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Global Social Challenges Journal
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A non-profit open access journal addressing urgent global
social issues across disciplines, fields and geographies.
We publish 16 themes that are linked to, but not
limited by, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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Check out this paper by @bobi24.bsky.social & #MariusTurda on #colonialism #eugenics & #race in #Central & #Eastern #Europe published by @gscjournal.bsky.social Here is the link:
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September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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We’re looking for papers that apply political theory to stakeholder clashes over African #ClimatePolicy
Read our CFP on the politics of climate resilience in Africa bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
#Polisky #PoliticalTheory #PolicyImplementation
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July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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PhD position in political theory #ECPRMemberJobs
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PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)
We hereby invite applications for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Political Science. The successful candidate will work on the project “Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems,” funded…
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July 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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How does political ideology shape (or sabotage) #ClimateAction in African communities?
If you are researching this question, submit a paper to our special issue on the politics of #ClimateResilience in Africa
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June 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I am so thrilled about this! @gscjournal.bsky.social publishes a broad range of multi and interdisciplinary work, providing a single space to find solutions for global social challenges. Its work is getting read and cited 👏🎉 #diamondopenaccess #globalchallenges #journalpublishing #makingadifference
gscjournal.bsky.social Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 18
Our 1st Impact Factor is in. We got an IF of 3.6, putting us in Q1 for social issues! 🥳
We are delighted by this result. Thank you to our brilliant authors, editorial team, reviewers and readers for making this possible ❤️
June 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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We are proud to share our 2024 citation metrics!
11 journals are now in the 1st or 2nd quartile for their JCR categories!

We also had some truly fantastic 1st Impact Factors for @gscjournal.bsky.social & Consumption & Society
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Global Social Challenges Journal: 1st Impact Factor: 3.6. Rankings: 7/68 in Social Issues (top quartile) 70/191 in Environmental Studies Consumption and Society: 1st Impact Factor: 3.0 Rankings: 22/219 in Social Issues (top quartile) 71/191 in Environmental Studies
June 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Our 1st Impact Factor is in. We got an IF of 3.6, putting us in Q1 for social issues! 🥳
We are delighted by this result. Thank you to our brilliant authors, editorial team, reviewers and readers for making this possible ❤️
June 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Working on the politics of #ClimateResilience in Africa? We want to hear from you!
Submit an abstract to our upcoming special issue on the topic by 15 July
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#PoliSci #polisky #ClimatePolicy
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"Global Social Challenges Journal" published on by Bristol University Press.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Insightful work by Sam Lawton @gscjournal.bsky.social
Beyond inclusive masculinity: masculinity studies
and global patriarchy in the 21st century bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/downloadpdf/...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Read 'Reframing socio–environmental relations in coastal Mumbai and Kutch, India' with open access!
#CoProduction #participatoryMethods
lylamehta.bsky.social Lyla Mehta @lylamehta.bsky.social · Jun 8
On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.

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June 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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📣Call for papers 📣
Politics of Climate Change Resilience in Africa: The Intersection between Communities, Unions & Institutions

⭐Special collection edited by Thokozani Chilenga-Butao
📆Abstract deadline 15/7 #ClimatePolicy
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June 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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📚How can we rethink conferencing for #sustainability? @blaneharvey.bsky.social, Ying Syuan Huang, Bruce Goldstein & Nick Graham explore multi-sited dialogues as an alternative, offering principles for more inclusive, low-impact gatherings
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May 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Our fabulous consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social is hosting the third Creative Research Methods conference! Join Helen and many of the Journal of Creative Research Methods friends, editorial board, and authors this September in Manchester! lnkd.in/ej4BXVpt
May 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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From the latest blog by GSCJ Co-Editor in Chief @urbandavidsimon.bsky.social and guest editor Bianca Vienni-Baptista, exploring #Interdisciplinary and #Transdisciplinary Approaches www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/04/30/r...
For all these reasons, substantive ID and TD approaches do not appeal to everyone, particularly in relation to the urgency of tackling problems and spending project funds within a specific financial year. Many professionals and elected representatives accustomed to exercising professional or political authority baulk at the prospect – and reality – of having to sit at the table with a wide range of stakeholders, some of whom may lack any or substantial formal education or professional credentials – and treat and be treated as somehow equals, with or without specialist facilitation.
April 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Taking a break from #BritSoc25 sessions? Discover how inter- and transdisciplinary approaches can transform research and help create impact. 🌐 Read our special collection with #openaccess: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
Special Collection: Transformative Inter- and Transdisciplinary Methods for Global Societal Challenges. Edited by David Simon and Bianca Vienni-Baptista. Global Social Challenges Journal. Non-profit Open Access Publishing for Change. Open acess logo. Bristol University Press logo.
April 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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April 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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📣 Submissions are open for RISE-SASE 2025 — a regional SASE event focused on Latin America 🌎 (separate from the annual conference in Montreal!)

📍 Niterói, Brazil
🗓️ Nov 20–22, 2025
📝 Submit by July 15

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Call for Papers  VI RISE-SASE 2025 Connecting the dots between digitalization, environmental challenges, and social inequalities in Latin America 20-22 November 2025 Universidade Federal Fluminense, N...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Discover our Global Social Challenges Journal at #uaa2025. This #openaccess non-profit journal addresses the world’s key challenges, including those facing our #Cities. Find out more:
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April 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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We are delighted to announce that the winners of the inaugural Julie Thompson Klein Prize for inter- and transdisciplinary research are Henrietta Palmer, Merritt Polk and Elena Raviola
Read their award-winning paper here
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The situatedness of dilemmas in boundary spaces: uncovering paradoxical conditions for increasing effectiveness through transdisciplinary research approaches Authors: Henrietta Palmer, Merritt Polk, and Elena Raviola. Global Societal Challenges Journal. Non-profit, open access publishing for change. Open access logo. Bristol University Press logo
April 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Jason C. Mueller explores how in early 2025 Israel’s ongoing destruction of #Gaza’s #Healthcare system was exposed as 'medelacide', the deliberate targeting of medical infrastructure: buff.ly/aBaHMTc
Naming the crime in Gaza: The systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure - Transforming Society
In early 2025, Israel’s ongoing destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system was exposed as 'medelacide', the deliberate targeting of medical infrastructure.
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April 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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We’re proud to share this new special collection:
Transformative Inter- and Transdisciplinary Methods for Global Societal Challenges.
Edited by @urbandavidsimon.bsky.social and Bianca Vienni-Baptista (@usyseth.bsky.social)
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#Interdisciplinary
Global Social Challenges Journal. Non-profit Open Access Publishing for Change. Special collection: Transformative Inter- and Transdisciplinary Methods for Global Societal Challenges. Guest Edited by David Simon and Bianca Vienni-Baptista Open access logo. Bristol University Press logo
April 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Such an important piece.
You can learn more about the intentional destruction of healthcare infrastructure in Gaza in the author's research article on Medelacide.
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Available #OpenAccess #Medelacide
April 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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⏳ The clock is ticking! Your library can support our community-funded #OpenAccess initiative today! We are 1 of 8 non-profit journals seeking #OACIP funding.
Help us drive open research for real-world impact. 🌍✨
📧 Contact us: info@globalsocialchallenges.com #GSCJ #ACRL2025 @ALA_ACRL
April 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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⏳ Time is running out to support our community-funded open access initiative! We're 1 of 8 non-profit journals seeking #OACIP funding. Help us advance open research for global impact! 🌍✨ 

Contact us today to learn more: info@globalsocialchallenges.com #OpenAccess #GSCJ #OACIP #UKSG2025
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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📝 New #OA article:

'Place-pedagogies of water stress'

By Anna Wilson, Gillian Black, Leif Petersen, Liezl Dick, Sikhululekile Ncube, Tsitsi Mpofu-Mketwa, Amber Abrams, Kirsty Carden, Laurence Piper, Jen Dickie,
@niallhsmith.bsky.social, & Guy Lamb.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM