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Joint call for special issues paper proposals: Military Psychology in Europe in European Psychologist and European Journal of Psychology Open

Guest Editors: Karl-Heinz Renner & Cornelia Kuesel, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany

At the 18th European Congress of Psychology 2023 in Brighton, an invited symposium on “European Psychology in The Wake of the War in Ukraine – Initiatives and Impact” attracted the attention of many European and international colleagues. During this symposium, a question came up whether there is something like a military psychology in Europe and nobody really had a final answer. Therefore, the primary goal of this special issue is to give a comprehensive answer to this question by providing a broad overview on research and applied activities with regard to the broad field of military psychology in Europe which has perhaps led a kind of shadowy existence as yet. Facing the now over three-year long war in Ukraine (and the war in Middle East) the time has more than come to inform the psychological community and the public on the contributions of psychology in preventing and alleviating the terrible suffering caused during war times in soldiers, their families and the civil public.

The range of tasks and topics covered by military psychology is broad: From a historical perspective, the role of military psychology is closely linked to the development of the global political situation. While in peacetime the focus is primarily on the prevention of deployment-related mental disorders and the maintenance of the health of deployed personnel and their training, in times of crisis the focus is often on aftercare and treatment, but there is also a link to operational psychology. 

Against this background, we are calling for review articles on the development, current challenges and application of military and operational psychology in Europe. In doing so, we aim at informing and stimulating theory, research and practice and to bring together different perspectives in the area of military psychology. We invite you to primarily submit overview articles which may include interdisciplinary perspectives. Empirical articles are welcome as well if a core topic of military psychology is exemplarily addressed and highlighted.

Download the full call here (PDF)

Deadline for the submission of proposals: June 30, 2025
Feedback on proposals and invitation for full articles: July 31, 2025
Submission deadline for invited full articles: January 31, 2026
Review and revision processes: February – July 2026
Final decisions on all papers: September 2026

Karl-Heinz Renner: karl-heinz.renner(at)unibw.de 
Cornelia Kuesel: cornelia.kuesel(at)unibw.de 

Transforming Psychological Science in Europe and the World: Developments and Insights from the 19th European Congress of Psychology

The European Journal of Psychology Open (EJPO) as the official empirical journal of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations EFPA, aims to highlight and promote empirical research in Europe, and feature the best current trends in the field.

Following up on previous European Congress of Psychology Special Issues, and in coordination with the organizers of the 19th European Congress of Psychology, EJPO announces an open call for a Special Issue comprised of empirical papers by the speakers and participants in the Congress, scheduled to be published within 2025-2026. We aspire for rigorous and speedy peer review. The Special Issue will be edited by Professor Ioulia Papageorgi and Dr Eleni Karayianni, with the assistance of the EJPO editors.

Deadlines
Submit abstract to the journal for consideration: August 31, 2025
Submit full paper to the journal for review: October 31, 2025

Read the full call here (PDF).

We are looking forward to your submissions!

Professor Ioulia Papageorgi
Dr Eleni Karayianni

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