CALL FOR PAPERS - Issue XX / No. 1 / 2026: Mapping Gendered Violence: Exploring Phenomenology, Prevention, and Reintegration Strategies

CALL FOR PAPERS

Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi.  (New Series) Sociology and Social Work Section

ISSN: 2065-3131 (print) / ISSN: 2066-8961 (online)

Issue XX/No. 1/2026: Mapping Gendered Violence: Exploring Phenomenology, Prevention, and Reintegration Strategies

Editor in Chief: Daniela Şoitu, „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Romania

Guest Editor:

Mihaela Tomița, West University of Timișoara, Romania

Roxana Ungureanu, West University of Timișoara, Romania

Mihaela Rădoi, „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Romania

Gabriela Irimescu, „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Romania

Outline

The current issue primarily addresses participants with papers for the International Conference on "Violence Against Women: Aspects, Explanations, Interventions," an academic event designed to shed light on the complex issue of violence against women and stimulate collaborative efforts to address this global challenge.

We invite researchers and practitioners to submit their papers on topics such as: Women in the dynamics of domestic violence: from victim to aggressor; The impact of violence on women in the digital context; Domestic violence in the post-pandemic period; The role of education in preventing violence against women; Recovery and social reintegration of domestic violence victims;  Violence against women and (re)migration; Violence against women and human rights; Harassment and violence against women in the workplace.

The Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași (New Series), Sociology and Social Work Section, welcomes original, interdisciplinary research, theoretical, and empirical papers based on either qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methodology approaches that reflect current ideas and practices in the social paradigms/ideology and intercultural communication areas.

All submissions will undergo a peer-group review process.

Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași (New Series) Sociology and Social Work Section aims to promote the remarkable results of scientific and empirical research by professors, researchers, students, and practitioners in the social sciences to stimulate the optimal functioning of academic and social fields. Analyses, theoretical-methodological sociological explanations, and the exemplification of their values at the political, developmental, and social work strategies and interventions level are welcome.

Abstracting and indexing services

Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi (New Series) Sociology and Social Work Section are covered by several major indexing services including Erich +, EBSCO, PROQUEST CSA-Sociological Abstract, PROQUEST-Social Services Abstracts, PROQUEST-Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Ulrich, IBSS, CEEOL, INDEXCOPERNICUS, SCIPIO and CNCSIS (2008-2011: B+ category).

Publication language

English (with abstracts in Romanian, French, and English)

Deadlines and submission

The deadline for submission of articles is the 1st of March, 2026.

The articles will be submitted here (after a prior registration): https://anale.fssp.uaic.ro/index.php/asas/user/register.

Please consult the section Author Guidelines on the Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi (New Series) Sociology and Social Work Section website for further information regarding the paper requirements and the review process.

https://anale.fssp.uaic.ro/index.php/