The Social in the Digital

Date: 11-12 June, 2026.
Conference Venue: Ton Duc Thang University
Address: 19 Nguyen Huu Tho Street, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: issh2024@tdtu.edu.vn

The 4th International Conference on Innovations in the Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSH 2026) is the fourth edition of our international conference series, following three previously successful events. This conference is organized by Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam, University of Melbourne in Australia; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan; Jadavpur University in India; Wako University in Japan; Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine in Sri Lanka; Nueva Vizcaya State University in Philippines; Oakton Community College in USA; Centre for Research in Policy, Communication and Society in India; TARN-Transit Asia Research Network in Taiwan.

Keynote speakers (Expected):

Professor Toshiya Ueno, Wako University, Japan
Professor Joyce C. H. Liu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Professor Abhijit Roy, Centre for Research in Policy, Communication and Society, India
Professor Amites Mukhopadhyay, Sociology, Jadavpur University India
Professor Madhuja Mukherjee, Film Studies Jadavpur University India
Associate Professor Dr Gydabelle M. Celestino, Nueva Vizcaya State University, The Philippines
Professor Peter Hudis, Oakton Community College, USA
Professor Ursula Rao, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany
Dr Kamalika Jayathilaka, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka.

Invited Speakers (Expected):

Professor Scott McQuire, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Triyanto S.H, Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia
Professor Earl Jackson, Asia University Taiwan.
Assoc Professor Michael Roland F. Hernandez, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Dr Simon Barbar, Otago University, New Zealand
Dr Anthony Marcus, Editor, Dialectical Anthropology USA.

The conference’s main theme is The Social in the Digital, organized into four overlapping streams:

Sociology

– Methodologies for Sociological Research in the Digital Society;

– Digital Dimensions of Social Stratification, Mobility, and Inequality;

– Social Mobility in the Era of New Media.

Social Work

– Digital Social Work Practice & Innovation;

– Rights, Ethics & Digital Inclusion in Social Work;

– Education & Capacity Building for Digital Social Work.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Tourism Studies

– Digital Transformation of Tourism Practices;

– User-Generated Content and Online Reviews;

– Fourth Industrial Revolution in Tourism.

Public Administration

– Digital Governance, Information, Ethics and Education in the Digital Age;

– Information Security, Privacy and Data Use;

– Digital Technologies and Contemporary Society.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission: 31^st January 2026.
• Notification of paper acceptance: 28th February 2026.
• Full paper submission: 5^th April 2026.
• Registration and payment: 10th April 2026.
• Conference dates: 11th & 12th of June 2026.

REGISTRATION

Conference Fee

• Authors (Direct): 150 USD/ paper
• Authors (Mater student/ PhD Candidate): 100 USD/ paper
• Authors (Student): 50 USD/ paper
• From Sponsoring Institutions: 50% of Registration fee
• Co-authors (Direct): 75 USD/ person
• Listener: free

Note:

The registration fee does not include bank transfer or transaction charges. All transfer fees must be borne by the participant.

Please contact us regarding childcare as needed. We will arrange care in consultation and according to your needs.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Submission process and basis for inclusion [via Link on website when ready]

• Abstracts of approximately 200 words are required for all manuscripts submitted.
• Authors are invited to submit unpublished, original work as full conference paper of 2,500 to at most 3,500 words including abstract and references.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page (including acknowledgements as well as Funding and grant-awarding bodies); abstract; keywords; main text; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Each manuscript should include 5 to 6 keywords.
• Conference languages: English
• All submitted abstracts/ papers will go through a blind peer review process and those accepted will be published in conference proceedings.
• Please send your abstract and a short bionote to the conference email: issh2026@tdtu.edu.vn

Publishing Opportunities

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the 4th ISSH 2026 conference proceedings. The 4th ISSH 2026 conference proceedings will be submitted for possible indexing in the databases of the WoS/Scopus.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and kindly ask you to disseminate the call to your colleagues who may be interested in participating the conference.