Call For Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Special Issue – October 2027

Social Empowerment Journal (SEJ) invites researchers to propose the theme of its October 2027 special issue and to lead it as a Guest Editorial Team.

Open: 16 November 2026 Deadline: 31 December 2026 Publication: October 2027

16 Nov – 31 Dec 2026	Submission of proposals
15 Jan – 15 Feb 2027	Evaluation of proposals
20 Feb 2027	Announcement of the selected theme
15 Mar 2027	Special issue preface and scope finalised
April 2027	Call for papers opens
October 2027	Publication of the special issue

Novel, timely themes that track social, human, economic and digital transformations.
A strong editorial team: a Lead Editor with a team of preferably four researchers with solid research and publication records.
Fit with SEJ’s aims and scope and relevance to its readership.
International and interdisciplinary reach: a team able to attract high-quality submissions from different countries.

Proposed title of the special issue and its rationale (why this theme, why now)
Scope and a list of suggested subtopics
Lead Editor and team members: affiliations, short bios and research profiles (ORCID, Google Scholar, Scopus)

Guest Editors follow the journal’s peer-review and publication ethics policies.

Submit your proposal by 31 December 2026 Proposal form: forms.gle/QE4DdHkwS68GY3Dz7