Special Issues

Social Sciences publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Sustainability for Social Community Impact
edited by Horn Mun Cheah, Renée Tan and George Soo Lam Wong
submission deadline 12 May 2024 | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; social; community; innovation; future
Social Work and the Promotion of Sustainable Social Development submission deadline 17 May 2024 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: social work; vulnerable groups; social impact; successful actions
Disinformation in the Public Media in the Internet Society
edited by , Talia Rodríguez-Martelo and Isaac Maroto-González
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8741 | Submission Open
Keywords: disinformation; internet; public service media; tv; fact-checking; public value
Psychosocial Research Methods to Understand Lived Experience through Art and Design Collaborations
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16230 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychosocial engagement; psychosocial design; psychosocial evaluation; social work; social action; aging
Reducing School Violence
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13456 | Submission Open
Keywords: school violence; school shootings; school safety; school bullying; school resource officers; school conflict resolution; school culture
Disparities in Criminal Justice, Race, Place and Police Violence
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11661 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrest; fatal shooting; violence; police violence; criminal justice; disparities; race; place
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)
Youth Violence, Crime and Juvenile Justice
edited by Sara Zedaker
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11061 | Submission Open
Keywords: youth violence; juvenile justice; peer influence; crime; juvenile delinquency; adolescent(ce); youth; violence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
Exploring Residential Mobility in a Changing Society
edited by Amy Spring
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open
Keywords: residential mobility; residential immobility; internal migration; mobility bias; residential instability; housing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Between Criminalization and Care: Reimagining Social Work's Role in the Carceral State
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open
Keywords: social work; social services; criminalized women; carceral state; social justice; transformative practice; intersectionality; systemic barriers; feminist criminology; anti-carceral social work
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
Social Inequalities and Educational Attainment
edited by Roseanne Mirabella
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open
Keywords: higher education; social inequalities; race; class; elitism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)
The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives
edited by Steve Jackson and Mike Sam
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5872 | Submission Open
Keywords: contested terrain; sociology of sport; sport policy; new and alternative sports; sport integrity; indigenous sport; trans athletes and sport policy; sporting identities; sport mega-events; sports activism; sport; diplomacy and foreign policy; sports gambling and matchfixing; sport media; sport; the environment and sustainability; sport and wellbeing
Selected Papers from Housing Studies Association Annual Conference 2023
edited by Adele Irving, Gareth Young and Helen Taylor
submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: housing justice; housing equity; homelessness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)
Policing, Security and Safety in Urban Communities
edited by Laura M. Nunes, and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12312 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban criminality; policing; security; safety; community crime evaluation; crime prevention; environmental/spacial urban design; urban criminal diagnosis
Social Work Practice and Education in the Post-Pandemic World submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1464 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; post-pandemic; digital transformation; human rights; social justice; responses to vulnerable groups; community development; public health; allied health and social services; social work practice; social work education
Informal Care in the Digital Space
edited by Laura Wiesböck
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalization; digital technology; digital platforms; social media; informal care; care networks; online communities
Revisiting Disability Rights in the Current Context of U.S. Criminal Justice Reform Efforts submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6880 | Submission Open
Keywords: U.S. criminal justice; criminal justice reform; civil rights; Americans with Disabilities Act; disability policy; intellectual/developmental disabilities; disability; death penalty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)
Selected Papers from Centring Intersex: Global and Local Dimensions—International Conference
edited by , Tanya Ni Mhuirthile, Amets Suess Schwend, Fae Garland, Daniela Crocetti, David Andrew Griffiths and Katrina Roen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6688 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Migration, Labour and Health: Unravelling the Links between Labour Exploitation and Health Disparities of Migrant Workers
edited by , Michael Gusmano and Janet McLaughlin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4406 | Submission Open
Keywords: migration; social determinants of health; health policy; labour migration; health care
Globalization and International Migration to the EU
edited by and Matilde Rosina
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1735 | Submission Open
Keywords: international migration; globalization; global political economy; Fortress Europe; policy gap; irregular migration; migrants’ integration; refugee crisis; securitization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Economics)
Long COVID-19, Work and Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity management; workplace healthy; long COVID-19; job crafting; age; gender; disability; well-being
Feminist Solidarity, Resistance, and Social Justice
edited by Manijeh Daneshpour
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open
Keywords: social justice; feminist solidarity; intersectional feminism; social movements; equality; global feminism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Exploring the Systemic Causes of Adverse Childhood Experiences
edited by Kim Anderson
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open
Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; ACEs; childhood adversity; minoritized populations; systemic inequality; social inequities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Activism for LGBTQI+ Rights and Equalities
edited by Tangela Roberts
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: LGBTQI+ rights; activism; social justice; intersectionality; transnational advocacy; media representation; legal reforms; inclusivity; digital activism; educational initiatives
Selected Papers from the 8th World Conference on Qualitative Research
edited by Patrícia Sá and Grzegorz Bryda
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: qualitative research; social science; research methods
Digital Information and Data Literacy for the Promotion of Open and Citizen Science
edited by Ana Iglesias-Rodríguez, Yolanda Martín-González and Azucena Hernández-Martín
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: data literacy; digital literacy; information literacy; open science; citizen science; E-governance; disinformation; social inclusion; information age; data privacy
Disinformation and Misinformation in the New Media Landscape
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: misinformation; disinformation; social media
Emerging Trends and Dimensions of Child Trafficking
edited by and Arun Kumar Acharya
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open
Keywords: child trafficking; child labor; exploitation; sex trafficking; vulnerable children
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Childhood and Rights in a Global World
edited by Ana Castro Zubizarreta and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood; children's rights; educational innovation; participation; global citizenship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Gender Differences and Inequalities in Social and Health Sciences Research
edited by Anália Maria Cardoso Torres, Paula Campos Pinto and Diana Maciel
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender; gender bias; health sciences; medical research; gender; health and migration; health inequalities; gender and social inequalities; gender differences; health inequities; health and intersectionality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Connecting Older Adults to the Digital World submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital inclusion; older adults; healthy ageing; emerging technologies; age-friendly marketplaces; ageing in place
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Exploring Social Work Interventions in Health, Education, and Social Care to Promote Community and Individual Wellbeing
edited by Joanna Fox, Debbie Amas and Petra Videmšek
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: community wellbeing; individual wellbeing; child safeguarding; adult safeguarding; international social work; multi-disciplinary interventions; diversity and inclusion; social justice and empowerment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Catalyzing Change: Social Love, Emotions and Transformations of Social Relationships
edited by Gennaro Iorio, Vincenzo Auriemma and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open
Keywords: emotion; social love; political emotion; empathy; solidarity; social inclusion
Understanding Marriage in the Twenty-First Century
edited by Chris Wienke
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: marriage; remarriage; same-sex marriage; marital relations; marital status; attitudes toward marriage; social institutions; deinstitutionalization; social norms; social change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)
Contemporary Local Governance, Wellbeing and Sustainability submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18904 | Submission Open
Keywords: local governance; wellbeing; sustainability; public administration; public sector; private sector; organizational behavior; best municipalities to live in; local management; local government
(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)
Democracy, Politics and Innovation, and Social Integration in the Contemporary World
edited by David F. J. Campbell
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4650 | Submission Open
Keywords: cohesion; global challenges; 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)
Social Conflict, Migration and Forced Labour: Contemporary and Emerging Issues
edited by Craig Paterson
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: conflict; displacement; forced labour; migration; climate change; trafficking; human rights
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
Intimate Partner Violence, Ethnicity, and Migration within the Black Population
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: intimate partner violence; domestic violence; measures of violence; black immigrants; health disparities; black diaspora; socioeconomic status; inequity; ethnicity; culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Sport, Gender and Stereotypes submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2814 | Submission Open
Keywords: sport; gender; history; intersectionality; social constructivism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Policies and Practice to Support Students with Disabilities
edited by Aud Elisabeth Witsø, Odd Morten Mjøen, Gemma Goodall, Eli Langørgen, Sissel Horghagen and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2404 | Submission Open
Keywords: students with disabilities; higher education; adaptation; accommodation; inclusion
Critical Suicide Studies: Decolonial and Participatory Creative Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1447 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical suicide studies; decolonizing suicidology; sociocultural perspectives; First Nations knowledge; majority-world expertise; creative methods; participatory research; lived experience of suicide; suicide justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open
Keywords: community-engaged research; participatory research; citizen science; community science; environmental justice; environmental racism; climate justice; decolonization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Modern Day Social Work Education, Training and Practices
edited by Serge C. Lee
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: social services; human services; evidence-based and best practice; social work education curriculum model; social work knowledge; skills; and value; strengths and empowerment approach; modern day social work; vulnerable populations
Promising Practices in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
edited by Michelle Inderbitzin and Anne M. Nurse
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: juvenile justice; juvenile delinquency; delinquency prevention; best practices; at-risk youth; youth crime; juvenile court; youth corrections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
Emotional Labor, Stress, and Well-Being: Components of the Sustainability and Dignity of Work
edited by Sônia Maria Guedes Gondim, Mary Sandra Carlotto and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8460 | Submission Open
Keywords: emotional labor; workplace stress; well-being at work; decent work; psychology of work; research methods; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
Teaching and Learning in Refugee/(Im)Migrant Communities Around the World
edited by Jill Koyama
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4984 | Submission Open
Keywords: refugees; immigrants; education; community; critical refugee studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Promoting Health Equity: An Intersectional Analysis of Social Determinants, Coping Mechanisms, and Well-Being among Immigrant Women
edited by Venera Bekteshi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1860 | Submission Open
Keywords: health equity; social determinants; coping mechanisms; intersectionality and global perspective; identifying solutions; immigrant women
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution
edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)
Contemporary Digital Journalism: Issues and Challenges
edited by Dolors Palau-Sampio and Pilar Sánchez-García
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital journalism; professional skills; AI; ethics; innovation; funding & business models; quality journalism; audiences
Inclusion and Exclusion: New Trends in Conditional Welfare and Activation Trajectories
edited by Katarina Giritli Nygren and Sara Nyhlén
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open
Keywords: work fare; hard to employ groups; activation; conditional welfare; inclusion; exclusion
Researching Youth on the Move: Methods, Ethics and Emotions
edited by Carles Feixa and Nele Hansen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open
Keywords: youth; youth cultures; participatory research; methodology; techniques; ethnography; meta-ethnography; life stories; ethics; emotions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
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