Call for Abstracts, Chapters, Conferences, Papers, Proposals, and Virtual Events

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Conferences

Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts
14th Annual International Conference on Stigma

14-17 November 2023
Sponsored by Howard University

Submission Deadline: 29 September 2023

This hybrid conference aims to increase awareness of the stigma of HIV and other health conditions and to explore interventions to eradicate this stigma. This conference also serves to educate healthcare providers and the general public about stigma as both a major barrier to prevention and treatment of illnesses and a human rights violation. We are looking for original research that addresses HIV stigma or other mental or physical health-related stigma to be presented as a virtual poster during the conference virtual poster session on November 16, 2023. During the virtual poster session, each presenter will have the opportunity to give a live or pre-recorded presentation of their work with a live Q & A session to follow. Abstracts that focus on this year’s theme of, “My Story – Who Can I Tell? Disclosure… Harm… Healing” are particularly encouraged. A limited number of non-research community-based project posters may be accepted for presentation during the virtual poster session.

The Best Scientific Abstract Award recipient will have the opportunity to provide a brief virtual oral presentation of their work on November 15, 2023 in addition to their participation in the virtual poster session. Monetary prizes will be given for the top three scientific abstracts. The Best Scientific Abstract Award recipient will receive a $500 prize, the second-place scientific abstract will receive a $200 prize, and the third-place scientific abstract will receive a $100 prize.

For questions about abstracts, contact Victoria Hoverman and Shirin Sultana at HU.Stigma.Conference@gmail.com. For general questions about the conference contact Patricia Houston at phouston@howard.edu. Find more information on abstract submission and registration.

Special Focus—"My Story - Who Can I Tell? Disclosure... Harm... Healing..." 

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Call for Abstracts
Bulletin on Applied Transgender Studies
Special Issue

Submission Deadline: 1 December 2023

For this special issue, we invite proposals that investigate dynamics of transphobic content and disinformation in digital media: how they originate, how they spread, how they influences public opinion and policy, how people come to adopt misinformed beliefs, and/or the cultures of online spaces that proliferate anti-trans misinformation. Learn more.

The Guest Editors are interested in research from all methods of scholarly inquiry and any disciplinary or theoretical background. They are also particularly interested in contributions from scholars belonging to historically excluded groups and the Global South, as well as submissions that explore understudied regions, populations, and platforms.

Authors should submit an extended abstract to bulletin@appliedtransstudies.org with an email subject line “Transphobic Disinformation Special Issue” no later than 1 December 2023 (Anywhere on Earth). Extended abstracts should consist of no more than 1,000 words (excluding tables, figures, appendices, and references).

Call for Papers

Call for Papers
The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)'s 84th Annual Meeting 
Santa Fe, New Mexico
March 26-30, 2024

Submission Deadline: 15 October 2023

The 2024 SfAA Annual Meeting offers researchers, practitioners, and students from diverse disciplines and organizations the opportunity to discuss their work and consider how it can contribute to a better future. SfAA members come from a host of disciplines -- anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, business, planning, medicine, nursing, law, and more. The annual meeting provides a fertile venue in which to trade ideas, methods, and practical solutions, as well as an opportunity to enter the lifeworlds of other professionals.

For additional information on the theme, abstract size/format, and the meeting, please visit our web page www.appliedanthro.org and click on annual meeting.

Special Focus—Enchantment and Transformation

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Twentieth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
Hosted by University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
24-26 January 2024

Submission Deadline: 24 October 2023

For over 15 years, we've offered a place to create an intellectual frame of reference and to support an interdisciplinary conversation presenting innovative theories and practices of sustainability. We welcome returning and new members to add their voices to the conversation. 

We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.

All presenters are also encouraged to submit their paper to the companion journal collection, the On Sustainability Journal Collection. Find more about the journal and submission process.

Special Focus—Pathways to Sustainability Innovation: Perspectives from Civil Society, Government and Business

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Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting
Marriott Downtown, Des Moines, Iowa
4-7 April 2024

Submission Deadline: 7 November 2023

Save the date for the largest gathering of sociologists in the Midwest! The 2024 MSS Annual Meeting will take place at the Marriott in Downtown Des Moines, Iowa.

Submissions, which open September 5, 2023, and closes November 7, 2023, can take a variety of forms, including formal papers, posters, teaching techniques, workshops, panels, and organized closed sessions. We also welcome submissions for Author Meets Critic, Academics Meet Activists sessions, and Academics-Community-Partnered Projects Sessions. Find more information on submission guidelines and registration. For more information, see the Session Types page and the List of Session Topics.

Special FocusCentering Joy and Pleasure in Research, Teaching, and Practice

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Call for Papers
Aging & Social Change: Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conference
Hosted by University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
19-20 September 2024

Submission Deadline: 19 November 2023

We are pleased to share the call for papers for Aging & Social Change: Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conferenceto be hosted by the University of Galway, Galway, Ireland, 19-20 September 2024. For over 10 years, we've offered a place for exploring the dynamic interplay between aging and society. We welcome returning and new members to add their voices to the conversation.

We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.

All presenters are also encouraged to submit their papers to the companion journalThe Journal of Aging and Social Change. Find out more about the journal and submission process.

Special Focus—Diversity of Time: Changes in Individual, Organizational, and Place Contexts

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Fourteenth International Conference on Health, Wellness, & Society
Hosted by Malmö University, Niagara in Mamö, Sweeden
3-4 October 2024

Submission Deadline: 3 December 2023

Founded in 2011, the Health, Wellness, & Society Research Network is brought together by a common concern in the fields of human health and wellness, and in particular their social interconnections and implications. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions. Submit a proposal and register.

2024 Special FocusHealth for Democracy, Democrary for Health

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Twenty-fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations
Hosted by Lusiada University, Lisbon, Portugal
3-5 July 2024

Submission Deadline: 3 April 2024

The Twenty-fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations features research addressing the following annual themes: Identity and Belonging, Education and Learning in Worlds of Differences, Organizational Diversity, and Community Diversity and Governance.

For over 20 years, we've aimed to traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis while at other times suggesting interested strategies for action. We welcome returning and new members to add their voices to the conversation. Learn more about sumbission deadlines and requirements.

Special Focus—The Future We Want: Socio-Environmental Challenges in Times of Climate Emergency

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Call for Manuscripts

Call for Manuscripts
Journal of Cyberspace Studies

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2023

The Journal of Cyberspace Studies (JCSS) is an international peer-reviewed free platinum open access journal that the University of Tehran Press biannually publishes on behalf of the “Cyberspace Policy Research Center” and the “UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture” with links to UNESCO’s IFAP thematic priorities. The journal aims to contribute to the reinvigoration of the interdisciplinary intersections of cyberspace studies, and to provide a leading scholarly platform for publishing contributions to the field.

Celebrating the 12th Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week (24 – 31 Oct 2023), the Editors welcome submissions of scholarly articles on all MIL-related topics. Find more sumbission guidelines.

Although the “commentaries” can be submitted directly to the Review Editor, the articles must be submitted through our online submission system. https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/author by 30 September 2023. This deadline will not be extended as the Special Issue is to be published in January 2024. All finalized accepted articles papers will be published ahead of print prior to the issue’s publication. For queries about submissions contact, please the editorial office at jcss@ut.ac.ir. For further questions about the special issue and commentaries, contact the Review Editor at salehinejad@ut.ac.ir with “JCSS – MIL Commentary” in the subject line.

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Ongoing Calls

Call for Manuscripts
African Educational Research Journal (AERJ)

African Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which publishes high-quality articles in all areas of Education. African Educational Research Journal publishes original empirical and theoretical studies and analyses in education that constitute significant contributions to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes.

AERJ is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. Send manuscript attached as MS word to aerj.submit@netjournals.org or aerj.submit@gmail.com.

All manuscripts are reviewed by qualified reviewers and the review outcomes are sent back within two to three weeks of receipt of the article. Following acceptance, the paper will be published in the next available issue.

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Applications

Call for Applications
Regional Director and Host Institution Roles
Academic Freedom Coalitions

Submission Deadlines: 2 October 2023 (Southeast Asia) and 4 October 2023 (Africa)

Scholars at Risk (SAR) has issued calls for applications for Regional Director and Host Institution roles that will lead and support regional coalitions that organize and execute academic freedom promotion and advocacy activities in the Americas (in partnership with the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas; September 15 deadline), Southeast Asia (October 1 deadline), and Africa (October 4 deadline). These regional coalitions will build community and solidarity around a unifying cause, design and lead responsive and proactive advocacy efforts, and link up with other regional and international groups, networks, and institutions in ways that bolster a stronger global movement to safeguard academic freedom. SAR encourages applications from individuals and institutions in higher education and human rights that wish to take on leading roles in academic freedom advocacy and movement-building.

If you have any questions about the application calls or would like to recommend candidates, please contact Daniel Munier, SAR's Program Manager for Regional Coalitions. More information about these calls can be found in the link below.

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Conferences

Thirteenth International Conference on Food Studies
18-20 October 2023
University of Guadalajara Guadalajara, México + Online

Founded in 2011, the Food Studies Research Network is brought together around a common interest to explore new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition, and associated impacts of food systems on culture. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Thirteenth International Conference on Food Studies calls for research addressing the following annual themes: Food Production and Sustainability; Food, Nutrition, and Health; and, Food Politics, Policies, and Cultures.

Special Focus—Technologies of Sustainable Food: Facing the Challenge of Climate Change

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Religious Research Association and Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting
20-22 October 2023
Marriot Salt Lake Downtown City Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah

The Religious Research Association and Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) annual meeting provides opportunities for members to become acquainted with one another and to share and test insights. The 2023 Presidential Panel is generously sponsored by Villanova University’s Center for Church Management.

If this will be your first time attending the SSSR annual meeting, a discount is available for you. Please contact the executive office before registering. If you need financial assistance with your registration fee, contact the executive office before registering. Not a member? Join now to receive a registration discount and additional member benefits. Find more details about registration.

Special Focus—Religion, Empowering or Oppressing People and Communities?

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Media and Information Literacy Seminar 2023
A Collective Global Agenda 
25 October 2023

The UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture and University of Tehran are organizing the 2023 Media and Information Literacy Seminar with the main theme of “A Collective Global Agenda” on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, which coincides with the World Development Information Day and United Nations Day. The Sixth Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Seminar commemorates the 12th Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023 (24 – 31 Oct) that highlights the 13th Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and the seventh Youth Agenda Forum.

We hope to provide an engaging forum for the participants, and uphold the vision that MIL contributes to the public good, and progress towards the objectives of open and pluralistic information systems, promoting sustainable development, inclusion, equality, intercultural dialogue, and safeguarding democracy. We welcome submissions of scholarly abstracts for oral presentation on all MIL-related topics.

Special Focus—A Collective Global Agenda

Carleton Scholars At Risk Summit
Hosted by Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
20-21 November 2023

The Scholars At Risk initiative at Carleton University, Ottawa (SAR Carleton), in cooperation with the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR Network), SAR Canada, the Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE- SRF), the Middle East Studies Association Global Academy (MESA), and the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation is excited to organize the Scholars At Risk Summit: Freedom to Think this November 20-21, 2023 in downtown Ottawa.

The summit will provide a forum for understanding global threats to academic freedom, documenting the consequences of these threats, proposing credible pathways to defend intellectual independence and university autonomy, and providing support for scholars forced to flee their homelands. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as other contributors from universities, governments, NGOs, and the wider community, are encouraged to join. 

Fifteenth International Conference on Sport & Society
Hosted by the University of Granada
Granada, Spain
13-14 June 2024

In-Person Presenter Passes: for those who want to present in the place-based component of the conference. You are also encouraged to participate in and share your content, in the online components, by adding to add digital media to your presenter page on the CGScholar Event Microsite.

Online-Only Presenter Passes for those who know they will not attend the place-based component but still want to present, view all content, and engage in meaningful discussion. Online presentations will be delivered and viewed online as asynchronous digital media. Online Only presenters also have discussion boards to structure conversations.

We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.

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