Description

49th ISTANBUL World Congress on Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (IAHSS-25) scheduled on Nov. 13-14, 2025 Istanbul (Türkiye) is for the researchers, social-scientists, scholars, engineers and practitioners from all around the world to present and share ongoing research activities. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.

Call For Papers

Call for papers

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

Arts:

  • Art History and Criticism
  • Music and Performance Studies
  • Film Studies and Cinema
  • Digital Art and Technology
  • Fine Arts and Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, photography)   
  • Creative Writing and Literature
  • Performing Arts (theatre, dance)
  • Architecture
  • Design (fashion, graphic, industrial)
  • Media Arts
  • Art Curation and Conservation
  • Art Therapy
  • Arts Management
  • Philosophy of Art
  • Psychology of Art
  • Symbolism in Art
  • Teaching Art
  • Folk and Traditional Arts
  • New Media and Digital Arts
  • Spatial and Architectonic Arts
  • The Art of Games and Gaming

Humanities:

  • Linguistics and Language Studies
  • Cultural Studies and Identity
  • Philosophy and Ethics (including analytic, ancient, eastern, political, social philosophy)
  • History and Historiography (including various regional and thematic histories like ancient, European, economic, social, women's history)
  • Archaeology and Anthropology (including cultural, social, linguistic, medical, applied anthropology)
  • Religious Studies and Theology
  • Literature (including various genres, periods, and literary theory)
  • Classical Studies
  • Mediaeval Studies
  • Postcolonial Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Heritage and Culture
  • Language and Identity
  • Digital Humanities

Social Sciences:

  • Political Science and International Relations (including political theory, public policy, international affairs, human rights)
  • Sociology and Social Research (including social theory, social stratification, social change, criminology, family studies, urban sociology)
  • Psychology and Cognitive Science (including social, clinical, developmental, cognitive, educational psychology)
  • Economics
  • Geography (including human, political, economic, environmental geography)
  • Education and Pedagogy (including curriculum development, educational technology, special education)
  • Communication Studies (including media studies, journalism, public relations, advertising)
  • Law and Legal Studies (including various fields of law like international, human rights, environmental, criminal law)
  • Anthropology (social, cultural, linguistic, biological, archaeological)
  • Social Work and Social Policy
  • Demography
  • Urban Studies
  • Development Studies

Interdisciplinary Topics:

  • The intersection of art and technology
  • Cultural heritage and digital preservation
  • The role of media in shaping social and political landscapes
  • Psychological and social impacts of technological advancements
  • The ethics of artificial intelligence
  • Literature and history
  • Language and culture
  • Arts and social change
  • Sustainable development from a social, cultural, and economic perspective
  • Globalisation and its impact on arts, humanities, and social structures
  • Inequality and social justice across different disciplines
  • The impact of climate change on societies and cultures
  • Digitalisation and its effects on various aspects of human life