This collection contains selected papers from the Culture, Personality, Society in the Conditions of Digitalization: Methodology and Experience of Empirical Research Conference, held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 19th-21st March 2020.

This event was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The conference considered how digitalization is affecting culture, individuals and society as a whole – both in Russia and more globally. The spread of technology is impacting all spheres of human activity, creating qualitatively new types of interaction between individuals and social groups. At the same time, however, there is a generational gap in the uptake of these new technologies, ease of use, and ease of access. This is creating a digital divide which is, itself, having a further impact on Russian society and culture.

This collection contains 98 peer-reviewed papers exploring various elements surrounding the themes of culture and society’s digitalization. Topics include culture digitalization; education digitalization; artificial intelligence; the digital divide; politics digitalization; mass media; everyday life; and digital society.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching problems involving cultural responses to the digitalization of societies.

Conference date: 19–21 March 2020
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Published: 21 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the online conference Excellent Human Resource for the Sustainable Safety of Inland Water and Ferries Transport in New Normal Era (IWPOSPA 2020) held in Palembang, Indonesia on the 21^st and 22^nd of October 2020. The event was hosted by the Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Dan Penyeberangan Palembang (Poltektrans SDP Palembang).

The conference was designed to provide a collaborative forum for educational institutions and government stakeholders in the transportation sector, facilitating the exchange of new research and industry developments in the region’s water transport sector, with a particular emphasis on sustainable safety for inland water transportation methods and the impact of Covid-19 on the water transportation sector.

This collection contains 50 peer-reviewed papers covering various themes related to water transportation including legal, logistical, environmental and economic concerns. Topics include regulation and law enforcement for inland water and ferry transportation; maritime transportation logistics, infrastructure, and technological solutions; and sustainable and environmentally friendly management of water transportation systems.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in water transportation, particularly those interested in the practices adopted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation.

Conference date: 21–22 October 2020
Location: Palembang, Indonesia
Organizer: Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Dan Penyeberangan Palembang (Poltektrans SDP Palembang)
Published: 12 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Research Conference of Psychology 2020 (ICoPsy 2020). The conference was held on the 7^th and 8^th of November 2020 and hosted by the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang.

The conference encourages international co-operation between scientists and practitioners in the fields of economics, education, psychology and social sciences, and the event placed specific emphasis on the improvement of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic through research and scientific application.

This collection contains 40 peer-reviewed papers on across a number of key themes relating to the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Education and Economics. Topics include mental and behavioural health, public health, e-learning and the changes in economic behaviours in response to the pandemic.

This issue of KnE Social Sciences will be of interest to academics, students and professionals involved in research and scientific applications relating to physical and mental health, economic behaviour, and e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conference date: 7–8 November 2020 
Location: Indonesia
Organizer: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 5 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Conference on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (IC-HEDS 2019). This event was hosted by the Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Jakarta and held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 20, 2019.

This collection contains 85 peer-reviewed papers across the humanities and social sciences disciplines, and covers a wide range of topics including: the role of eco-friendly initiatives in education; knowledge preservation in Higher Education Institutions; notions of justice and environmental awareness; smart technologies and social welfare; trends in Indonesian education pedagogies; and emergent trends in Indonesian economic and business environments.

Conference date: 20 November 2019
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Organizer: Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Jakarta 
Published: 11 November 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Convention-2019 hosted by the Ural Institute of Humanities at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia on May 20-23, 2019. Under the aegis of the International Convention-2019, two scientific events were held: International Research Forum Polylingism and Multiculturalism in the Post-Literacy Age and Magic/Mania of History: The Past instead of the Present and the Future.

This combined collection contains 36 papers. Topics include multilingual education models, multicultural educational environments, new literacy, multimodal and multilingual literacy, critical literacy, cultural imperialism, cultural memory, cultural anthropology, and mass culture (TV series), modern Russian literature, modern Russian history, modern Russian cinema.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students, or professional researchers working on Multilingual and Multicultural Education and New Literacy, as well as Cultural studies, Literature, Philosophy, History, Anthropology.

Conference date: 20–23 May 2019
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University
Published: 28 September 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the 1st Annual International Conference on Art, Design, Education, and Cultural Studies (ICADECS), held in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, 11th–12th October 2019. This event was hosted by the Art and Design Department, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang.

This conference explored the concept of using art, design, and education to reinforce cultural sustainability in a disruptive era. As the digital revolution continues, technology-driven disruption is inevitable. This disruption is generating significant imbalances in the business world. This is also impacting the cultural sector, affecting the arts, design, and education. With that going on, there is an increasing need for a paradigm shift in these sectors. The solutions should come from the practitioners, educators, and students, in an artistic movement designed to strengthen South-East Asian cultural identities.

This collection contains 60 peer-reviewed papers exploring various elements concerning arts and cultural sustainability. Topics include traditional arts, performing arts, visual arts, art history, design, digital and new media, communication and media, teaching and learning, and culture.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students, and professionals researching art, design, and education for a more sustainable culture in the disruptive era.

Conference date: 11–12 October 2019
Location: Malang, Indonesia
Organizer: Art and Design Department, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 2 September 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International research conference Questions of Expertise in Culture, Arts and Design held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 6-7, 2019. This event was hosted by the Department of Art History and Sociocultural Technologies, Ural Federal University.

The conference was held to discuss emerging approaches to the concept of expert assessment in culture, art and design, and explore the increasingly important role of the contemporary humanistic scholar as an expert capable of mediating between the diverse institutions, groups and agendas that comprise modern society and influence its culture.

This collection contains 40 peer-review papers on contemporary issues of expert assessment in the fields of art history, cultural studies, design and decorative and applied arts. Topics include, among others, issues of cultural memory, role of art in urban space, expert assessment of artistic objects, issues of attribution and assessment in arts and crafts, role of design in modern society and culture.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the area of culture, arts and design, especially those involved in expert assessment of art objects and cultural processes, mediation between institutions and communities, working with cultural memory etc.

Conference date: 6–7 June 2019
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Department of Art History and Sociocultural Technologies, Ural Federal University
Published: 25 August 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the 1st World Conference on Gender Studies (WCGS), held in Malang, East Java Indonesia on 23rd October 2019. This event was hosted by the Research Centre for Gender Studies and Health, Universitas Negeri Malang, and received sponsorship from Universiti Malaya, the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency Indonesia (BKKBN), Leiden University and Melbourne University.

This event focused on the highly topical theme of “Gender Studies towards Inclusive Societies,” with a particular emphasis on research from prominent scholars in gender, social work and education studies, who shared their insights and expertise regarding various strategic issues relating to gender and population.

This well-rounded collection contains 39 peer-reviewed papers exploring various elements linked with gender studies. Topics include: religion and populism; democracy, social justice, and policy; environmental concerns and the mitigation of disasters; mental and community health; sustainable education and family social lives; creative arts, cultural studies and media communications; empowerment and industrial economic relations; and innovative technologies, science, and sustainable engineering.

These papers will be of interest to academics, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students researching or working on all areas of gender, social work and education studies.

Conference date: 23 October 2019
Location: East Java, Indonesia
Chief Academic Editor: Dr Misbahul Amri, M.A.
Organizer: Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 29 July 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Conference on Islamic Economy and Halal Industry (ICIEHI), held in Malang, Indonesia, on 30 July 2019. This event was hosted by the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang & Halal Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

The halal sector possesses significant economic potential, with a wide range of businesses involved in the production and delivery of a diverse array of goods and services. This conference was held to exchange new academic research on the rapidly growing halal industry, specifically that in Malaysia and Indonesia but also across the world more generally, and generate new strategies to stimulate further development. 

This collection contains 38 peer-reviewed papers on various themes and commercial considerations linked with the halal industry. Topics in the collection include Islamic law and philanthropy, Islamic banking and other financial services, education in Islamic economics, and halal approaches to business, food, science, tourism, manufacturing, and marketing.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching Muslim economies and businesses, economic practises and financial services, food sciences, and tourism.

Conference date: 30 July 2019
Location: Malang, Indonesia
Chief Academic Editor: Dr Agus Hermawan, GradDipMgt, M.Si., M.Bus.
Organizer: Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang & Halal Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published: 14 July 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the 2^nd Annual International Conference on Humanitarian Sciences (AICHS, 2019), held in Fallujah, Iraq, March 4-5, 2020. This event was hosted by the University of Fallujah.

Titled ‘Fallujah During Ottoman & the Iraqi Monarchy Eras’, this conference was based around the theme of the city itself, exploring both its rich historical and cultural symbolism and the political, philosophical and scientific contributions of eminent citizens.

This collection contains 42 peer-reviewed papers on a range of topics including the city’s religious schools and scholarship, ancient peoples and trade routes, architecture and infrastructure, and political and military developments under the rule of both the Ottoman Empire and Iraqi monarchy.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching or working on all aspects of Fallujah’s history in particular, as well as Iraq’s politics, religion and culture more generally.

Although established comparatively recently, the University of Fallujah is an active participant in the international academic community, fostering scholarly discussing and debate through a series of regional conferences.

Conference date: 4–5 March 2020
Location: Fallujah, Iraq
Chief Academic Editor: Prof. Sabah Ibrahim Hammadi, University President
Organizer: University of Fallujah
Sponsor: Sunni Endowment Office, Al Anbar Governorate
Published: 14 June 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X