ICSW 2024: 18. International Conference on Social Work

September 16-17, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland

DIGITAL

Conference Code: 24CHZU09ICSW002

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

International Conference on Social Work aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Social Work. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Social Work.

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Social Work are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

18. International Conference on Social Work has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Social Work. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

Application Forms

Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers). Registered participants can access the digitally available conference proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.

A Generic or Specialist Social Work Education
Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Social Work Curricula
Historical research on social work, social services, social welfare, and social justice
International Dimension in Social Work Education
Knowledge, Skills and Values of Social work
Reflecting on Social Work Teaching Methods
Research and evaluation of social work practice and service delivery, including organizations, decision making, community practice, and policy practice
Research on social work and social policy, social justice, diversity, inequalities, resistance and social change
Research on social work education and pedagogy
Research on social work participants, cultures and contexts, including comparative research
Research on the role of history, media, and memory in social work
Social work research methodologies and theory building
Social Work Research on Practice and Education
Teaching Social Work and Social work Education in time of Crisis
The Theory and Practice Relationship

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		May 02, 2024
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		May 15, 2024
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		August 16, 2024
Conference Dates		September 16-17, 2024

Participation Type	Early Registration Ticket Fees	Registration Ticket Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 450	€ 500
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

QR Codes for Certificate Verification

A secure and efficient conference certificate verification system is implemented using QR codes. This approach not only enhances the overall participant experience but also adds an extra layer of security to the verification process.

Sample Certificates

Conference Materials and Services

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration is valid until 2024-08-16 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.