Participants from the 29th Workshop on Aggression are invited to submit a manuscript for publication to a thematic issue in the International Journal of Developmental Science (IJDS).

The thematic issue of IJDS will focus on studies devoted to this year’s main topics of the Workshop of Aggression as well as other aggression-related topics from interdisciplinary fields. The thematic issue will seek to showcase the latest research and practice in the fields of (a) cyberaggression and its different forms, (b) aggression in the context of gaming and violent video games, and (c) the use of digital technologies (e.g., deepfakes, artificial intelligence, virtual reality) for aggressive behaviour, and (d) prevention and intervention efforts to reduce the negative impact of aggression via media and digital technologies. Submissions related to other aggression topics are also welcomed.

Key dates

• December 12, 2025: Deadline to submit ‘Letter of Intent’
• December 19, 2025: Invitation to prepare full manuscript
• March 20, 2026: Deadline to submit full manuscript
• June 19, 2026: Feedback according to reviews (first review)
• July 31, 2026: Revised manuscript submission due
• September 18, 2026: Second feedback (second review)
• October 2026: 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 marie.bedrosova@mail.muni.cz.

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: Hana Machackova, Marie Jaron Bedrosova, Lenka Kollerova, Adam Klocek (Guest Editors) and Herbert Scheithauer (Editor-in-Chief of IJDS).