, Academia and Higher Education: A Global Perspective

edited by

James Etim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender; equity; education; disparities; global perspectives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Education Innovation and Change Leadership in an Emerging Artificial Intelligence Society

edited by Eugene G. Kowch

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital transformation; leadership development; organizational change; social innovation; higher education innovation; education innovation; educational change

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 147 | 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)

Women’s Voices in the Media

edited by Kathryn Shine

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4802 | Submission Open

Keywords: news media; women in the news; gender; gender equality; news sources; news representation; diversity; journalism practice; interviewing; journalism education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

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 173 | 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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