Thematic Issue IJDS

The thematic issue of IJDS will focus on studies devoted to this year’s main topics of the Workshop of Aggression “Ending Violence as Global Challenge” as well as other topics that were submitted by the participants.

Key dates

• December 15, 2026: Deadline to submit ‘Letter of Intent’
• January 15, 2027: Invitation to prepare full manuscript
• April 15, 2027: Deadline to submit full manuscript
• June 15, 2027: Feedback according to reviews (first review)
• July 31, 2027: Revised manuscript submission due
• September 15, 2027: Second feedback (second review)
• October 2027: Online publication of the thematic issue

Submission process

Authors interested in submitting a manuscript for the thematic issue should submit a letter of intent (approx. one page) that includes details of the title, the author(s) names and affiliation, the email address of the corresponding author, and a 200-word abstract summarising the content of the manuscript. This should be emailed to dagmar.strohmeier@fh-linz.at

Authors invited to submit a full manuscript should use the Journal’s Management Submission system Editorial Manager® and must adhere to the author guidelines (instructions to authors) provided by the IJDS International Journal of Developmental Science: Sage Journals.

When submitting to the IJDS, please state in the author’s letter that you are submitting the manuscript for consideration for the thematic issue.

Thematic Issue Editors: Dagmar Strohmeier, Petra Gradinger & Giulio D’Urso (Guest Editors) and Herbert Scheithauer (Editor-in-Chief of IJDS)