The Psychology of Men and Masculinities (PMM), invites manuscripts for a special issue entitled, “Advancements in Research Methods in the Psychology of Men and Masculinities.” The science of men and masculinities is only as rigorous as the quality of research methods researchers employ. Indeed, the types of research questions formulated by a researcher are constrained by the … Continue reading Call for papers: Advancements in Research Methods in the Psychology of Men and Masculinities

Special issue: Qualitative Research Journal Reviewer 2 Must Be Stopped: Understanding Power Dynamics in Knowledge Production and the Reviewing Process from Non-Anglo-American Perspectives Submission deadline: 1 March 2025 The "Reviewer 2" phenomenon has become emblematic of condescending and unconstructive peer review practices, disproportionately affecting marginalized groups such as women of color, non-binary individuals, and non-native … Continue reading Calls for papers: Reviewer 2 must be stopped

There has been a growing backlash against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in work organizations, U.S. state governments, healthcare, and educational institutions (see Abrica & Oliver Andrew, 2024; Blackstock et al., 2024; Roberson et al., 2024.) For example, a number of work organizations, such as Meta, Zoom, Snap, Tesla, DoorDash, Lyft, Home Depot, and … Continue reading Calls for papers: Equality, diversity and inclusion: An international journal

Most existing literature on digital labour platforms (DLPs) focuses attention on the effects of DLPs on formal employment, highlighting processes of the informalisation of work, which has happened in some formal economic activities, and its relationship with the spread of DLPs. Moreover, critical sociologists and labour law experts have highlighted how and to what extent … Continue reading Call for papers: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Taboos in Doctoral Education across Cultures Deadline for abstract submissions: Tuesday, 15 October 2024 The English word "taboo" originates from the Polynesian term "tabu," which signifies "to forbid" or "forbidden" (Radcliffe-Brown, 2014). Existing studies of taboos are mostly situated in the disciplines of cultural anthropology, social anthropology, comparative sociology, sociolinguistics, psychology and discourse studies. Studies … Continue reading Call for papers: Higher Education Quarterly

The Good Society: A Journal of Civic Studies is pleased to announce a special call for manuscripts for an upcoming issue focused on the theme: "Dialogue, Deliberation, and Community in Civic Life." This special issue aligns with the 2024 Annual Civic Learning Symposium's theme, which centers on the crucial role that dialogue, deliberation, and community … Continue reading Call for manuscripts: The Good Society: A Journal of Civics Studies

After more than a decade of rising popularity of infrastructure studies, the time seems ripe to take a closer look at how infrastructures have been studied ethnographically. Ethnography and ethnographic fieldwork have been utilized throughout the social sciences and humanities to explore infrastructure as a multi-scalar phenomenon – rooted in the local and extending to … Continue reading Call for papers: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Transitions: The messiness of just being human The LEARNing Landscapes Journal welcomes manuscripts for the Spring 2025 publication of the 29th issue about what it means to embrace transitions as an acceptance of being, and how the complexities of human interaction inform any level of educational practices and policies. We anticipate articles that open possibilities … Continue reading Call for papers: LEARNing Landscapes Journal