Call for Papers & Abstracts — International Conference on Children, Youth, and Society

The International Conference on Children, Youth, and Society (CYSCONF) invites researchers, practitioners, doctoral students and policymakers to submit abstracts for presentation in Paris on 10–12 June 2027.

This call for papers on children and youth is open to empirical, theoretical, methodological and practice-based work. Studies of child development, early childhood, adolescence, schooling, health and wellbeing, family life, children's rights and protection, youth participation and digital childhoods are all within scope. Comparative and interdisciplinary research is especially welcome, as is research carried out with children and young people rather than only about them.

Submissions must be original, unpublished and not under review elsewhere. Childhood research abstract submission takes place through the online form: send an abstract of 200–250 words with three to five keywords. There is no fee to submit. A full paper is optional; you can send it with your abstract or later, before the full-paper deadline.

Each abstract is screened for similarity and evaluated through double-blind peer review. You will receive the decision by email within 7–14 days of submission. Accepted authors then register to confirm their participation and presentation.

Choose the format that suits your work: an oral or poster presentation in Paris, or a live virtual presentation. If you would like to attend without presenting, you can register as a listener. Learn more about this youth development conference, or return to the children and youth conference home page.