“Everyday violence against women”

XVI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Seville, November 11^th and 12^th, 2025

The following guidelines are intended to facilitate the submission of proposals for participation and exchange of experiences at the 16th International Congress for the Study of Violence Against Women, to serve as a guideline for achieving uniformity in the work presented, and to facilitate its evaluation by the Scientific and Academic Committee of the Congress.

Topic: “Everyday violence against women.”

The proposals/experiences/applications submitted must address gender-based violence, in accordance with the concept set forth in Law 13/2007, of November 26, on comprehensive prevention and protection measures against gender-based violence, as amended by Law 7/2018, of July 30. All submitted papers will be evaluated and selected by the Scientific and Academic Committee of the Congress based on the following criteria, with a maximum of 3 points awarded for each:

• Coherence and relevance of the work with the thematic area of the Congress.
• Originality of the topic and/or creative development in the way of approaching it.
• Conceptual rigor and methodological precision.
• Clarity of argumentation.
• Quality of the sources used.
• Transfer of the topic addressed to professional performance.
• Relevance of the conclusions

The participation and experience exchange proposal with the highest score based on the indicated criteria will be awarded. In the event of overlapping scores, the Academic Scientific Committee will decide between the tied proposals, with the casting vote of the Committee Chair, if necessary.

Selection:
Each proposal will be selected based on the abstract submitted. Therefore, applicants are strongly encouraged to take special care in preparing and submitting their abstracts, following the guidelines contained in these guidelines.

Abstract presentation structure:

• Title.
• Authorship.
• Brief curriculum vitae (maximum 500 words).
• Institution where you work.
• Professional activity.
• Email.
• Telephone.
• Keywords or descriptors: between 5 and 10 keywords in Spanish and English (both languages).
• Abstract: Maximum 250 words in Spanish and English (both languages).

If the organizers so decide, the winning presentations may be presented at an event following the in-person phase of the Congress, which will be announced in due course.

The organizers will provide information on the presentation details once the abstracts have been accepted.

Shipment:

The email address for submitting the abstract and proposal is:

art.congresoviolencia.cisjufi@juntadeandalucia.es

Submission dates for article proposals:
From September 30^th  to November 28^th , 2025 (abstracts and CVs).

Once reviewed by the committee’s Standing Committee, you will be notified by email if your submission has been accepted. If no email has been sent confirming acceptance of your submission from the organization, it will be deemed not to have been selected.

Once accepted, you must submit your completed experience, following the requirements and formats indicated below, by the dates indicated.

CHARACTERISTICS AND PRESENTATION FORMAT OF THE FINAL COMMUNICATION:

Language: The languages in which the work may be submitted are Spanish, French, Portuguese and English, without prejudice to what is indicated regarding the presentation of the abstract.

Support: It will be presented in electronic format both in .pdf format and in editable format (The texts in formats: .doc and .odt and the tables and graphs that are inserted in the text in .xls, .ods, etc. format).

Style:

• Font and vfont size: NewsGotT – Size 12 – Regular.
• Font style: Normal except for the title or subtitle where bold will be used.
• Line spacing: 1.5 except for “notes”, “bibliography” and “figures”.

The author’s first name must be included in the bibliography.

Citation examples:

De Miguel, Ana (2020). Sexual Neoliberalism. The Myth of Free Choice (14th Ed.). Madrid: Cátedra

Flores, Aurelia, and Espejel, Adelina (2015). Sexism as a practice of violence in universities. RES, Journal of Social Education, 21, 128-142

Aguadad Ramírez, Eva Mª (2017). Analysis of the presence of sexism among university students. Essays. Journal of the Faculty of Education of Albacete, 32 (1), 127–143

• Length: Documents will have a minimum of 5 pages and a maximum of 15 pages.

Tables and illustrations: They should be numbered consecutively, respecting the order in which they appear in the text, with Arabic numerals and independent of each other (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1). Tables should have a concise title. If explanatory text is required in a table, this should be included in a footnote. Illustrations should also be accompanied by a footnote or explanatory legend.

Submission Information: Emails must reiterate the summary’s identifying information, as follows:

• Indication of authorship.
• Institution where you work.
• Professional activity.
• Brief curriculum vitae (maximum 500 words).
• Email.
• Telephone.

Deadline for submission of full submissions: January 30^th , 2026

By submitting the required documentation, the applicant declares that he/she has been informed regarding the processing of his/her data.

In accordance with the provisions of the European Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, we inform you that the data and information you provide us through this means will be processed by the REGIONAL MINISTRY OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, YOUTH, FAMILIES AND EQUALITY / GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF FAMILIES, EQUALITY, GENDER VIOLENCE AND DIVERSITY, with registered office at Avenida de Hytasa No. 14, 41071-Seville, for the purpose of registration and the organization, execution and development of the XVI Congress for the Study of Violence against Women. This service covers all the necessary services for the correct organization, celebration and development of the activities derived from the event, including any necessary pre- and post-event activities. The data provided will be kept as long as you do not request its cessation and will not be transferred to third parties except to the members of the Academic Scientific Committee of the XVI Congress, the company that organizes the event and the company that manages the event’s training platform, or in cases where there is a legal obligation. You have the right to access your personal data, rectify inaccurate data or request its deletion when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, as well as any rights recognized in the GDPR 2016/679, by contacting the indicated postal address and the email address: sgfamilias.ivgd.cisjufi@juntadeandalucia.es.
You can expand more information about the data protection policy reflected on our page: https://www.congresoestudioviolenciagenero.es/aviso-legal/.

PRESENTATION, DEFENCE AND DISSEMINATION OF PROPOSALS:

The presentation and defense of the award-winning papers will take place at a public event following the Conference.

Interested parties will be notified well in advance of the presentation schedule and the specific presentation time.

Papers accepted by the organizers may be posted on the Conference website.

OBTAINING CERTIFICATION:

A certificate will be issued to those who have presented a good practice within five months of the end of the 16th International Congress for the Study of Violence Against Women.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE BASES:

Submission of the proposal implies acceptance of the call for proposals. The organization reserves the right to reject any submissions that do not comply with the rules and/or are received after the deadline.

For more information, visit the website of the Ministry of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families, and Equality of the Andalusian Regional Government.

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