With the completion of the 2021 population census in the Republic of Croatia and the publication of official data, data on the number and spatial distribution of the population, its basic demographic, educational, migration, economic and other characteristics, as well as the characteristics of households and apartments, will be determined. In addition to the analysis of the current situation determined by the 2021 Census, this census is also used for the analysis of changes compared to all previous censuses, as well as for forecasts of future movements of relevant phenomena in the area. The population census in 2021 confirmed the assumptions about the unfavorable demographic forecast and the deterioration of demographic conditions and processes. The decrease in the number of inhabitants is the result of negative natural population growth and migration balance; for many years, Croatia has recorded more deaths than births on an annual basis, and at the same time, more emigrants than persons who have immigrated.

Due to such findings, we invite the authors to present the Croatian demographic issue to the public in the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja "Demographic Extinction and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia" as one of the most significant pressing problems of the Republic of Croatia in the present and in the future of sustainable development.

Some of the subtopics related to this topic are:

- Contemporary ethno-demographic changes in Croatia - national and regional context

- Demographic aging - an obstacle to the stable economic development of the Republic of Croatia

- Market and work organization in conditions of depopulation in Croatia

- Women without children in Croatia: cohort analysis

- GIS analysis of the demographic depression index of the Republic of Croatia according to the Censuses of 2011 and 2021

- Current demographic situation on the Croatian islands

- The structure of the Croatian economy as a factor in demographic changes

- Fundamental assumptions of demographic renewal and sustainability of the Croatian space

All papers received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue.

Papers are accepted only in English.

Please submit your papers to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the journal editing system (Open Journal System) on the journal's website by clicking on Submit manuscript. When submitting a paper, select Proposals of thematic issues as the type of paper.

Only works registered through the system until June 1, 2023 will be included in the review process and considered for publication.

Sincerely,

dr. sc. Rebeka Mesarić Žabčić

Guest editor

We invite authors to submit their papers for the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja: "Monuments Heritage and the First World War Cultural Memory". The guest editors are dr. sc. Ljiljana Dobrovšak and dr.sc. Sandra Cvikić (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar).

In the period from 2014 to 2018, the Centenary of the First World War was celebrated all over the world. Numerous institutions (museums, archives, institutes, associations, etc.) took part in the celebration of the centennial in Croatia, thus provoking a great interest among the Croatian public through activities (works, exhibitions, shows, etc.) related to various aspects of this highly neglected subject of Croatian history. Namely, after the end of the First World War, Croatia found itself in a new state (the Kingdom of SHS/Kingdom of Yugoslavia). This state, however, has brought together nations that fought on both sides of the conflict – the winners and losers, thereby resulting in different attitudes towards the First World War’s heritage. Although previously marginalized, the last twenty years have been marked by a great number of new historical studies about the First World War. Still, insufficient attention is given to the monumental heritage, namely, the memorials to the soldiers killed in that war. Some of the sub-themes related to this topic are:

• The First World War and Cultural Memory

• The Centenary of the First World War

• The politics of remembrance

• First World War memorials and monuments

• The First World War cemeteries

• the First World War and the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia.

 All papers received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without the guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue.

All papers must be submitted in English to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the Open Journal System on the journal's website by clicking Submit Manuscript.

When submitting the paper, select Suggestions for Theme Issue as the type of paper. Only papers submitted through the system will be included in the review process and are considered for publication.

The submission deadline is February 15, 2022.

Sincerely,

Guest Editors

We invite authors to submit their papers for the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja: "Monuments Heritage and the First World War Cultural Memory". The guest editors are dr. sc. Ljiljana Dobrovšak and dr.sc. Sandra Cvikić (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar).

In the period from 2014 to 2018, the Centenary of the First World War was celebrated all over the world. Numerous institutions (museums, archives, institutes, associations, etc.) took part in the celebration of the centennial in Croatia, thus provoking a great interest among the Croatian public through activities (works, exhibitions, shows, etc.) related to various aspects of this highly neglected subject of Croatian history. Namely, after the end of the First World War, Croatia found itself in a new state (the Kingdom of SHS/Kingdom of Yugoslavia). This state, however, has brought together nations that fought on both sides of the conflict – the winners and losers, thereby resulting in different attitudes towards the First World War’s heritage. Although previously marginalized, the last twenty years have been marked by a great number of new historical studies about the First World War. Still, insufficient attention is given to the monumental heritage, namely, the memorials to the soldiers killed in that war. Some of the sub-themes related to this topic are:

• The First World War and Cultural Memory

• The Centenary of the First World War

• The politics of remembrance

• First World War memorials and monuments

• The First World War cemeteries

• the First World War and the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia.

 All papers received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without the guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue.

All papers must be submitted in English to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the Open Journal System on the journal's website by clicking Submit Manuscript.

When submitting the paper, select Suggestions for Theme Issue as the type of paper. Only papers submitted through the system will be included in the review process and are considered for publication.

The submission deadline is February 15, 2022.

Sincerely,

Guest Editors

We invite authors to submit their papers for the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja: "Monuments Heritage and the First World War Cultural Memory ". The guest editors are dr. sc. Ljiljana Dobrovšak and dr.sc. Sandra Cvikić (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar).

In the period from 2014 to 2018, the Centenary of the First World War was celebrated all over the world. Numerous institutions (museums, archives, institutes, associations, etc.) took part in the celebration of the centennial in Croatia, thus provoking a great interest among the Croatian public through activities (works, exhibitions, shows, etc.) related to various aspects of this highly neglected subject of Croatian history. Namely, after the end of the First World War, Croatia found itself in a new state (the Kingdom of SHS/Kingdom of Yugoslavia). This state, however, has brought together nations that fought on both sides of the conflict – the winners and losers, thereby resulting in different attitudes towards the First World War’s heritage. Although previously marginalized, the last twenty years have been marked by a great number of new historical studies about the First World War. Still, insufficient attention is given to the monumental heritage, namely, the memorials to the soldiers killed in that war. Some of the sub-themes related to this topic are:

• The First World War and Cultural Memory

• The Centenary of the First World War

• The politics of remembrance

• First World War memorials and monuments

• The First World War cemeteries

• the First World War and the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia.

 All papers received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without the guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue.

All papers must be submitted in English to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the Open Journal System on the journal's website by clicking Submit Manuscript.

When submitting the paper, select Suggestions for Theme Issue as the type of paper. Only papers submitted through the system will be included in the review process and are considered for publication.

The submission deadline is February 15, 2022.

Sincerely,

Guest Editors

Applications for the special issue of the journal Drustvena istrazivanja titled " Psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic" are closed as of October 5, 2020.

We invite all authors to submit their manuscripts for the thematic issue "Psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic". The guest editor of the issue is Associate Professor Dr. Sc. Slavica Šimić Šašić (University of Zadar).

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and extraordinary preventive measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus have caused numerous changes in the daily functioning of individuals and communities: restriction of movement, self-isolation measures, social distancing, work and education from home, job loss, financial insecurity, etc. The situation in which almost all of humanity found itself has caused fear and insecurity, stress and threat not only to physical but also to mental health. All these changes in daily life require adjustment that is determined by the complex interaction of a number of personal and environmental factors. Therefore, we invite authors to exchange the latest scientific knowledge regarding psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja “Psychosocial Aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic”. Some of the subtopics related to the pandemic and/or its consequences are:

-       Stress and adjustment

-       Protective factors, resilience, well-being

-       Education

-       Job, work role

-       Social relations

-       The role of digital technology

All manuscripts received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue. Manuscripts can be in Croatian or English (manuscripts in English are preferred). The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 30, 2020.

Please submit your manuscripts to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the Open Journal System on the journal's website by clicking Submit Manuscript. When submitting the manuscript, select Suggestions for Theme Issue as the type of paper. Only papers submitted through the system by the September 30, 2020 will be included in the review process and considered for publication.

Sincerely,

guest editor

Dr. Sc. Slavica Šimić Šašić, Associate Professor

We invite all authors to submit their manuscripts for the thematic issue "Psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic". The guest editor of the issue is Associate Professor Dr. Sc. Slavica Šimić Šašić (University of Zadar).

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and extraordinary preventive measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus have caused numerous changes in the daily functioning of individuals and communities: restriction of movement, self-isolation measures, social distancing, work and education from home, job loss, financial insecurity, etc. The situation in which almost all of humanity found itself has caused fear and insecurity, stress and threat not only to physical but also to mental health. All these changes in daily life require adjustment that is determined by the complex interaction of a number of personal and environmental factors. Therefore, we invite authors to exchange the latest scientific knowledge regarding psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the thematic issue of Društvena istraživanja “Psychosocial Aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic”. Some of the subtopics related to the pandemic and/or its consequences are:

-       Stress and adjustment

-       Protective factors, resilience, well-being

-       Education

-       Job, work role

-       Social relations

-       The role of digital technology

All manuscripts received for the thematic issue must be edited in accordance with the instructions for authors and are subject to the usual procedure of double anonymous review, without guarantee that they will be included in the thematic issue. Manuscripts can be in Croatian or English (manuscripts in English are preferred). The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 30, 2020.

Please submit your manuscripts to the Editorial Board in electronic form via the Open Journal System on the journal's website by clicking Submit Manuscript. When submitting the manuscript, select Suggestions for Theme Issue as the type of paper. Only papers submitted through the system by the September 30, 2020 will be included in the review process and considered for publication.

Sincerely,

guest editor

Dr. Sc. Slavica Šimić Šašić, Associate Professor

Pozivamo sve autore da nam dostave svoje članke za tematski broj „Digitalna transformacija u Hrvatskoj: socioekonomska perspektiva“. Gost urednik broja je prof.dr.sc. Drago Čengić (Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar).

Digitalna transformacija nije samo određeni oblik poslovne i korisničke prakse; ona je društveno i znanstveno relevantna tema koja je trenutno podzastupljena u sociološkim i ekonomskim radovima u hrvatskoj znanstvenoj zajednici.

Ovaj tematski broj posvećen je opisu procesa digitalne transformacije u Hrvatskoj iz različitih perspektiva, odnosno u širem (europskom) kontekstu. Predlažemo da se ova tema dublje opiše i istraži kroz cjelovit i multidisciplinarni pristup, koji uključuje  teorijske i empirijske radove, ispitujući sljedeće teme:

-          Digitalna transformacija i društvo: iz socioekonomske perspektive

-          Digitalna transformacija i hrvatsko gospodarstvo

-          Digitalna transformacija i država

-          Digitalna ekonomija u Hrvatskoj: mit ili stvarnost?

-          Digitalna transformacija i rad

-          Sociologija i digitalna transformacija

 Svi rukopisi pristigli za tematski broj moraju biti uređeni u skladu s uputama za autore te podliježu uobičajenom postupku dvostruke anonimne recenzije, bez jamstva da će biti uvršteni u tematski broj. Rok za slanje rukopisa je 01.04.2020.godine.

Svoje rukopise molimo Vas dostavite Uredništvu u elektroničkom obliku putem sustava za uređivanje časopisa (Open Journal System) na mrežnim stranicama časopisa klikom na Pošaljite rukopis. Prilikom prijave rukopisa odaberite Prijedlozi tematskih brojeva kao vrstu rada. Samo radovi prijavljeni putem sustava bit će uključeni u recenzentski postupak i razmotreni za objavu. Svoje rukopise možete slati od 01.12.2019.

S poštovanjem,

gost urednik

prof.dr.sc. Drago Čengić

The Journal Društvena istraživanja invites authors to propose thematic issue of the journal hosted by guest-editor.

The aim of thematic issues is enabling new insights into theoretical and empirical research knowledge of the contemporary, socially and scientifically relevant topic, bringing together collections of papers on a particular theme.

The decision to accept the thematic issue will be made by the Editorial Board based on a scientific relevance of the theme and its  compliance with the journal’s profile.

Proposals can be submitted at any time and instructions are provided here.

This journal is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) www.publicationethics.org