INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:

“Preventing gender-based violence: a cross-cutting issue”

Seville, 9 and 10 November 2026

The rules set out below are intended to facilitate the submission of proposals for participation and the exchange of experiences at the XVII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, provide guidance to ensure consistency across submissions and facilitate their assessment by the Congress Scientific and Academic Committee

The proposals, experiences and practical applications submitted must address gender-based violence as defined in Law 13/2007 of 26 November on measures for the prevention of and comprehensive protection against gender-based violence, as amended by Law 7/2018 of 30 July. All submissions will be assessed, and the Congress Scientific and Academic Committee will make its selection on the basis of the following criteria, with a maximum of 3 points available for each:

– Consistency and relevance of the work to the Congress theme.
– Originality of the subject and/or creativity in the approach taken.
– Conceptual rigour and methodological precision.
– Clarity of the argument.
– Quality of the sources used.
– Applicability of the subject addressed to professional practice.
– Significance of the conclusions.

The proposal for participation and the exchange of experiences achieving the highest score against these criteria will receive the award. In the event of a tie, the Scientific and Academic Committee will decide between the tied proposals, with the Chair of the Committee exercising a casting vote if necessary.

Selection:
Each proposal will be selected on the basis of the abstract submitted. Applicants are therefore strongly urged to take particular care in preparing and submitting their abstracts in accordance with the guidance set out in these rules.

Structure of the abstract submission:

– Title.
– Author(s).
– Brief curriculum vitae (maximum 500 words).
– Employing institution.
– Professional activity.
– Email address.
– Telephone number.
– Keywords or descriptors: between 5 and 10 keywords in both Spanish and English.
– Abstract: maximum 250 words in both Spanish and English.

If the organisers so decide, award-winning contributions may be presented and defended at an event held after the in-person phase of the Congress, which will be announced in due course.

The organisers will provide details of the presentation requirements once the abstracts have been accepted.

Submission:

Abstracts and proposals must be submitted to the following addresss:

art.congresoviolencia.cisjufi@juntadeandalucia.es

Dates for submission of article proposals:
From 30 September to 27 November 2026 (abstracts and CVs).

Following assessment by the Standing Committee, you will be informed by email if your submission has been accepted. If you do not receive an acceptance email from the organisers, your contribution will be deemed not to have been selected.

Once accepted, you must provide your full submission in accordance with the requirements and formats set out below, by the specified deadlines.

REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL PROJECT:

Language: Submissions may be made in Spanish, French, Portuguese or English, subject to the requirements set out above for submission of the abstract.
File format: Submissions must be provided electronically in both .pdf and editable formats (text in .doc and .odt formats, and tables and charts included in the text in .xls, .ods or similar formats).

Style:

• Typeface and size: NewsGotT – 12 point – Regular.
• Font style: Regular, except for titles and subtitles, which must be in bold.
• Line spacing: 1.5, except for notes, the bibliography and figures.

The bibliography must include each author’s first name.

Examples of citations:

De Miguel, Ana (2020). Neoliberalismo sexual. El mito de la libre elección (14ª. Ed.). Madrid: Cátedra

Flores, Aurelia y Espejel, Adelina (2015). El sexismo como una práctica de violencia en la universidad. RES, Revista de Educación Social, 21, 128-142

Aguadad Ramírez, Eva Mª (2017). Análisis de presencia de sexismo en alumnado universitario. Ensayos. revista de la Facultad de Educación de Albacete, 32 (1), 127-143

Length: Documents must be between 3 and 10 pages long.
Tables and illustrations: These must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text, using Arabic numerals and separate numbering sequences (e.g. Table 1, Figure 1). Tables must have a concise title. Any explanatory text required for a table must be included in a note beneath it. Illustrations must also be accompanied by an explanatory caption or legend.

Information to include in the submission: Emails must repeat the identifying information provided with the abstract, as follows:

– Author(s).
– Employing institution.
– Professional activity.
– Brief Curriculum Vitae (maximum 500 words).
– Email address.
– Telephone number.

Deadline for submission of full contributions: 29 January 2027

By submitting the required documentation, applicants declare that they have been informed about the processing of their data.

In accordance with European Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, we inform you that the data and information you provide through this channel will be processed by the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILIES AND EQUALITY / GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR FAMILIES, EQUALITY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, whose address is 14 Avenida de Hytasa, 41071 Seville, for the purposes of registration and the organisation, delivery and running of the XVII Congress for the Study of Violence against Women. This service encompasses all the services necessary for the proper organisation, staging and running of activities associated with the event, including any necessary activities before and after it. The data provided will be retained until you request that processing cease and will not be disclosed to third parties other than members of the Scientific and Academic Committee of the XVII Congress, the company organising the event and the company managing the event training platform, or where disclosure is required by law. You have the right to access your personal data, rectify inaccurate data or request its erasure when the data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, as well as any other rights recognised under GDPR 2016/679. You may exercise these rights by writing to the postal address
given above or by emailing sgfamilias.ivgd.cisjufi@juntadeandalucia.es. Further information on our data protection policy is available at: https://www.congresoestudioviolenciagenero.es/aviso-legal/

Presentation, defence and dissemination of proposals: Award-winning contributions will be presented and defended at a public event held after the Congress:

Those concerned will be informed of the presentation arrangements and their specific presentation times well in advance.

Submissions accepted by the organisers may be included on the Congress website.

Certificates: Those who have submitted an example of good practice will be issued with a certificate within five months of the end of the XVII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

Acceptance of the rules: Submission of a proposal constitutes acceptance of the rules of this call. The organisers reserve the right to reject work that does not comply with the rules and/or is received after the deadline.

Further information: On the website of the Department of Social Services, Families and Equality of the Regional Government of Andalusia.

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